- L’auxiliaire “to be”
L’auxiliaire “to be” renvoie à l’auxiliaire “être” en français. Il est généralement utilisé pour désigner la désignation personnelle ou encore la réflexion. On l’utilise quand l’on veut parler de soi, donner des déformations sur notre personne.
Ses différentes formes en fonction des temps verbaux (present et past simple tense), de la négation et de l’interrogation.
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Auxiliaire
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Present simple
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Past simple
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Past participle
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Negative form
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Interrogative forme
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TO BE
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I am
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I was
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Been
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I am/ was not
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Am /was I ?
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you are
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You were
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You are/were not
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Are /were You ?
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He is
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He was
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He is/was not
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Is/was He ?
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She is
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She was
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She is/was not
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Is/was She ?
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It is
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It was
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It is/was not
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Is/was It ?
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We are
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We were
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We are/were not
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Are/ were We ?
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You are
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You were
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You are/were not
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Are/ were You ?
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They are
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They were
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They are/were not
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Are / were They ?
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EXERCICE
Put the right form of the auxiliary “to have” in the sentences below.
- Fabrice …………………. My elder brother
- What …………………… your favourite subjects in school?
- Selena and Dylan ………………………..the couple goal for me
- You……………………………………. My friend anymore.
- I ………………………….always afraid to go out at night.
- Yesterday, they …………………………… together at the night club.
- Since he ………………………….young, he barely eat food
- If I ………………………….you, I would have accepted this job
- The dog …………………………….my favourite domestic animal.
- We …………………………the future of tomorrow.
