ETRE - TO BE

être - to be

How is ETRE conjugated? What does it sound like? AUDIO below, by Anne, a native speaker.

Indicatif - Indicative Mode : statements

présent .... present tense

je suis .... I am*

je ne suis pas .... I am not

je suis .... I am

tu es .... you are

elle est .... she is

il est .... he/it is

on est .... we are

nous sommes .... we are

vous êtes .... your are

elles sont .... they are

ils sont .... they are

*also I’m being…

imparfait .... imperfect

j’étais .... I used to be*

je n’étais pas .... I didn’t use to be

j’étais .... I used to be

tu étais .... you used to be

elle était .... she used to be

il était .... he/it used to be

on était .... we used to be

nous étions .... we used to be

vous étiez .... you used to be

elles étaient .... they used to be

ils étaient .... they used to be

*also I was, I would be…

passé composé .... preterit, present perfect

j’ai été .... I was*

je n’ai pas été .... I wasn’t

j’ai été .... I was

tu as été .... you were

elle a été .... she was

il a été .... he/it was

on a été .... we were

nous avons été .... we were

vous avez été .... you were

elles ont été .... they were

ils ont été .... they were

*also I have been…

futur simple .... future tense

je serai .... I will be

je ne serai pas .... I won’t be

je serai  .... I will be

tu seras .... you will be

elle sera .... she will be

il sera .... he/it will be

on sera .... we will be

nous serons .... we will be

vous serez .... you will be

elles seront .... they will be

ils seront .... they will be

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