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French Verbs

Infinitive - être - "be" - irregular verb

Present participle - étant

Past participle - été

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présent de l'indicatif

je suis

I am

tu es

you are

il est

he is

elle est

she is

nous sommes

we are

vous êtes

you are

ils sont

they are

elles sont

they are

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imparfait de l'indicatif

j'étais

I was being

tu étais

you were being

il était

he was being

elle était

she was being

nous étions

we were being

vous étiez

you were being

ils étaient

they were being

elles étaient

they were being

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passé simple

je fus

I was

tu fus

you were

il fut

he was

elle fut

she was

nous fûmes

we were

vous fûtes

you were

ils furent

they were

elles furent

they were

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futur

je serai

I will be

tu seras

you will be

il sera

he will be

elle sera

she will be

nous serons

we will be

vous serez

you will be

ils seront

they will be

elles seront

they will be

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conditionnel

je serais

I would be

tu serais

you would be

il serait

he would be

elle serait

she would be

nous serions

we would be

vous seriez

you would be

ils seraient

they would be

elles seraient

they would be

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présent du subjonctif

je sois

I am

tu sois

you are

il soit

he is

elle soit

she is

nous soyons

we are

vous soyez

you are

ils soient

they are

elles soient

they are

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imparfait du subjonctif

je fusse

I was

tu fusses

you were

il fût

he was

elle fût

she was

nous fussions

we were

vous fussiez

you were

ils fussent

they were

elles fussent

they were

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passé composé

j'ai été

I have been

tu as été

you have been

il a été

he has been

elle a été

she has been

nous avons été

we have been

vous avez été

you have been

ils ont été

they have been

elles ont été

they have been

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais été

I had been

tu avais été

you had been

il avait été

he had been

elle avait été

she had been

nous avions été

we had been

vous aviez été

you had been

ils avaient été

they had been

elles avaient été

they had been

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passé antérieur

j'eus été

I had been

tu eus été

you had been

il eut été

he had been

elle eut été

she had been

nous eûmes été

we had been

vous eûtes été

you had been

ils eurent été

they had been

elles eurent été

they had been

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futur antérieur

j'aurai été

I will have been

tu auras été

you will have been

il aura été

he will have been

elle aura été

she will have been

nous aurons été

we will have been

vous aurez été

you will have been

ils auront été

they will have been

elles auront été

they will have been

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais été

I would have been

tu aurais été

you would have been

il aurait été

he would have been

elle aurait été

she would have been

nous aurions été

we would have been

vous auriez été

you would have been

ils auraient été

they would have been

elles auraient été

they would have been

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie été

I have been

tu aies été

you have been

il ait été

he has been

elle ait été

she has been

nous ayons été

we have been

vous ayez été

you have been

ils aient été

they have been

elles aient été

they have been

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse été

I would have been

tu eusses été

you would have been

il eût été

he would have been

elle eût été

she would have been

nous eussions été

we would have been

vous eussiez été

you would have been

ils eussent été

they would have been

elles eussent été

they would have been

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impératif

Sois!

Be! [you (familiar)]

Soyons!

Let's be!

Soyez!

Be! [you (formal)]