Conjugate êtreverb with meaning
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In almost every conversation you will need the French verb être. Être (pronounced: ay-tr, with a soft 'r' at the end) is used to indicate how things are. Literally meaning 'to be', être can be conjugated with the various French subject pronouns, paired with adjectives or used in numerous idiomatic expressions.
Each French pronoun requires a different conjugation of the verb être. This table shows you a pronoun, the correct conjugation of être, the English meaning of the conjugation, and the conjugation pronunciation.
Subject Pronoun Être Conjugation Pronunciation English Meaning
je (I) suis (am) swee I am
tu (you) es (are) ay You are
il (he) est (is) ay He is
elle (she) est (is) ay She is
nous (we) sommes (are) sohm We are
vous (you) êtes(are) eht You are (formal) or You all are
ils (they) sont (are) sohn They are
elles (they) sont (are) sohn They are (feminine)
The verbs in the table are all conjugated in the present tense. It's important to know this because many tenses, moods, and compounds can be used to conjugate the same verb in French grammar. Here is a list of the most commonly used tenses and moods affecting conjugation: present, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, imperative, present perfect, pluperfect, future perfect, and past conditional.
Some of these variations are not commonly used in English, so be aware of this difference when learning about French verbs and conjugation.