Title: All French Decks [languageatlas.com] / French A0/A1: Introduction to French [languageatlas.com] / Chapter 2: Verbs / Être
Tags: French_A1_Verbs French_A1_Verbs_Important_Irregular_Verbs
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Explanation: Être Conjugation Table
​je | ​suis
​tu | ​es
​il/elle/on | ​est
​nous | ​sommes
​vous | ​êtes
​ils/elles | ​sont
Usage of Être
This section on être conjugation will show you how être is used in French. There are four general usages for the verb être in French
1. To present oneself
Je suis Mme Martin
I am Miss Martin
This is similar to how you use it in English.
2. To state one’s nationality
Il est américain
He is American
Please note that nationalities in French are not capitalized unless they are used as a proper noun.
3. To talk about your job/profession
Je suis avocat
I am a lawyer
In French, when you talk about your profession you don’t use an article before your profession.
4. Describe a person or a thing
Vous êtes contente Mme Martin?
Are you happy Miss Martin?
Note that when we are in a formal situation or are speaking to someone that is older than us we generally use “vous”
Tu es triste Paul?
Are you sad Paul?
When we are in an informal situation or when we are speaking to someone our own age we generally use “tu”
Pronunciation of Être
In this section on être conjugation we will focus on pronunciation. There are 2 important rules to take into account when we want to pronounce an être conjugation in French.
1. We do not pronounce the last e in the subject pronoun elle
Elle est
She is
We would not pronounce the “e” in the world “elle”. After the double “l” we would immediately go to pronouncing the “est”.
2. Rather than pause in between certain words, we pronounce them in one go. This is called a liason and applies in the following expressions
On est
Vous êtes
Here we can see that “on est” is pronounced in one go, and in “vous “êtes” the letter s at the end of the subject pronoun will be pronounced with the letter z.
Source: https://languageatlas.com/french-a1/etre-conjugation-in-the-present-tense/

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Je __ canadien.
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: I am Canadian.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Je suis canadien.
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: suis

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Je __ Mme Martin.
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: I am Miss Martin.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Je suis Mme Martin.
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: suis

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Je __ M Dubois.
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: I am Mr Dubois.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Je suis M Dubois.
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Answer of Blank Area: suis

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Tu __ jeune.
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: You are young.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Tu es jeune.
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Answer of Blank Area: es

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Tu __ triste Paul?
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: Are you sad Paul?
[Back] Answer Sentence: Tu es triste Paul?
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Answer of Blank Area: es

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Il __ blond.
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: He is blond.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Il est blond.
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Answer of Blank Area: est

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Il __ américain.
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: He is American.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Il est américain.
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: est

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Nous __ bibliothécaires.
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: We are librarians.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Nous sommes bibliothécaires.
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Answer of Blank Area: sommes

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Tu __ belle.
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: You are beautiful.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Tu es belle.
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: es

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Vous __ heureuse Mme Martin?
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: Are you happy Miss Martin?
[Back] Answer Sentence: Vous êtes heureuse Mme Martin?
Author: Created by: Sam Denishin
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Answer of Blank Area: êtes

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Ils __ pharmaciens.
This Needs To Be Conjugated (Only for: être
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: They are pharmacists.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Ils sont pharmaciens.
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Answer of Blank Area: sont