Accueil > Grammaire > Verbes > Be / Have > BE Be est un verbe essentiel en anglais qui correspond généralement au français "être". I am ready. Je suis prêt. John is young. John est jeune. My parents aren't old. Mes parents ne sont pas vieux. Are you tired? Es-tu fatigué ? Isn't your sister in another school? Ta soeur n'est-elle pas dans une autre école ? Il se conjugue aux temps simples selon le schéma indiqué dans les tableaux suivants: Simple present Forme affirmative Forme négative complète contractée complète Forme interrogative contractée affirmative nég.complète nég. contractée I am I'm I am not I'm not am I? am I not? he is he's he is not he isn't / he's not is he? is he not? aren't I? isn't he? we are we're we are not we aren't / we're are we? not are we not? aren't we? you are you're you are not you aren't / you're not are you? are you not? aren't you? they are they're they are not they aren't / they're not are they? are they not? aren't they? Exercice Exercice Exercice Exercice (A la différence des verbes normaux, be ne se conjugue pas avec l'auxiliaire do, sauf à l'impératif négatif ou emphatique : Don't be afraid! N'ayez pas peur! Do be quiet! Soit donc calme !) Simple past* Forme affirmative Forme négative complète complète I was Forme interrogative affirmative I was not contractée I wasn't was I? nég.complète was I not? nég. contractée wasn't I? he was he was not he wasn't was he? was he not? wasn't he? we were we were not we weren't were we? were we not? weren't we? you were you were not you weren't were you? were you not? weren't you? they were Exercice they were not Exercice they weren't were they? Exercice were they not? weren't they? * Au modal past, were s'utilise autant au singulier qu'au pluriel : If I were you ... Si j'étais toi ... I wish he weren't here. Si seulement il n'était pas ici. Aux temps composés be se conjugue comme un verbe normal : sa forme Ving est being et son participe passé est been. He is being stupid. = Il fait l'imbécile. Be est par ailleurs l'auxiliaire de la forme be + Ving et du passif. Exercice Exercices BE : conjugaison présent à la forme affirmative My parents _____ waiting. I _____ sad. Your cat _____ black. Children _____ noisy. We _____ sorry. You _____ late. BE : conjugaison au passé à la forme affirmative My parents _____ waiting. I _____ sad. Your cat _____ black. Children _____ noisy. We _____ sorry. You _____ late. BE : conjugaison présent à la forme négative My parents ______ waiting. I ______ sad. Your cat ______ black. Children ______ noisy. We ______ sorry. You ______ late. BE : conjugaison au passé à la forme négative My parents _______ waiting. I _______ sad. Your cat _______ black. Children _______ noisy. We _______ sorry. You _______ late. BE : Conjugaison au présent à la forme interrogative _____ my parents waiting? _____ I sad? _____ your cat black? _____ children noisy? _____ we sorry? _____ you late? BE : conjugaison au passé à la forme interrogative _____ my parents waiting? _____ I sad? _____ your cat black? _____ children noisy? _____ we sorry? _____ you late? BE : Conjugaison au présent à la forme interronégative contractée ______ my parents waiting? ______ I sad? ______ your cat black? ______ children noisy? ______ we sorry? ______ you late? BE : conjugaison au passé à la forme interronégative contractée _______ my parents waiting? _______ I sad? _______ your cat black? _______ children noisy? _______ we sorry? _______ you late?