Tu le fais exprès !

Question

Pourquoi est-ce que le verbe est au présent? Tu le fais exprès !

Céline Pickard · Accepted Answer

Bonjour Raymond,
Jim is correct! Since the action is perceived as ongoing at the moment of speech, Le Présent de l'Indicatif is used to convey immediacy. Therefore, Fifi is reacting to something happening in the moment.
If you had Le Passé Composé ("Tu l'as fait exprès !"), it would be referring to an action that happened (much) earlier and already completed.
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !

Jim Jones · Answer

Bonjour Raymond,"Anna and Fifi are having a heated argument."Above is the headline introduction to the exercise. It is written as a current activity that sets out what seems to be the theme, although I haven't carried out the exercise.Hope this is helpfulBonne journéeJim