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SOMMAIRE TO BE CONJUGAISON : TO BE ,I WAS , BEEN ..................................................................................................... 1 TO BE UTILISATION ...................................................................................................................................... 2 1-) TO BE PEUT ETRE UTILISE COMME UN VERBE ORDINAIRE.......................................... 2 2-) TO BE PEUT ETRE UTILISE EN TANT QUAUXILLIAIRE ..................................................... 2 3-) AUTRES USAGES TRES IMPORTANT DE TO BE ................................................................. 3 EXERCICES ..................................................................................................................................................... 4

TO BE conjugaison : To be ,I was , Been

1-) AU PRESENT
Forme : affirmative I am You are He,she,it is We,you,they are Negative I am not you are not he,she,it is not we,you,they are not Interrogative am I ? are you ? is he,she,it ? are we,you,they ?

2-) AU PASSE
Forme : affirmative I was You were He,she,it was We,you,they were Negative I was not you were not he,she,it was not we,you,they were not Interrogative was I ? were you? was he,she,it ? were we,you,they ?

TO BE utilisation
1-) TO BE PEUT ETRE UTILISE COMME UN VERBE ORDINAIRE A-) pour donner une information sur quelque chose ou quelqun : Tom is a carpenter : Tom est charpentier

B-) Pour traduire lexpression il y a = there is, there are Quand un nom propre representant une personne ou une chose definie est le sujet du verbe to be ,on emploie ce nom propre John is in the hall S V MAIS si la personne nest pas definie par son nom propre on remplace ce dernier par there There is a man in the hall Si le nom qui est sujet de la phrase est au pluriel,le verbe lest aussi There is a cigarette in the box =>There are cigarettes in the box

2-) TO BE PEUT ETRE UTILISE EN TANT QUAUXILLIAIRE A-) dans la formation des temps To be est utilise dans les formes continuous actives: He is working Dans toutes les formes passives : he was followed, he is being followed .

B-) Avec l infinitif : to be + infinitive

Pour donner des ordres ou instructions : he is to stay here till we return Pour exprimer un plan : the president is to make a statement tomorrow : to be about + infinitive = exprime une ide de future immediate * they are about to come

3-) AUTRES USAGES TRES IMPORTANT DE TO BE

Age : Le temps : I am 27 years old it is cold today

Les sentiments : he is happy Lheure : what time is it ? it is 4 oclock

Les distances : how far is Paris to Champigny ? Champigny is 30 km from Paris Le prix : La hauteur : Le poids : how much is this car ? it is 20000,00 euros how tall are you ? I am 1m70 how heavy is it ? it is about 5 kg

EXERCICES
1- Complter avec to be au prsent. 1. John ________ my friend. 2. I _________ playing in the garden. 3. You __________very nice. 4. John and Paul ______ tall. 5. They _________ in the living room. .
REPONSES:

1) is 2) am 3) are 4) are 5) are 2- Mettre To be au passe 1. I __________ (be) in Spain last week. 2. There ________(be) a lof of flowers in front of my house 3. ____________(be) you invited at this party? 4. There ________ (be) a dog outside my house! 5. You __________ (be+not) there.
REPONSES:

1) was 2) were 3) Were 4) was 5) were not 3- Mettre le verbe etre (to be ) au present ou au preterit selon le CONTEXTE de la phrase 1. America __________ discovered by Christopher Colombus. 2. Yesterday my friends and I _______ at the supermarket. 3. She _________ on holiday today. 4. They _________ my friends. 5. I ______________ learning my French lesson right now.
REPONSES:

1) was 2) were 3) is 4) are 5) am