How to use the verb "lire" in the present,

Hi Everyone,

I have learned that the French present tense discribes an action that is happening or happens in general

I have some sentences in the present. Could someone help me to verify them?

I read the book = Je lis le livre
I am reading the book = Je lis le livre

You read the book = Tu/Vous lisez le livre
You are reading the book = Tu/Vous lisez le livre

He reads the book = il lit le livre
He is reading the book = il lit le livre

She reads the book = elle lit le livre
She is reading the book = elle lit le livre

We read the book = Nous lisons le livre
We are reading the book = Nous lisons le livre

They read the book = ils lient le livre
They are reading the book = ils lient le livre

Thanks,

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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on July 11, 2012 at 8:35pm

They read the book = ils/elles lisent le livre
They are reading the book = ils/elles lisent le livre

maybe you just mistyped?

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Permalink Reply by Tinyturtle on July 12, 2012 at 7:32am

Yes. Thanks Geogre!

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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on July 12, 2012 at 12:59am

Yes, it sometimes comes as a shock to new students that there's no present continuous in French. But it seems to work ok -- on the rare occasions when you need to emphasise continuing activity you can always say Je suis en train de lire le livre.

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Permalink Reply by Tinyturtle on July 12, 2012 at 7:37am

Yes, it is true. Thank so much for the sentence!

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Permalink Reply by Mathieu Thiébautgeorges on July 13, 2012 at 2:18am

You read the book = tu lis le livre / Vous lisez le livre

They read the book = ils lisent le livre

You can use 'être en train de" for the present -ing too

I am reading the book = je suis en train de lire le livre
You are reading the book = tu es en train de lire le livre