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=I. Verb ==A. Participles -ing, -ed / -en ===1. Describing what's happening ===2. Describing what happened ==B. Verbal base. ===1. Commands / Imperative (Order the pizza.) ===2. Following modal verbs (We could order a pizza.) ===3. Following "to" (I want you to order the pizza.) ===4. Present "out of time", periodic (I often order a pizza for lunch on Thursdays.) ====a. the 3rd person s / z / iz ==C. Auxiliaries ===1. do ====a. interaction with the negative adverb not. No, I (don't / do not) want to do more work. ====b. asking questions about states of mind... (do you know, do you like, do you think, do you want to...) ===2. be ====a. be + -ing (present imperfect) ====b. be + -en (passive voice) ===3. have ====a. present perfect. (Have you finished the painting?) past + present: summing up (faire le bilan) ====b. causative/medio-passive (Have him come to my office when he gets here.) ===4. get ====a. get + -ed: dynamic (middle) voice (The BNP is getting fined.) ====b. get + -ing: inceptive (They got the ball rolling.)