What are the conjugations of 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 is the participe passe of etre?
The passé composé of 17 verbs is formed by combining the present tense of être (je suis, tu es, il est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils sont) and then adding the past participle of the verb showing the action. An asterisk (*) in Table 6 denotes an irregular past participle. …
What is the imperative of etre?
Vas-y ! Go! Note: The imperative for the 2nd person singular (tu) of the verb s’en aller is va-t-en !…Exceptions in the imperative.
| Infinitive | Imperative |
|---|---|
| être | sois, soyons, soyez |
| savoir | sache, sachons, sachez |
| vouloir | veuille, veuillons, veuillez |
How do you use entre in French?
The French preposition entre means “between,” both literally and figuratively, or “among” and is used in many expressions.
How do you conjugate the French verb passe compose?
To form the passé composé of verbs using avoir, conjugate avoir in the present tense (j’ai, tu as, il a, nous avons, vous avez, ils ont) and add the past participle of the verb expressing the action. Put the words together this way: subject + helping verb (usually avoir) + past participle.
What is TU with être?
There are two versions for “you” in French: tu (informal) and vous (formal). The conugation of être takes that into account. it’s just the rule of the language. As in English, you’d have ‘I am’.. ‘You are’.. ‘He/She is’.. and ‘We/They are’..
How do you conjugate Imprefait être?
It also has several idiomatic uses. To the stem, add the endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, and -aient. Listen carefully to the pronunciation of the verbs danser, finir and être in the imparfait tense….-re verbs: descendre.
| être ‘to be’ | |
|---|---|
| j’étais | nous étions |
| tu étais | vous étiez |
| il / elle / on était | ils / elles étaient |
How do you conjugate imperatives?
To form the imperative, drop the tu, vous or nous and keep the verb in the present tense:
- prendre: tu prends → prends ! – take!
- faire: vous faites → faites ! – do/make!
- aller: nous allons → allons ! – let’s go!
- partir: tu pars → pars ! – leave!
How do you use être in the present tense?
This section on être conjugation in the present tense will show you how être is used in French. Être which means “to be” and is an irregular verb. There are 4 general usages for the verb être in French. This is similar to how you use it in English.
What is être in the passé composé?
Être means “to be” and is an irregular verb. In this lesson you will learn about: how être in the passé composé is conjugated in French how you can quiz yourself on être conjugation in the passé composé how to practice with flashcards on être conjugation in the passé composé
How do you conjugate être in l’imparfait?
Conjugate être in L’Imparfait (imperfect tense) In L’Imparfait, almost all the verbs follow the same pattern of conjugation. See Conjugate regular verbs in L’Imparfait (imperfect tense). However (as usual!), the verb être (to be) is slightly irregular.
Why is être so important?
Today, let’s focus on that 2nd very important verb: ÊTRE = TO BE. Why is ÊTRE essential? Not only is it a crucial verb that we constantly use but it’s also the base of a past tense called passé composé, which you could not conjugate at all without knowing the verb être in the present tense.