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en:grammaire:verbes:present:verbes_irreguliers_tres_frequents:etre [2021/01/25 09:30] – [Introduction] heleneen:grammaire:verbes:present:verbes_irreguliers_tres_frequents:etre [2023/02/14 14:31] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 =====Uses===== =====Uses=====
  
-être (to be) + name : +//être (to be) + name :// 
   * **Je suis Jean Martin.**   * **Je suis Jean Martin.**
   * //I am Jean Martin.//   * //I am Jean Martin.//
  
-être (to be) + nationality +//être (to be) + nationality// 
   * **Je suis canadien.**   * **Je suis canadien.**
   * //I am Canadian//   * //I am Canadian//
  
-être (to be) + origin (from):  +//être (to be) + origin (from): // 
   * **Je suis de Montréal.**      * **Je suis de Montréal.**   
   * //I am from Montréal//   * //I am from Montréal//
  
-être (to be) + present location :  +//être (to be) + present location ://  
   * **Ils sont à Berlin.**    * **Ils sont à Berlin.** 
   * //They are in Berlin//   * //They are in Berlin//
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 =====Conjugation===== =====Conjugation=====
  
-**être**    ( to be)+**être**    ( //to be//)
  
-|**Je suis**  |( I am)| +|**Je suis**  |//( I am)//| 
-|**Tu es** |( You are / familiar 'you')| +|**Tu es** |//( You are / familiar 'you')//| 
-|**Il est** |( He is)| +|**Il est** |//( He is)//| 
-|**Elle est** |( She is)|  +|**Elle est** |//( She is)//|  
-|**Nous sommes** |( We are)| +|**Nous sommes** |//( We are)//| 
-|**Vous êtes** |(You are / plural and/or formal ‘you’)| +|**Vous êtes** |//(You are / plural and/or formal ‘you’)//| 
-|**Ils sont **|( They are / masculine and/or both masculine and feminine)| +|**Ils sont **|//( They are / masculine and/or both masculine and feminine)//| 
-|**Elles sont** |(They are / all feminine)|+|**Elles sont** |//(They are / all feminine)//|
  
 +__**Listen here the pronunciation for "être" **__ : {{ :fr:grammaire:verbes:present:verbes_irreguliers_tres_frequents:etre.mp3 |}} 
 =====Examples===== =====Examples=====
  
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 =====Pronunciation===== =====Pronunciation=====
  
-Do not pronounce the final consonants at the end of a word.+//Do not pronounce the final consonants at the end of a word.//
  
-e.g.   '**es**' and '**est**' sound alike 
  
- **vous** = ‘//vou//’+  * '**es**' and '**est**' sound alike
  
-pronounce the final consonant of a word when it is followed by a word beginning +  *  **vous** = ‘//vou//’
-with a vowel.+
  
-e.g.    **vous êtes** = //vou_z_êtes// (the ’s’ will sound like ‘z’)+//pronounce the final consonant of a word when it is followed by a word beginning 
 +with a vowel.// 
 + 
 +e.g.    **vous êtes** = //‘vou_z_êtes’ (the ’s’ will sound like ‘z’) //