Structure BE present
+ S + are (am for I and is for HE, SHE or IT) ? are (am for I and is for HE, SHE or IT) + S - S + aren't ('m not for I - isn't for HE, SHE or IT)



Utilisation BE present
Where are you Bill? I am in Rome on holiday. Où es tu Bill? Je suis à Rome en vacances. Look! They aren't happy at all. Regarde! Ils ne sont pas contents du tout.



Utilisation BE present
Where are you Bill? I am in Rome on holiday. Où es tu Bill? Je suis à Rome en vacances. Look! They aren't happy at all. Regarde! Ils ne sont pas contents du tout.



Utilisation BE present
Where are you Bill? I am in Rome on holiday. Où es tu Bill? Je suis à Rome en vacances. Look! They aren't happy at all. Regarde! Ils ne sont pas contents du tout.



Structure BE past + S + were (was for I and HE, SHE or IT) ? were (was for I and HE, SHE, IT) + S - S + weren't (wasn't for I and HE, SHE, IT)



Utilisation BE past
I was in Rome in 1990. J'étais à Rome en 1990. They weren't happy during the negotiation. Ils n'étaient pas content pendant les négociations.



Utilisation BE past
I was in Rome in 1990. J'étais à Rome en 1990. They weren't happy during the negotiation. Ils n'étaient pas content pendant les négociations.



Utilisation BE past
I was in Rome in 1990. J'étais à Rome en 1990. They weren't happy during the negotiation. Ils n'étaient pas content pendant les négociations.



Structure HAVE present

+ S + have (has for HE, SHE or IT) ? have (has for HE, SHE, IT) + S - S + haven't (hasn't for HE, SHE, IT)



Utilisation HAVE present
I have a car J’ai une voiture



Utilisation HAVE present
I have a car J’ai une voiture



Utilisation HAVE present
What car do you have? Quelle voiture a-tu? I have a Porsche ! J’ai une Porsche ! No it’s not true – I have a Peugeot….. Non, ce n'est pas vrai - j'ai une Peugeot .....



Utilisation HAVE present
What car do you have? Quelle voiture a-tu? I have a Porsche ! J’ai une Porsche ! No it’s not true – I have a Peugeot….. Non, ce n'est pas vrai - j'ai une Peugeot .....



Utilisation HAVE present
What car do you have? Quelle voiture a-tu? I have a Porsche ! J’ai une Porsche ! No it’s not true – I have a Peugeot….. Non, ce n'est pas vrai - j'ai une Peugeot .....



Utilisation HAVE present
What car do you have? Quelle voiture a-tu? I have a Porsche ! J’ai une Porsche ! No it’s not true – I have a Peugeot….. Non, ce n'est pas vrai - j'ai une Peugeot .....



Structure HAVE past (HAD)
+ S + had ? Had + S - S + had + not



Utilisation HAD
I had a pet hamster when I was a boy Yesterday I had a meeting



Utilisation HAD
I had a pet hamster when I was a boy Yesterday I had a meeting



Utilisation HAD
I had a pet hamster when I was a boy Yesterday I had a meeting



Utilisation IS/WAS
The copula
Celle-ci fonctionne d’une manière quasiment identique au verbe être en français



Utilisation IS/WAS
I am happy You are happy He/she is happy We are happy You are happy They are happy



Utilisation IS/WAS
I was happy You were happy He/She was happy We were happy You were happy They were happy



Utilisation IS/WAS
Are you happy? Yes, I am (happy).



Utilisation IS/WAS
Are you happy? No, I’m not (happy).



Utilisation IS/WAS
Is she happy? Yes, she is (happy). Are we happy? No, we aren’t (happy). Are they happy? Yes, they are (happy).



Utilisation HAVE/HAD
I have a fast car You have a fast car He/she has a fast car We have a fast car You have a fast car They have a fast car



Utilisation HAVE/HAD
I have got a fast car. She has got a fast car.



Utilisation HAVE/HAD
Have you got a fast car? Has she got a fast car?



Utilisation HAVE/HAD
I do not have a fast car (ou I don’t have a fast car) I haven’t got a fast car



Utilisation HAVE/HAD
I had a fast car when I was young. You had a fast car when you were young. He had a fast car when he was young. We had a fast car when we were young. You had a fast car when you were young. They had a fast car when they were young.