TO HAVE AND TO BE. Être is one of the most common French verbs. It is irregular in conjugation and literally means "to be." ÊTRE = TO BE ÊTRE.

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TO HAVE AND TO BE

Être is one of the most common French verbs. It is irregular in conjugation and literally means "to be." ÊTRE = TO BE ÊTRE

The present tense is composed of two elements: the subject pronouns or subject + the form of the verb. Example: la maison estbelle sujetthe verb Adjectif Formation of the present tense of the verb Être

The subject of a verb is the person or thing which performs the action of that verb. Subject pronoun is a word that can replace the subject in a sentence French: Jean est. Il est. English: Jean is. He is. Je Tu Il Elle On Nous Vous Ils Elles I You (sing. Informal) He She It, we, we You (Plur. Formal) They (mas. Plur.) They (fem. Plur.) English French

You use je to talk about yourself. e. g. Je suis français (e). You use tu to address a friend. e.g. Tu es américain (e). You use il to talk about a boy or a man. e.g. Il est blond. You use elle to talk about a girl /woman. e.g. Elle est blonde. Il and elle can be used for things e.g. Le collège? Il est grand. You use nous when referring to yourself and another person or other people. e.g. Nous sommes americans. You use vous when talking to two or more people. We use ils for masculine plural /group of males and females e.g.Ils sont des américans. We use Elles for two or more females. e.g. Elles sont américaines Subject Pronouns

Je suis I am Tu es You are (sing. Informal) Elle est she is Il est he is Nous sommes we are Vous êtes you are (plur. Formal) Ils sont they are (sing.and fem.Plur.) Elles sont they are (fem./Plur.) Conjugation of the verb Être = To Be In the present tense

Negation is formed by placing ne... pas around the conjugated verb, which, in this case, is the verb Être. Example: Jean est petit Jean n’est pas petit!. Jean is not small. Present tense of the verb Être in the negation (ne…pas)* Note ne becomes n’ before a vowel. Je ne suis pas = I am not Tu n’es pas = you are not Il n’est pas = he is not Elle n’est pas = she is not Nous ne sommes pas = we are not Vous n’êtes pas = you are not Ils ne sont pas = they are not (sing..plur.) Elles ne sont pas = they are not (fem. Plur.) Negation

THE VERB Être What is the English equivalent for the verb? French Je suis __I AM_____ Tu es _______ Elle est _______ Il est _______ Nous sommes _______ Vous êtes _______ Ils sont _______ Elles sont _______ Maintenant a votre tour!

1.Je ___________une amie de Pam. 2.. Elle _____trés sympa. 3.. Nous _____ élèves dans la même école. 4.. Tu ______ français ou américan? 5.. Vous _______ New York? 6.. Mes copains _____ interessants. Complete each sentence with the correct form of être