etre

/ɛtʁ/

verb #14 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to be

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jesuisétaisfusseraiserais
tuesétaisfusserasserais
il/elleestétaitfutseraserait
noussommesétionsfûmesseronsserions
vousêtesétiezfûtesserezseriez
ils/ellessontétaientfurentserontseraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jesoisfusse
tusoisfusses
il/ellesoitfût
noussoyonsfussions
voussoyezfussiez
ils/ellessoientfussent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tusois
noussoyons
voussoyez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
étant
Past participle
été

Examples

étudiant l'université .

I am a student at the University of Paris.

vingt .

She has been a doctor for twenty years.

.

We are very pleased to see you.

dimanche .

The market is open on Sunday morning.

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