The Verb Être (Present tense) / Le verbe être (le présent)
The verb être (to be) is an irregular verb in the present tense. In il/elle/on est form, the s is not pronounced. In the vous êtes form, the s is pronounced as a s or z to link with the vowel ê in êtes.
Être (to be) — Present Tense (French verbs conjugated by Learn French With Alexa)
| French | English | |
|---|---|---|
| 1re personne singulier / 1st person singular | Je suis | I am |
| 2e personne singulier / 2nd person singular | Tu es (informal) | You are |
| 3e personne singulier /3rd person singular | Il est Elle est On est |
He/it is She/it is One is/we are |
| French | English | |
|---|---|---|
| 1re personnel pluriel / 1st person plural | Nous sommes | We are |
| 2e personne pluriel / 2nd person plural | Vous êtes (formal or plural) | You are |
| 3e personne pluriel /3rd person plural | Ils sont Elles sont |
They (masc.) are They (fem.) are |
Exercise: Être
Use the lists of the verb être above to fill in the blanks. Remember to use French accents (special characters).
Look up the words you don’t know; remember that feminine usually ends with an “e”, and plural usually ends with an “s” but can also end in “x”.
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This section includes content derived from Liberté, originally released under CC BY-NC-SA, and Tex’s French Grammar, originally released under CC BY 3.0.
