BE Be est un verbe essentiel en anglais qui correspond

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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
Forme interrogative
complète
contractée
complète
contractée
affirmative
nég.complète
nég. contractée
I am
I'm
I am not
I'm not
am I?
am I not?
aren't I?
he is
he's
he is not
he isn't / he's not
is he?
is he not?
isn't he?
we are
we're
we are not
we aren't / we're
not
are we?
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
Forme interrogative
complète
complète
contractée
affirmative
nég.complète
nég. contractée
I was
I was not
I wasn't
was I?
was I not?
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
they were not
they weren't
were they?
were they not?
weren't they?
Exercice
Exercice
Exercice
Exercice
* 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.

Exercices
BE : conjugaison présent 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 présent 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 affirmative
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 passé 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
interronégative contractée
_______ my parents waiting?
_______ I sad?
_______ your cat black?
_______ children noisy?
_______ we sorry?
_______ you late?