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*'''Je suis''' = I am | *'''Je suis''' = I am | ||
*'''Tu es =''' you are | *'''Tu es =''' you (singular) are | ||
*'''Il''' (male)'''/ Elle''' (female) '''est''' = He/She is | *'''Il''' (male)'''/ Elle''' (female) '''est''' = He/She is | ||
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*'''Nous sommes''' = we are | *'''Nous sommes''' = we are | ||
*'''Vous êtes''' = you are | *'''Vous êtes''' = you (plural) are | ||
*'''Ils''' (males)'''/ Elles''' (females) '''sont''' = they are | *'''Ils''' (males)'''/ Elles''' (females) '''sont''' = they are | ||
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*'''J'étais''' = I was | *'''J'étais''' = I was | ||
*'''Tu étais''' = You were | *'''Tu étais''' = You (singular) were | ||
*'''Il / Elle était''' = he / she was | *'''Il / Elle était''' = he / she was | ||
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*'''Nous étions''' = we were | *'''Nous étions''' = we were | ||
*'''Vous étiez''' = you were | *'''Vous étiez''' = you (plural) were | ||
*'''Ils / Elles étaient''' = they were | *'''Ils / Elles étaient''' = they were | ||
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*J'ai '''été''' = I had been | *J'ai '''été''' = I had been | ||
*Tu as '''été''' = You | *Tu as '''été''' = You (singular) had been | ||
*Il/ Elle a '''été''' = He/ she had been | *Il/ Elle a '''été''' = He/ she had been | ||
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*Nous avons '''été''' = We had been | *Nous avons '''été''' = We had been | ||
*Vous avez '''été''' = You had been | *Vous avez '''été''' = You (plural) had been | ||
*Ils/ Elles ont '''été''' = They had been | *Ils/ Elles ont '''été''' = They had been | ||
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*Je '''serai''' = i will be | *Je '''serai''' = i will be | ||
*Tu '''seras''' = you will be | *Tu '''seras''' = you (singular) will be | ||
*Il/ Elle '''sera''' = he/she will be | *Il/ Elle '''sera''' = he/she will be | ||
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*Nous '''serons''' = we will be | *Nous '''serons''' = we will be | ||
*Vous '''serez''' = you will be | *Vous '''serez''' = you (plural) will be | ||
*Ils/ Elles '''seront''' = they will be | *Ils/ Elles '''seront''' = they will be | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 5 December 2020
To be = être
Présent (de l'indicatif)
- 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
- 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
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
- 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