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Study in the app →English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 18
My day Ma journée
Ta routine quotidienne, au présent simple. Pour les habitudes on utilise le verbe de base : I get up, you work, we study. MAIS pour he / she / it il faut ajouter -s : he gets up, she works, it sleeps. Ce -s de la troisième personne s'oublie facilement. Pour les négations et questions on utilise do / does : I don't sleep, Does she work ? Mots nouveaux : get up, go, eat, drink, work, study, sleep, always, yesterday. Coin prononciation : le -s de la 3e personne (trois sons : /s/, /z/, /ɪz/) et la liaison de « get up ».
Dialogue
He get up or he gets up? — He get up ou he gets up ?
- Emma Minsu, what time does your brother get up? Minsu, à quelle heure ton frère se lève-t-il ?
- Minsu My brother get up at six. Mon frère se lève à six heures. (lapsus : he/she a besoin du -s — « gets up »)
- Emma With "he", add -s: he gets up. Avec « he », ajoute -s : he gets up.
- Minsu Oh, he gets up at six and I get up at seven. Ah, il se lève à six heures et moi à sept heures.
Dialogue
A normal day — Une journée normale
- Jack Emma, do you get up early? Emma, tu te lèves tôt ?
- Emma Yes, I get up at six. My sister gets up at eight. Oui, je me lève à six heures. Ma sœur se lève à huit heures.
- Jack And what does she do in the morning? Et que fait-elle le matin ?
- Emma She studies, and she always drinks coffee. Elle étudie, et elle boit toujours du café.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| get up | v. | se lever | |
| go | v. | aller | |
| eat | v. | manger | |
| drink | v. | boire | |
| work | v. | travailler | |
| study | v. | étudier | |
| sleep | v. | dormir | |
| always | adv. | toujours | |
| yesterday | adv. | hier |
Grammar
Present simple: he / she + -s Présent simple : he / she + -s
For daily habits, English uses the present simple. With I / you / we / they you use the base verb: I get up, they work, we study. BUT with he / she / it you MUST add -s: he gets up, she works, it sleeps. Forgetting this -s is the most common mistake for many learners. For negatives and questions, use do (I/you/we/they) or does (he/she/it), and the main verb goes back to the base: I don't sleep in the afternoon, Does she work on Monday? (not "Does she works"). Note irregular: go → goes.
Pour les habitudes quotidiennes, l'anglais utilise le présent simple. Avec I / you / we / they on prend le verbe de base : I get up, they work, we study. MAIS avec he / she / it il FAUT ajouter -s : he gets up, she works, it sleeps. Oublier ce -s est l'erreur la plus courante de beaucoup d'apprenants. Pour les négations et questions, on utilise do (I/you/we/they) ou does (he/she/it), et le verbe principal revient à la base : I don't sleep in the afternoon, Does she work on Monday ? (pas « Does she works »). Irrégulier : go → goes.
- I get up at seven, and she gets up at eight. Je me lève à sept heures, et elle se lève à huit heures.
- He always eats breakfast in the morning. Il prend toujours le petit-déjeuner le matin.
- I work in the morning and study in the evening. Je travaille le matin et j'étudie le soir.
- Does she work on Monday? — No, she doesn't. Travaille-t-elle le lundi ? — Non.
pronunciation
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