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What are the conjugations for etre?

What are the conjugations for etre?

Let’s conjugate ÊTRE

  • I am = Je suis. I am a woman = Je suis une femme.
  • You are = Tu es (casual) You are so friendly = Tu es si gentil.
  • She is = Elle est.
  • He is = Il est.
  • We are = on est.
  • We are = nous sommes.
  • You are = vous êtes (formal or you all)
  • They are = Elles sont (for an exclusively feminine group)

What are the six conjugated forms of etre?

Table of Contents

  • READ ME – Formal vs. Modern French Pronunciation of Être.
  • 1 – Être – Present Indicative.
  • 2 – Être – Past Participle.
  • 3 – Être – Simple Past Indicative.
  • 4 – Être – Imperfect Indicatif.
  • 5 – Être – Future Indicative.
  • 6 – Être – Pluperfect.
  • 7 – Être – Future Perfect.

What is the infinitive of etre?

Since the auxiliary verb stays in the infinitive, the conjugation for avoir verbs is the same for all subject pronouns. Après avoir donné du sang, je suis parti. After having given blood, I left. >…Conjugaisons de l’infinitif passé

avoir verb être verb pronominal verb
avoir donné être sorti(e)(s) s’être habillé(e)(s)

Is sont a form of être?

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 or z to link with the vowel ê in êtes….2.4 The Verb Être.

Person French English
3rd person Ils sont Elles sont They (masc.) are They (fem.) are

When do you use etre as an auxiliary verb?

Using Être Être is not only common because it means “to be”, but also because many verbs use être as an auxiliary verb to form compound tenses such as passé composé. In those cases we sometimes have to translate it as “have.”

When to use etre in the Passe Compose?

Verbs that require être in the passé composé and other compound tenses are intransitive – that is, they have no direct object. But some of them can be used transitively (with a direct object), and when this happens, these verbs need avoir as the helping verb.

Where can I find the conjugations of etre?

In this article, you can find the conjugations of être in the present, compound past, imperfect, simple future, near future indicative, the conditional, the present subjunctive, as well as the imperative and the gerund. Using Être

What is the future tense of etre in French?

Near Future Indicative Another form of the future tense is the near future, which is the equivalent to the English “going to + verb”. In French the near future is formed with the present tense conjugation of the verb aller (to go) + the infinitive (être).