Language/French/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be
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To be = être
Présent (de l'indicatif)[edit | edit source]
- Je suis = I am
- Tu es = you (singular) are
- Il (male)/ Elle (female) est = He/She is
- Nous sommes = we are
- Vous êtes = you (plural) are
- Ils (males)/ Elles (females) sont = they are
Imparfait[edit | edit source]
- J'étais = I was
- Tu étais = You (singular) were
- Il / Elle était = he / she was
- Nous étions = we were
- Vous étiez = you (plural) were
- Ils / Elles étaient = they were
Passé composé[edit | edit source]
pronoun + verb "have" (avoir) in present + past participle of the verb (in this case, be)
- J'ai été = I had been
- Tu as été = You (singular) had been
- Il/ Elle a été = He/ she had been
- Nous avons été = We had been
- Vous avez été = You (plural) had been
- Ils/ Elles ont été = They had been
Futur simple[edit | edit source]
- Je serai = i will be
- Tu seras = you (singular) will be
- Il/ Elle sera = he/she will be
- Nous serons = we will be
- Vous serez = you (plural) will be
- Ils/ Elles seront = they will be
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- How to write and read numbers
- An adjective agreeing with nouns linked by de
- Conjugation group 3 — verbs with infinitives which end in —re
- Plural of Nouns
- Infinitives
- Nouns which have the same spoken form but two different written forms
- Position of direct and indirect object pronouns
- Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives — A change from a nasal vowel to an oral vowel
- Directly transitive verbs
- Easy future