Have just and am doing
CEFR A2 · part 2
edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.
Futur proche or futur simpleChoosing between the two futures and forming the simple one, with its irregular stems…qui, que, où, dontChoosing the relative by its role, and using dont when the verb or noun takes de.meilleur or mieuxComparing with plus, moins and aussi, and choosing between meilleur, an adjective, and…Verbs with à, with de and with nothingKnowing which preposition each verb takes, including the ones that take none.Quantities: beaucoup de, trop de, assez dePutting bare de after any quantity, and knowing when the article does come back.Adverbs and where they goBuilding the adverb from the feminine adjective and placing it after the conjugated verb.The rule, in three lines
Two set phrases, and neither translates word for word. venir de + infinitive is what has just happened: je viens de manger. être en train de + infinitive is what is happening right now. And note: French has no continuous tense, so je mange is usually enough.
The usual slip. Translating I am eating as «je suis mangeant». That construction does not exist in French.
Why it catches you out. Your language uses the continuous for almost everything, so you will reach for it every second sentence. French has no continuous at all, and être en train de is a heavy phrase you only use when the ongoing part really matters.