Le Verbe Etre - mister o`s space
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Le Verbe Être In French there are two key verbs and in this set of notes we will be looking at the verb “être” which means in English “to be”. The reason it is such an important verb is that it is used to form the base of many other verb tenses - specifically the past tense (passé composé). Below are the notes that will allow us to conjugate the verb “être” in the present tense. Step 1 : Identify the subject. This is who or what is doing the action in the sentence. The most common subjects are as follows: Singulier Pluriel Je (J’) I Nous We Tu You Vous You Il He (It) Ils They Elle She (It) Elles They Step 2 : We need to conjugate the verb “être” in the present tense. See the chart below. Present Tense of the Verb - être Singulier Pluriel Je suis Nous sommes Tu es Vous êtesê Il est Ils sont Elle est Elles sont Once we have the subject identified and the verb être conjugated we can then add in the rest of our sentence. Example: I am tall. - Je suis grand. (Note: The subject is in bold and the form of être is underlined.) Les garçons sont grands. (Note: The subject in this is not one from our list above as those are just a guide. In this case we have to make sure that we know whether the subject is singular or plural. If it is singular than we must use the “il/elle” form of “être” and if it is plural than we must use the “ils/elles” form of the verb. In this case the subject is in bold and the form of avoir is underlined.)
