1.14 Be
We can use am, is, are, was and were as auxiliary verbs, and all parts of be as main verbs. When am, is, are, was and were are main verbs, we use them to make questions and negatives.
Examples of be as a main verb:
 | A: Mary is Scottish. (La Mary és escosesa.)
B: Is Ian Scottish as well? (L'Ian és escocès també?)
A: No, Ian isn't Scottish. (No, l'Ian no és escocès.)
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| Your cousin is being naughty. (La teva cosina fa malifetes.)
(Note that is is anauxiliary verb here.) |
| They have been here for two weeks.
(Fa dues setmanes que són aquí.) |
As distinct from Catalan, we use be, not have, in the following expressions:
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