Lesson 1 - Grammar 4 - The verb: être (to be)
Examples |
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Je suis heureux de faire votre connaissance, Mademoiselle. |
Il est à Lyon maintenant. |
Vos parents sont-ils toujours en vacances? |
The most frequently occurring verb in French is être, “to be”. Here are its forms, which vary grammatically according to the noun or subject pronoun with which it is tied:
Subject Pronoun + Verb | |
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je suis | I am |
tu es | you are |
il est, elle est, on est | he is, she is, one is |
nous sommes | we are |
vous êtes | you are |
ils sont, elles sont | they are |
Verb + Subject Pronoun (in questions) | |
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suis-je | am I |
es-tu | are you |
est-il, est-elle, est-on | is he, is she, is one |
sommes-nous | are we |
êtes-vous | are you |
sont-ils, sont-elles | are they |