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(Conjugaison du verbe être)
 
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<u><big>To be = '''être'''</big></u>
<u><big>To be = '''être'''</big></u>


''1) Présent (de l'indicatif)''
==Présent (de l'indicatif)==


'''Je suis''' = I am
*'''Je suis''' = I am


'''Tu es =''' you are
*'''Tu es =''' you are


'''Il''' (male)'''/ Elle''' (female) '''est''' = He/She is
*'''Il''' (male)'''/ Elle''' (female) '''est''' = He/She is


'''Nous sommes''' = we are
*'''Nous sommes''' = we are


'''Vous êtes''' = you are
*'''Vous êtes''' = you are


'''Ils''' (males)'''/ Elles''' (females) '''sont''' = they are
*'''Ils''' (males)'''/ Elles''' (females) '''sont''' = they are


''2) Imparfait''
==Imparfait==


'''J'étais''' = I was
*'''J'étais''' = I was


'''Tu étais''' = You were
*'''Tu étais''' = You were


'''Il / Elle était''' = he / she was
*'''Il / Elle était''' = he / she was


'''Nous étions''' = we were
*'''Nous étions''' = we were


'''Vous étiez''' = you were
*'''Vous étiez''' = you were


'''Ils / Elles étaient''' = they were
*'''Ils / Elles étaient''' = they were


''3) Passé composé'' (= pronoun + verb "have" (avoir) in present + past participle of the verb (in this case, be))
==Passé composé==
<code>pronoun + verb "have" (avoir) in present + past participle of the verb (in this case, be)</code>


J'ai '''été''' = I had been
*J'ai '''été''' = I had been


Tu as '''été''' = You hab been
*Tu as '''été''' = You hab been


Il/ Elle a '''été''' = He/ she had been
*Il/ Elle a '''été''' = He/ she had been


Nous avons '''été''' = We had been
*Nous avons '''été''' = We had been


Vous avez '''été''' = You had been
*Vous avez '''été''' = You had been


Ils/ Elles ont '''été''' = They had been
*Ils/ Elles ont '''été''' = They had been


''4) Futur simple''
==Futur simple==


Je '''serai''' = i will be
*Je '''serai''' = i will be


Tu '''seras''' = you will be
*Tu '''seras''' = you will be


Il/ Elle '''sera''' = he/she will be
*Il/ Elle '''sera''' = he/she will be


Nous '''serons''' = we will be
*Nous '''serons''' = we will be


Vous '''serez''' = you will be
*Vous '''serez''' = you will be


Ils/ Elles '''seront''' = they will be
*Ils/ Elles '''seront''' = they will be

Revision as of 00:25, 18 November 2019

To be = être

Présent (de l'indicatif)

  • Je suis = I am
  • Tu es = you are
  • Il (male)/ Elle (female) est = He/She is
  • Nous sommes = we are
  • Vous êtes = you are
  • Ils (males)/ Elles (females) sont = they are

Imparfait

  • J'étais = I was
  • Tu étais = You were
  • Il / Elle était = he / she was
  • Nous étions = we were
  • Vous étiez = you 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 hab been
  • Il/ Elle a été = He/ she had been
  • Nous avons été = We had been
  • Vous avez été = You had been
  • Ils/ Elles ont été = They had been

Futur simple

  • Je serai = i will be
  • Tu seras = you will be
  • Il/ Elle sera = he/she will be
  • Nous serons = we will be
  • Vous serez = you will be
  • Ils/ Elles seront = they will be