<p> The Present Tense</p><p>The present tense is used to say: - What is happening now, - What you normally/ generally do.</p><p>For example, it would be useful if you were asked: - What do you normally do at the weekend? - What do you do during the school day? - Do you like sport?</p><p>Here are some of the most useful verbs.</p><p>Être – to be Avoir – to have je suis I am J’ai I have tu es You are Tu as You have il /elle est He/she is Il/elle a He/she has nous sommes We are Nous avons We have vous êtes You are Vous avez You have ils/elles sont They are Ils/elles ont They have</p><p>Faire – to do Aller – to go</p><p>Je fais I do Je vais I go Tu fais You do Tu vas You go Il/elle fait He/she does Il/elle va He/she goes Nous faisons We do Nous allons We go Vous faites You do Vous allez You go Ils/elles font They do Ils/elles vont They go</p><p>Can you write the following sentences using these verbs? (Answers on the next page).</p><p>1. He does his homework. 2. I go to school. 3. We have three cats. 4. She is quite tall. 5. We go to the cinema. 6. She has three pens. 7. We are very intelligent! 8. I am English. 9. They have five dogs. 10.They go to London. Answers</p><p>1. Il fait ses devoirs. 2. Je vais au collège. 3. Nous avons trois chats. 4. Elle est assez grande. 5. Nous allons au cinéma. 6. Elle a trois stylos. 7. Nous sommes très intelligents! 8. Je suis Anglais(e). 9. Ils ont cinq chiens. (or elles if they are all girls) 10.Ils vont à Londres. (or elles if they are all girls)</p>