Present tense of être - to be (eh-truh)
I am Je suis zhuh swee We are Nous sommes noo sohm
You are Tu es tew ay You are Vous êtes voo zett
He is Il est eel ay
They are Ils sont eel sohn
She is Elle est ell ay
They are Elles sont ell sohn
One is On est ohn ay
Past tense of être - to be
I was (being) j' étais zhay-teh We were (being) nous étions ay-tee-ohn
You were (being) tu étais ay-teh You were (being) vous étiez ay-tee-ay
He was (being) il était ay-teh
They were (being) ils étaient ay-teh
She was (being) elle était ay-teh
They were (being) elles étaient ay-teh
One was (being) on était ay-teh
Note: Je and any verb form that starts with a vowel (or silent h) combine together for ease of
pronunciation.
Future Tense of être - to be
I will be je serai suh-reh We will be nous serons suh-rohn
You will be tu seras suh-rah You will be vous seriez suh-ree-ay
il sera He will be suh-rah
They will be ils seront suh-rohn
She will be elle sera suh-rah
They will be elles seront suh-rohn
One will be on sera suh-rah
Note: You must use the subject pronouns; but I will leave them out of future conjugations.
Present tense of avoir - to have (ah-vwahr)
I have j' ai zhay We have avons ah-vohn
You have as ah You have avez ah-vay
He/she has a ah They have ont ohn
Past tense of avoir - to have
I had j' avais zhah-veh We had avions ah-vee-ohn
avais aviez You had ah-veh You had ah-vee-ay
He/she had avait ah-veh They had avaient ah-veh
Future tense of avoir - to have
I will have j' aurai zhoh-reh We will have aurons oh-rohn
You will have auras oh-rah You will have aurez oh-ray
He/she will have aura oh-rah They will have auront oh-rohn
Avoir and être are used in many common and idiomatic expressions that should be memorized:
avoir chaud - to be hot
être de retour - to be back
avoir froid - to be cold
être en retard - to be late
avoir peur - to be afraid
être en avance - to be early
avoir raison - to be right
être d'accord - to be in agreement
avoir tort - to be wrong
être sur le point de - to be about to
avoir faim - to be hungry
être en train de - to be in the act of
avoir soif - to be thirsty
être enrhumée - to have a cold
avoir sommeil - to be sleepy
nous + être (un jour) - to be (a day)
avoir honte - to be ashamed
avoir besoin de - to need
avoir l'air de - to look like, seem
avoir envie de - to feel like
avoir de la chance - to be lucky
J'ai froid. I'm cold.
Je suis en retard! I'm late!
Tu avais raison. You were right.
Tu étais en avance. You were early.
Il aura sommeil ce soir. He will be tired
Elle sera d'accord. She will agree.
tonight.
Nous sommes lundi. It is Monday.
Elle a de la chance! She's lucky!
Vous étiez enrhumé. You had a cold.
Nous aurons faim plus tard. We will be
Ils seront en train d'étudier. They will be (in the act of)
hungry later.
studying.
Vouz aviez tort. You were wrong.
Elles étaient sur le point de partir. They were about to
Ils ont chaud. They are hot.
leave.
Elles avaient peur hier. They were afraid
On est de retour. We/you/they/the people are back.
yesterday.
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