Be + -ing : corrigé de tous les exercices, dans l’ordre. Les réponses sont en gras, avec un rappel de règle quand une erreur est fréquente.
La correction détaillée
Be + -ing : corrigé pas à pas
Correction de l’exercice 1 : ajoute -ing- playing
- dancing : on enlève le e muet.
- swimming : consonne doublée.
- reading : deux voyelles, pas de doublement.
- writing : e muet enlevé, un seul t.
- running
- lying : ie devient y.
- sitting
- I am reading a comic.
- My brother is playing tennis.
- We are eating pizza.
- The cat is sleeping on the bed.
- You are wearing a nice T-shirt.
- My parents are cooking dinner.
- Look! Tom is riding a horse.
- Listen! The birds are singing.
- I am doing my homework.
- They are swimming in the sea.
- She is making a sandwich.
- We are watching TV.
- I’m not sleeping. (On ne dit pas I amn’t.)
- He isn’t running.
- They aren’t playing football.
- She isn’t wearing a hat.
- We aren’t listening to music.
- Are you reading? – Yes, I am.
- Is she crying? – Yes, she is.
- Are they dancing? – Yes, they are.
- Is he writing a letter? – Yes, he is.
- Is it raining? – Yes, it is.
- Ben is reading a book.
- Mia is running.
- Grandpa and Grandma are eating an ice cream. (ou are eating ice creams)
- Rex, the dog, is sleeping.
- Exemple : I am playing football.
- She is reading a book. Il manquait be.
- They are playing basketball. Il manquait -ing.
- He is swimming in the pool. On double le m.
- Is he sleeping? Pas de does : on inverse be et le sujet.
- I’m writing an email. On enlève le e muet.
- We are having lunch. We va avec are.
- P (this weekend)
- N (Look!)
- P (on Saturday)
- N (Shh!)
- P (next week)
- N (right now)
- She is writing from the beach in Cornwall.
- He is reading a newspaper.
- Yes, she is.
- He is building a sandcastle.
- Because the water is cold.
- They are visiting a castle.
- I’m watching TV.
- She isn’t sleeping.
- What are you doing?
- The children are running in the garden.
- It’s raining at the moment.
- We’re going to the cinema on Saturday.
Exemple de réponse :
- My mum is working in the garden.
- My sister is listening to music.
- My dad is cooking lunch.
- I’m visiting my grandparents on Saturday.
- We’re playing basketball on Sunday.
Comment progresser après ce corrigé
Si tu as oublié be ou -ing, entraîne-toi à l’oral : regarde par la fenêtre ou une photo de ton manuel et décris à voix haute cinq actions. Pour l’orthographe, fais une liste de verbes en trois colonnes (e muet, consonne doublée, -ie) et complète-la à chaque nouveau verbe rencontré.

