{"id":3350,"date":"2019-12-09T20:35:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T20:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=3350"},"modified":"2020-09-01T15:57:41","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T15:57:41","slug":"french-etre-conjugation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/french-etre-conjugation\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Comfortable with the \u201c\u00catre\u201d Conjugation in French"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1499856871958-5b9627545d1a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1413\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1499856871958-5b9627545d1a.jpg 2014w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1499856871958-5b9627545d1a-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1499856871958-5b9627545d1a-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1499856871958-5b9627545d1a-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/photo-1499856871958-5b9627545d1a-1536x1087.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1413px) 100vw, 1413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The French language has its fair share of quirks. One that you\u2019ll face as soon as you start learning the language is the weird and irregular verb\u00a0<em>\u00eatre<\/em>. The verb simply means \u2018to be\u2019 and is used the same way we use it in English. As such, it\u2019s a pretty important word for learning French. However, while the verb <em>\u00eatre<\/em> is one of the most common verbs in French, the <em>\u00ea<\/em><em>tre<\/em> conjugation is also one of the most irregular.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-3350-_q1t7fkvxeb8i\"><\/a>\u00catre Conjugation in the Present tense<\/h2>\n<p>First let\u2019s look at the <em>\u00eatre<\/em> conjugation in<em> le pr\u00e9sent<\/em> (the present tense):<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Singular<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Plural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Je suis<\/td>\n<td>I am<\/td>\n<td>Nous sommes<\/td>\n<td>We are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tu es<\/td>\n<td>You are<\/td>\n<td>Vous \u00eates<\/td>\n<td>You are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Il est<\/td>\n<td>He is<\/td>\n<td>Ils sont<\/td>\n<td>They are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elle est<\/td>\n<td>She is<\/td>\n<td>Elles sont<\/td>\n<td>They are (females)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>On est<\/td>\n<td>We are\/one is<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Looking over the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, you might be wondering how this is one verb. A lot of its forms in the present tense look entirely unrelated. However, since <em>\u00eatre<\/em> is such a common verb in French, it shouldn\u2019t take you long to get a hold of its unusual conjugation. And as we said, the verb <em>\u00eatre<\/em> is really important to know, because it can be used for so many different things. This includes states of being, profession, and location. We\u2019ve provided some examples below, so you can familiarize yourself.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Je <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>suis<\/strong> <\/span>m\u00e9decin<br \/>\n\u2018I\u2019m a doctor\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Tu <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>es<\/strong> <\/span>\u00e9tudiant<br \/>\n\u2018You\u2019re a student\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Il\/Elle\/On <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>est<\/strong> <\/span>\u00e0 Bruxelles<br \/>\nHe\/She\/One was in Brussels\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Nous <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>sommes<\/strong> <\/span>fatigu\u00e9s<br \/>\n\u2018We are tired\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Vous <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>\u00eates<\/strong> <\/span>toujours ici<br \/>\n\u2018You\u2019re always here\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Ils\/Elles <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>sont<\/strong> <\/span>au conservatoire<br \/>\n\u2018They\u2019re at the music school\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The verb is also important because in French, it\u2019s also used to express the passive voice and as an auxiliary verb, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/french-avoir-conjugation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">like avoir<\/a>. That means that <em>\u00eatre<\/em> will be used to help make other verbs in compound tenses. This is similar to <em>has<\/em>\/<em>have<\/em> in English, as in \u2018I <strong>have<\/strong> seen him\u2019 or \u2018he <strong>has<\/strong> been there.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"post-3350-_qk44ug5zxtmm\"><\/a>\u00catre Conjugation in the Imperfect Tense<\/h2>\n<p>Of course you\u2019ll probably want to discuss things in more than just the present tense. If you want to talk about an ongoing action that has ended, you\u2019ll need <em>l\u2019imparfait<\/em> (the imperfect). This is used to refer to continuous events in the past and usually translates to \u2018<strong>used to\u2019<\/strong> or <strong>was\/were<\/strong>. Thankfully, in the <em>imparfait<\/em>, the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em> is much more regular. Unlike the present tense, all of these verbs have the same root (<strong>\u00e9t<\/strong>) and conjugate it like most imperfect verbs.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J<strong>\u2019\u00e9<span style=\"color: #003300;\">t<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ais<\/span><\/span><\/strong> m\u00e9decin<br \/>\n\u2018I used to be a doctor\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Tu <strong>\u00e9t<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ais<\/span><\/strong> \u00e9tudiante<br \/>\n\u2018You were a student\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Il\/Elle\/On <strong>\u00e9t<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ait<\/span><\/strong> \u00e0 Bruxelles<br \/>\n\u2018S\/he was in Brussels\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Nous <strong>\u00e9t<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ions<\/span><\/strong> fatigu\u00e9s<br \/>\n\u2018We were tired\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Vous <strong>\u00e9t<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">iez<\/span><\/strong> toujours ici<br \/>\n\u2018You were always here\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Ils\/Elles <strong>\u00e9t<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">aient<\/span><\/strong> au conservatoire<br \/>\n\u2018They were at the conservatory\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"post-3350-_1jusy9qkx3dy\"><\/a>The Verb \u00catre in the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Now let\u2019s say that you want to discuss a future event. There\u2019s good news and bad news. The bad news is that you\u2019ll need to get familiar with a new verb stem. In the future tense, <em>\u00eatre<\/em> is conjugated from the stem <strong>ser-. <\/strong>The good news is that the endings are regular and match those of other future tense verbs in French.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Je <strong>ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ai<\/span><\/strong> m\u00e9decin<br \/>\n\u2018I will be a doctor\u2019<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Tu <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">as<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> \u00e9tudiant<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u2018You will be a student\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Il\/Elle\/On <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">a<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> \u00e0 Bruxelles<br \/>\n\u2018He\/She\/One will be in Brussels\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Nous <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ons<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> fatigu\u00e9s<br \/>\n\u2018We will be tired\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Vous <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ez <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">toujours ici<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u2018You will always be here\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ils\/Elles <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ont<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> au conservatoire<br \/>\n\u2018They were at the music school\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"post-3350-_ralex99c6paj\"><\/a>\u00catre Conjugation \u2013 Conditional Form<\/h2>\n<p>French also employs what\u2019s called <em>le conditionnel <\/em>(the conditional). This is used when English would use the word <em>would <\/em>and often comes alongside the word <em>si<\/em> (if). And in the conditional form, there\u2019s only good news. You already know the verbal stem <strong>ser-<\/strong> and the verb endings are the same as the imperfective tense.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Je <strong>ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ais<\/span><\/strong> m\u00e9decin si&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2018I would be a doctor if&#8230;\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Tu <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ais <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00e9tudiant si&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2018You would be a student if&#8230;\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Il\/Elle\/On <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ait<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> \u00e0 Bruxelles si&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2018He\/She\/One would be in Brussels if&#8230;\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Nous <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">ions<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> fatigu\u00e9s si&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2018We would be tired if&#8230;\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Vous <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">iez <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">toujours ici si&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2018You would always be here if&#8230;\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ils\/Elles <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ser<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">aient<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> au conservatoire si&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2018They would be at the music school if&#8230;\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"post-3350-_3t7ml3tsxehc\"><\/a>Compound Tenses for the Verb \u00catre<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve discussed four simple tenses of the <em>\u00eatre<\/em> conjugation, where the verb stands by itself. However, there are several other forms that use auxiliary verbs\/helping verbs to make compound tenses. We\u2019ll discuss each one.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"post-3350-_qtdcxniaezzc\"><\/a>\u00catre Conjugation in Pass\u00e9 Compos\u00e9<\/h3>\n<p>In French, people regularly used the <em>pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/em> to talk about past events. These are normally events that happened once. In the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9, <em>\u00eatre<\/em> is conjugated with the conjugated form of the auxiliary verb <span style=\"color: #993366;\">avoir<\/span> followed by the verb&#8217;s past participle form:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J\u2019<span style=\"color: #993366;\">ai<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong> impressionn\u00e9<br \/>\nI was impressed<\/li>\n<li>Tu <span style=\"color: #993366;\">as<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> \u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong> tr\u00e8s clair<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">You were very clear<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Il <span style=\"color: #993366;\">a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> \u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong> boulevers\u00e9<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">He was devastated<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Nous <span style=\"color: #993366;\">avons<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> \u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong> fatigu\u00e9s<br \/>\nWe were tired<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Vous <span style=\"color: #993366;\">avez<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> \u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong> si tendu<br \/>\nYou were so tense<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ils <span style=\"color: #993366;\">ont<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> \u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong> boulevers\u00e9<br \/>\nThey were devastated<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a id=\"post-3350-_gacqb76delfa\"><\/a>\u00catre Conjugation with le Plus-Que-Parfait<\/h3>\n<p>While the <em>pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/em> allows people to talk about past events, the French language has another tense for discussing even more distant ideas. This is <em>le plus-que-parfait, <\/em>which you might also know as the pluperfect.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not familiar with grammatical jargon, don\u2019t worry. We\u2019ll break it down for you. The pluperfect refers to an event that happened in a more distant past. In English if you talk about something in the past and need to refer to something happening before that, then you use the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">pluperfect<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">was walking<\/span> to the restaurant even though I <strong>had <\/strong>already<strong> eaten<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this sentence, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">was walking<\/span> refers to the near past, while <strong>had eaten<\/strong> refers to something even earlier than the walking. Generally, you can think of <em>le plus-que-parfait<\/em> as the tense that uses the verb <strong>had<\/strong>. To make it, you just add the past participle <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span> to <span style=\"color: #993366;\">avoir<\/span> in the imperfect. The forms in French are below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J\u2019<span style=\"color: #993366;\">avais<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong> impressionn\u00e9<br \/>\nI <strong>had<\/strong> <strong>been<\/strong> impressed<\/li>\n<li>Tu <span style=\"color: #993366;\">avais<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> tr\u00e8s clair<br \/>\nYou <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">had been<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> very clear<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Il <span style=\"color: #993366;\">avait<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> boulevers\u00e9<br \/>\nHe <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">had been<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> devastated<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Nous <span style=\"color: #993366;\">avions<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> fatigu\u00e9s<br \/>\nWe <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">had been<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> tired<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Vous <span style=\"color: #993366;\">aviez<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> si tendu<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">You <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">had been<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> so tense<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ils <span style=\"color: #993366;\">avaient<\/span> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00e9t\u00e9<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> boulevers\u00e9<br \/>\nThey <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">had been<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> devastated<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a id=\"post-3350-_6e1j7gxufdqu\"><\/a>\u00catre in the near Future<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to le futur simple (the simple future), French also uses a compound future tense with the verb <span style=\"color: #993366;\">aller<\/span> (to go) and the infinitive. This is used to discuss events in the near future and translates to the idea of \u2018going to\u2019 in English.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Je <span style=\"color: #993366;\">vais<\/span> <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>&#8230;<br \/>\nI\u2019m going to be\u2026.<\/li>\n<li>Tu <span style=\"color: #993366;\">vas<\/span> <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>&#8230;<br \/>\nYou\u2019re going to be\u2026.<\/li>\n<li>Il\/Elle <span style=\"color: #993366;\">va<\/span> <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>\u2026<br \/>\nHe\/She&#8217;s going to be\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Nous <span style=\"color: #993366;\">allons<\/span> <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>\u2026.<br \/>\nWe\u2019re going to be\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Vous <span style=\"color: #993366;\">allez<\/span> <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>\u2026.<br \/>\nYou\u2019re going to be\u2026.<\/li>\n<li>Ils\/Elles <span style=\"color: #993366;\">vont<\/span> <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>\u2026<br \/>\nThey\u2019re going to be&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a id=\"post-3350-_ms76ad9iove6\"><\/a>\u00catre as an Auxiliary Verb<\/h3>\n<p>All of the compound tenses we\u2019ve mentioned up to this point have involved another auxiliary verb. However, oftentimes <em>\u00eatre<\/em> acts as a helping verb to talk about the past tense.<\/p>\n<p>While most verbs use <em>avoir<\/em> as their auxiliary verb to form the <em>pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9<\/em>, there is a large group that uses\u00a0<em>\u00eatre <\/em>instead. Normally, these are intransitive verbs\/verbs with no direct object.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Je <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">suis<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">venu<\/span><br \/>\nI came<\/li>\n<li>Elle <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">est<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">partie<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><br \/>\nShe left<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Nous <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sommes<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">entr\u00e9s<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">We came in<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ils <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sont<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">arriv\u00e9s<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><br \/>\nThey arrived<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"post-3350-_a6r899fy9xpd\"><\/a>\u00catre \u2013 Conjugation for the Subjunctive<\/h2>\n<p>In order to express doubt or possibility in French, we use the subjunctive form of a verb. The subjunctive isn\u2019t a tense but a form of a tense that\u2019s used when something is uncertain. Verbs in the subjunctive often (but not always) come after the conjunction <strong>que<\/strong>. If you\u2019d like to get a deeper explanation on the subjunctive, you can read about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/french-subjunctive-rules-and-examples-1369323\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s the conjugation of <em>\u00eatre<\/em> in the subjunctive mood:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Singular<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">Plural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>(que) je sois<\/td>\n<td>(that) I am<\/td>\n<td>(que) nous soyons<\/td>\n<td>(that) we are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>(que) tu sois<\/td>\n<td>(that) you are<\/td>\n<td>(que) vous soyez<\/td>\n<td>(that) you are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>(que) il soit<\/td>\n<td>(that) he is<\/td>\n<td>(que) ils soient<\/td>\n<td>(that) they are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>(que) elle soit<\/td>\n<td>(that) she is<\/td>\n<td>(que) elles soient<\/td>\n<td>(that) they are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>(que) on soit<\/td>\n<td>(that) we are\/one is<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li>Il faut <strong>que<\/strong> je <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sois<\/span><\/strong> s\u00fbr<br \/>\nI have to be sure (It\u2019s necessary <strong>that<\/strong> I\u2019m sure)<\/li>\n<li>Je veux<strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> que<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> tu <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sois<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> heureux<br \/>\nI want you to be happy (I want <strong>that<\/strong> you be happy)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Il veut <strong>qu<\/strong>\u2019elle <strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">soit<\/span> <\/strong>pr\u00eate<br \/>\nHe wants her to be ready (<em>He wants <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">that<\/strong><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em> she be read<\/em>y)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Quel dommage <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">que<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> nous <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">soyons<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> ici<br \/>\nWhat a shame <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">that<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> we\u2019re here<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"post-3350-_m8veu3zh6m\"><\/a>Etre Conjugation \u2013 The Command Forms<\/h2>\n<p>To have a full understanding of the <em>\u00eatre<\/em> conjugation, you should also know how to use it as a command. Thankfully, you don\u2019t have to learn anything new since the command forms of<em> \u00eatre<\/em> are the same as the subjunctive form.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Sois<\/span><\/strong> gentil<br \/>\n\u2018Be nice\u2019 (to one person)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Soyons<\/span> <\/strong>raisonnables \u2018<br \/>\n\u2018Let\u2019s be reasonable\u2019<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Soyez<\/strong><\/span> responsables<br \/>\n\u2018Be responsible\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"post-3350-_dmmml98erspw\"><\/a>Summary on the \u00catre Conjugation<\/h2>\n<p>So there you have it \u2013 everything you really need to know about the verb <em>\u00eatre<\/em> and all of its conjugations. With this you should be able to manage four of the simple tenses and the four of the compound tenses that use <em>\u00eatre. <\/em>At the same time, this should give you some idea about the present subjunctive and command forms of the verb. While there are other verb constructions that use the verb <em>\u00eatre<\/em>, these are the basis of every day French. It may seem like a big undertaking but you\u2019ll be able to see the results after a bit of practice.<\/p>\n<h2>Challenge yourself with Clozemaster<\/h2>\n<p>Learning how to conjugate\u00a0<em>\u00eatre<\/em>\u00a0might seem daunting at first, but don\u2019t worry, it comes naturally with practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Test your skills and see what you\u2019ve learned from this article by playing a selection of French sentences with conjugated forms of <em>\u00eatre<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 2px solid green;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/embedded\/languages\/fra-eng\/collections\/cee75526-1b6b-4c98-bb19-796640deee66\/play?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;skill=vocabulary&amp;sentences_per_round=10&amp;mode=multiple-choice\" width=\"100%\" height=\"640\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-french-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up here<\/a> to save your progress and start getting fluent with thousands of French sentences at Clozemaster.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Clozemaster\u00a0<\/strong>has been designed to help you learn the language in context by filling in the gaps in authentic sentences. With features such as Grammar Challenges, Cloze-Listening, and Cloze-Reading, the app will let you emphasize all the competencies necessary to become fluent in French.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-french-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Take your French to the next level. Click here to start practicing with real French sentences!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/etre-french.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/etre-french.png 735w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/etre-french-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/etre-french-683x1024.png 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<script async=\"\" defer=\"\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French language has its fair share of quirks. One that you\u2019ll face as soon as you start learning the language is the weird and irregular verb\u00a0\u00eatre. The verb simply means \u2018to be\u2019 and is used the same way we use it in English. As such, it\u2019s a pretty important word for learning French. 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