AUXILIARY VERBS

Exista 3 verbe auxiliare n limba englez. Rolul acestora const n alctuirea structurii timpurilor. Verbele auxiliare sunt urmtoarele:

TO BE / tu bi: / (a fi) Examples: He is swimming in the pool; Janet was talking to me;

TO DO / tu du: / (a face) I do not lie to my parents;

TO HAVE / tu hv / (a avea) We have made a mistake.

He did not steal the money; They had had a row.

Atenie: ca verbe auxiliare, ele nu au sens de sine stttor, ns funcioneaz i ca verbe personale, predicative. Examples: TO BEI am /ai em/ = Eu sunt You are /iu ar/ = Tu eti He/She/It is /hi, i, it iz/ = El, ea este We are /ui ar/ = Noi suntem You are /iu ar/ = Voi suntei** They are / ei ar/ = Ei, ele sunt

TO DOI do /ai du:/ = Eu fac You do /iu du:/ = Tu faci He/She/It does /hi, i, it du:/ = El,Ea face We do /ui du:/ = Noi facem You do /iu du:/ = Voi facei They do /ei du:/ = Ei,Ele fac

TO HAVEI have /ai hv/ = Eu am You have /iu hv/ = Tu ai He/She/It has /hi, i, it hv/ = El,Ea are We have /ui hv/ = Noi avem You have /iu hv/ = Voi avei They have /ei hv/ = Ei,Ele au

*Obs.: It = este pronume impersonal, folosit pentru referirea la animale, obiecte, fenomene. **Obs.: Pronumele You n englez este identic la persoana a II-a Sg. i Pl., adic nseamn att tu, ct i voi.