Points fondamentaux
1. Conjugaison : a. simple present - b. present continuous - c. simple past - d. past continuous e. present perfect - f. present perfect continuous - g. future: will + V - h. conditional: would + V 2. Les temps usuels a. simple present / present continuous Jack plays tennis every Saturday / Now , he is watching TV. b. simple past / past continuous I went to Australia two years ago. I was reading the newspaper when the telephone rang . c. present perfect I have seen this film several times . d. future + when He will post the letter when he goes out . e. conditional + if I would go to the cinema if I had enough time / if I did not work . 3. Les modaux : can - could / may - might / must / should a. pas d’s à la 3ème personne b. jamais précédés ni suivis de ‘to’ c. structure aux formes interrogative et négative : He can swim - He cannot swim - Can he swim ? 4. La voix passive (be + part. passé) The car is being repaired / The house was built in 1970 The gangster has been arrested / will be arrested .... 5. Les verbes irréguliers . 6. want / would like / expect + to + V I want to see him / I would like to go They want / would like / expect him to arrive early. 7. make / let someone do something He made me do the work again. / I let him pay the bill. 8. - ing form : Swimming is my favourite hobby. I am fond of swimming. I like swimming.
10. Correspondance entre : a. pronom sujet / pronom complément : I / me - we / us .. b. adjectif possessif / pronom possessif : my / mine - our / ours .. 11. Ordre des mots: a. adjectif (invariable) + nom An intelligent boy / I have seen very interesting films . b. verbe + complément d’objet I like this book very much . 12. Le cas possessif : a. My father’s car b. My parents’ car (mais the children’s book) 13. Comparatifs(a.) - superlatifs (b.) a. ..er than .. / more .. than.. : He is taller than Peter. - He is more reliable than you. b. the ..est / the most …: This is the prettiest girl of all / of the three / in