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Actions régulières ou (in)habituelles (always, never, rarely, often)

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Simple present
He plays football every Thursday

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Actions successives

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Simple present
After school Colin goes home, packs his bag, puts on his football shirt and then goes to football training

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Vérités générales

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Simple present
A forward tries to score goals for his team

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Renvoi à un fait à venir (il est certain qu’il aura lieu) , horaire/programme officiel (toujours avec un repère temporel)

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Simple present
His training starts at half past four

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Verbes d’opinion et de perception

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Simple present
Colin likes football

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Une action qui est en train de se dérouler au moment où l’on parle

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Present continuous
Look! James is taking a picture

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Une action planifiée dans un avenir proche; un projet personnel, une intention

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Present continuous
He is meeting his friend Brad tonight

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Une action temporaire (durée limitée) en cours

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Present continuous
Brad is working there as tour guide over the summer

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Une situation qui est en train de changer

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Present continuous
The town is becoming more and more popular because of its beautiful beaches

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Actions uniques ou répétées (habituelles) qui ont lieu dans le passé

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Simple past
She showed us where she was from on a map

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Actions successives accomplies dans le passé

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Simple past
She came in, introduced herself, and began to talk about her country

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Avec if Conditionnel 2

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Simple past
If I spoke Chinese, I would love to go on holiday to China

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Action nouvelle qui interrompt une action en cours dans le passé

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Simple past
The school bell suddenly rang while she was talking about her hometown

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Action en cours à un moment du passé sans rapport avec le présent

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prétérit continu
Lucy was sitting on the beach at six o’clock yesterday.

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actions qui se déroulent simultanément dans le passé

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prétérit continu
While Lucy was relaxing on the beach, Laurence was sailing.

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action en cours de réalisation dans le passé qu’une autre action vient interrompre

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Past progressive
Lucy was watching the sunset when Laurence passed by on his boat.

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always, every …, never, normally, often, seldom, sometimes, usually,
subordonnée conditionnelle avec if de type I

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Simple present
A : He speaks.
N : He does not speak.
I : Does he speak?

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at the moment, just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right now

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Present progressive
A : He is speaking.
N : He is not speaking.
I : Is he speaking?

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Yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
subordonnée conditionnelle avec if de type II (If I talked, …)

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Simple past
A : He spoke.
N : He did not speak.
I : Did he speak?

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while, as long as

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Past progressive
A : He was speaking.
N : He was not speaking.
I : Was he speaking?

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already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now

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Present perfect
A : He has spoken.
N : He has not spoken.
I : Has he spoken?

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all day, for 4 years, since 1993, how long?, the whole week, lately

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Present perfect progressive
A : He has been speaking.
N : He has not been speaking.
I : Has he been speaking?

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already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day
subordonnée conditionnelle de type III

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Past perfect
A : He had spoken.
N : He had not spoken.
I : Had he spoken?

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for, since, the whole day, all day

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Past perfect progressive
A : He had been speaking.
N : He had not been speaking.
I : Had he been speaking?

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in a year, next …, tomorrow
subordonnée conditionnelle de type I
Supposition : I think, probably, perhaps

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Future - will
A : He will speak.
N : He will not speak.
I : Will he speak?

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in one year, next week, tomorrow

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Future -going to
A : He is going to speak.
N : He is not going to speak.
I : Is he going to speak?

Future progressive
A : He will be speaking.
N : He will not be speaking.
I : Will he be speaking?

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by Monday, in a week

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Future perfect

A : He will have spoken.
N : He will not have spoken.
I : Will he have spoken?

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événement récent qui vient de se produire et qui a une importance actuelle

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present perfect simple
He has just scored a goal

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action terminée dans le passé qui a une influence sur le moment présent

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present perfect simple
He has bought new trainers and now he plays even better than before.

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bilan des actions qui ont été effectuées ou non jusqu’au moment où l’on parle

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present perfect simple
He has never lost a match.
The referee has not blown the final whistle yet.
The other team has not scored a goal so far.

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mettre en valeur une action qui a eu lieu dans un passé proche en insistant sur sa durée, et non son résultat

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present perfect continu
Aaron has been changing tyres all morning.

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parler d’une action unique commencée dans le passé qui continue dans le présent

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present perfect continu
He has been working in this garage for ten years.

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parler d’actions répétitives/habituels commencées dans le passé qui continuent dans le présent

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present perfect continu
Aaron has been repairing cars since he was sixteen years old.

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action antérieure à un moment du passé

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past perfect simple
Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet after she had made herself some porridge.
She had not eaten much of her porridge when a spider frightened her away.

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avec une subordonnée conditionnelle avec if de type III (condition qui n’a pas été remplie dans le passé)

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le past perfect simple
If the spider had not frightened her, she would have finished her porridge sitting on her tuffet.

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action qui a commencé avant un certain moment du passé et qui a été interrompue par une autre action

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past perfect continu
Louise had been practising for hours when Mark knocked on the door.

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action qui a commencé et s’est achevée avant un certain moment du passé, mais les conséquences de cette action étaient encore importantes à ce moment précis

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past perfect continu

When I saw Louise, she was tired because she had been practising all day.

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action qui a commencé avant un certain moment du passé et qui n’est pas achevée à ce moment précis

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past perfect continu
She had been practising for a very long time, but she still hadn’t mastered the piece.

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une décision prise spontanément

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futur simple avec will
Come on, I will help you sort the files

40
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une projection, supposition dans l’avenir

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futur simple avec will

You won’t finish it in just one day.
It will rain tomorrow anyway

41
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une promesse

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futur simple avec will
I will do it tomorrow.

42
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dans les subordonnées conditionnelles de type I (condition qui va éventuellement se réaliser)

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futur simple avec will
If I need help, I will tell you.

43
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action planifiée dans le futur

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futur proche avec going to

Mrs Lucky is going to meet a friend in town.

Mrs Lucky is going to meet a friend in town. (formel/à l’écrit)
I’m gonna meet a friend in town. (informel/à l’oral)

44
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conséquence logique dans le futur

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futur proche avec going to

The sky is blue - it is not going to rain. So Mrs Lucky is going to leave her umbrella at home.

45
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action qui sera en cours à un moment du futur (insistance sur la durée de l’action)

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futur continu avec will be +-ing
In an hour she will be sitting at her table with her friends. They will be talking. They will be playing bingo.

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action dont on est certain qu’elle se réalisera (résultat d’une action antérieure ou cours normal des choses)

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futur continu avec will be +-ing

And she will be seeing Charles, a good-looking pensioner she met there last week.

47
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action passée dans l’avenir (on se projette dans le futur et on parle d’une action qui sera terminée à ce moment du futur)

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future perfect simple
Don’t worry, he will have repaired the bike by then.

48
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supposition sur ce qui a pu se passer

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future perfect simple

He will probably have noticed that his bike is broken

49
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mettre en valeur du déroulement d’une action commencée dans le passé jusqu’à un moment du futur. La durée de l’action est mentionnée.

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future perfect continu
In ten minutes you will have been driving non-stop for six hours.

50
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exprimer ce que l’on pense qu’il est ou sera en train de se passer à un certain moment dans le futur ou le présent (supposition)

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future perfect continu

The cars will have been waiting for hours for the accident to be cleared.

51
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exprimer une supposition dans le passé

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future perfect continu

There was an accident last week. The driver won’t have been paying attention to the road signs.

52
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Conditionnel

des vérités générales

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conditionnel zéro
If you heat water, it boils.

53
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Conditionnel

des habitudes

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conditionnel zéro

If it is warm, I go to the beach

54
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Conditionnel
des règles

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conditionnel zéro

Children can ride the rollercoaster if they are over 140cm tall.

55
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Conditionnel

conséquences

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conditionnel de type 1

If I take the job at the investment bank, I will make a lot of money.

56
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Conditionnel

avertissements et menaces

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conditionnel de type 1

If I don’t decide soon, they will take back their offers.

57
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Conditionnel

négociations

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conditionnel de type 1

If you provide more vacation days, I will accept the job.

58
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Conditionnel

superstitions

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conditionnel de type 1

If you break that mirror, you will have seven years of bad luck

59
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Conditionnel

donner un conseil

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conditionnel de type 2

If I were you, I would go to Europe.

60
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Conditionnel

poser une question hypothétique

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conditionnel de type 2

Where would you go if you had six weeks off?

61
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Conditionnel

imaginer une vie différente

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conditionnel de type 2

If I lived abroad, I would miss my family a lot.

62
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Conditionnel

s’excuser ou chercher à se justifier

A

conditionnel de type 2

I’m so sorry, if I didn’t have to work, I would come to your party.

63
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Conditionnel

exprimer un regret

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conditionnel de type 3

If I had been smarter, I would have taken more time off!

64
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Conditionnel

faire une remarque ou une critique

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conditionnel de type 3

Your party would have been better if you had invited more people.

65
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Conditionnel

formuler une hypothèse concernant un événement passé (ce qui aurait pu se passer si

A

conditionnel de type 3

If I hadn’t spent a year abroad, I wouldn’t have had so many awesome adventures.

66
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Conditionnel

vérité générale ou action récurrente
J’aide quand j’en ai le temps.

A

Conditionnel 0

présent simple + présent simple

If I have time, I help.
Probabilité : réalisée

67
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Conditionnel

forte possibilité de réalisation de la condition
Si j’ai du temps, je t’aiderai.

A

Conditionnel 1

présent simple + will

If I have time, I will help.
Possibilité : forte

68
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Conditionnel

situation hypothétique dans le présent,
impossibilité de réalisation de la condition
Si j’avais du temps, je t’aiderais.

A

Conditionnel 2

prétérit simple + would

If I had time, I would help.

Possibilité : faible

69
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Conditionnel

condition non réalisable et non réalisée dans le passé, imaginaire
Si j’avais eu du temps, je t’aurais aidé

A

Conditionnel 3

past perfect + would have

if I had had time, I would have helped.
Possibilité : nulle

70
Q

to talk about past hypothetical or unreal situations

If something had happened …
… the result would have been true.

A

Conditionnel #3

past perfect (simple, continuous) +
would/could/might + have + past participle

If you had come to class…
you would have passed the exam.

If he hadn’t been wearing a helmet… he could have died.

71
Q

to talk about things that are always true or that normally
happen

If something happens … … the result is true.

A

Conditionnel 0

present (simple, continuous, perfect) + present (simple, continuous, perfect)

If the food is out of date …I don’t eat it.
If I’ve drunk … … I don’t drive.
If you are talking… I can’t concentrate.

72
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to talk about a probable event happening in the future

If something happens … … the result will be true.

A

Conditionnel #1

present (simple, continuous, perfect) + future, imperative, can, must, might, may

If you study … you will pass the exam.
If he doesn’t call you … tell me immediately.
If you’ve come to class… the exam is going to be easy.
If we win … we’ll be celebrating soon.

73
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to talk about present or future hypothetical or unreal
situations

If something happened …
… the result would be true.

A

Conditionnel #2

past (simple, continuous) + would/could/might + infinitive

If I won the lottery … I would buy a yatch.
If you weren’t talking …I could concentrate.
If I were you … I might wait before taking a decision.

74
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to talk about a past hypothetical or unreal situation with a present
result

If something had happened …
… the result would be true.

A

Conditionnel mixtes

past perfect (simple, continuous) + would/could/might + infinitive

If I had won the lottery … now I would be rich.
If I hadn’t been wearing a helmet… I might be dead now.

75
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to talk about a present hypothetical or unreal situation with a past result
If something happened …
the result would have been true.

A

Conditionnel mixte

past (simple, continuous) +
would/couldimight + have + past participle
If I spoke German more fluently… I mignt not have had such problems.
If I wasn’t a woman … They would have given me the job.

76
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This month, these days, nowadays

A

Present progressive

77
Q

Always
Usually
Often / frequently
Rarely /seldom
Hardly ever
Never

A

Simple present

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