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)