le verbe être présent de l’indicatif the verb être present tense

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Le verbe être présent de l’indicatif

The verb être present tense

Etre = to be

être is one of the most common verbs in French.

It is irregular in conjugation and literally means “to be.”

Formation of the verb etre in the present tense.

The present tense is composed of two elements. 1 – Subject or subject pronoun 2 – the form of a verb

Subject pronoun + the form of the verbLe canard blanc est

beau.Sujet form of the verb

Subject pronouns

The subject of a verb is the person or thing which performs the action of that verb.

Subject pronoun – is a word that can replace the subject in a sentence.

French: Jean est. Il est.English: Jean is. He is.

Subject pronouns

French EnglishJe ITu You (sing. Informal)Il HeElle SheOn It, weNousweVous you (plur. Formal)Ils They (masc. Plur.)Elles They (fem. Plur.)

Negation

Negation is formed by placing ne … pas around the conjugated verb, which, in this case, is être.

Jean n’est pas petit!Jean is not small.

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