Be
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Forms
dictionary form (bare infinitive): be present tense: are (1p, 2s/p, 3p), is (3s), am (1s) past tense: was (1s, 3s), were (1p, 2s/p, 3p)
present participle:
Major Uses
- copula: syntax // semantique: lie un sujet à un attribut, un ensemble...
It's a worktool. (N) A worktool, is it? The door is open. (Adj) He is swimming. (present participle) Is Raymond in? (Particle) Sylvie is divorced. (past participle) Mark isn't. (negation) (VP ellipsis)