ÊTRE CONJUGATION
to be
PRESENT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je suis | I am | |
| tu | tu es | you are | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on est | he/she/one is | |
| nous | nous sommes | we are | |
| vous | vous êtes | you are | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles sont | they are |
PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' ai été | I was | |
| tu | tu as été | you were | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on a été | he/she/one was | |
| nous | nous avons été | we were | |
| vous | vous avez été | you were | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles ont été | they were |
IMPERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' étais | I was being; I used to be | |
| tu | tu étais | you were being; you used to be | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on était | he was being; he used to be | |
| nous | nous étions | we were being; we used to be | |
| vous | vous étiez | you were being; you used to be | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles étaient | they were being; they used to be |
SIMPLE FUTURE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je serai | I will be | |
| tu | tu seras | you will be | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on sera | he/she/one will be | |
| nous | nous serons | we will be | |
| vous | vous serez | you will be | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles seront | they will be |
CONDITIONAL
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je serais | I would be | |
| tu | tu serais | you would be | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on serait | he/she/one would be | |
| nous | nous serions | we would be | |
| vous | vous seriez | you would be | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles seraient | they would be |
PASSÉ SIMPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je fus | I was | |
| tu | tu fus | you were | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on fut | he/she/one was | |
| nous | nous fûmes | we were | |
| vous | vous fûtes | you were | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles furent | they were |
PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je sois | that I may be | |
| tu | tu sois | that you may be | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on soit | that he may be | |
| nous | nous soyons | that we may be | |
| vous | vous soyez | that you may be | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles soient | that they may be |
AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| tu | tu sois | be | |
| nous | nous soyons | let's be | |
| vous | vous soyez | be |
NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| tu | tu ne sois pas | don't be | |
| nous | nous ne soyons pas | let's not be | |
| vous | vous ne soyez pas | don't be |
PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aie été | that I may have been | |
| tu | tu aies été | that you may have been | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on ait été | that he may have been | |
| nous | nous ayons été | that we may have been | |
| vous | vous ayez été | that you may have been | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles aient été | that they may have been |
PLUPERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' avais été | I had been | |
| tu | tu avais été | you had been | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on avait été | he/she/one had been | |
| nous | nous avions été | we had been | |
| vous | vous aviez été | you had been | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles avaient été | they had been |
FUTURE PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aurai été | I will have been | |
| tu | tu auras été | you will have been | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on aura été | he/she/one will have been | |
| nous | nous aurons été | we will have been | |
| vous | vous aurez été | you will have been | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles auront été | they will have been |
CONDITIONAL PERFECT
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' aurais été | I would have been | |
| tu | tu aurais été | you would have been | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on aurait été | he/she/one would have been | |
| nous | nous aurions été | we would have been | |
| vous | vous auriez été | you would have been | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles auraient été | they would have been |
IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | je fusse | that I might be | |
| tu | tu fusses | that you might be | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on fût | that he might be | |
| nous | nous fussions | that we might be | |
| vous | vous fussiez | that you might be | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles fussent | that they might be |
PAST ANTERIOR
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' eus été | I had been | |
| tu | tu eus été | you had been | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on eut été | he/she/one had been | |
| nous | nous eûmes été | we had been | |
| vous | vous eûtes été | you had been | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles eurent été | they had been |
PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| j' | j' eusse été | that I might have been | |
| tu | tu eusses été | that you might have been | |
| il /elle /on | il /elle /on eût été | that he might have been | |
| nous | nous eussions été | that we might have been | |
| vous | vous eussiez été | that you might have been | |
| ils /elles | ils /elles eussent été | that they might have been |
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| étant | being |
PAST PARTICIPLE
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Translation | ExampleEx. |
|---|---|---|---|
| été | been |