Usage of French Verbs - LE VERBE ETRE by GANIAT SODEKE of FRENCHY ASSOCIATES, NIGERIA

1. LE VERBE « ETRE »
THE VERB “TO BE”
Mademoiselle
GANIAT SODEKE

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4. LE VERBE « ETRE »
Le Verbe Etre means «To Be » in English Language;
It is a very important verb in French Language as it is often used in most
French Sentences;
By verbs, we refer to an action or doing word, e.g. eating, dancing etc;
Verbs are among the most important element of a sentence in any language;
In French, verbs needs to be conjugated from their infinitive forms so as to
suit personal pronouns.
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5. LE VERBE « ETRE »
Conjugation refers to the breaking down of verbs into various forms
to suit the personal pronoun;
e.g. (Go i.e. Aller She GOES to the market every Thursday. Here, you would
see that “es” has been added to “Go”.
Personal Pronouns are words word that substitutes for a noun or a
noun phrase, e.g. I, you, them, it, ours, who, which, myself, and
anybody.
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6. LE VERBE « ETRE »
Pronoms Personnels (Personal Pronouns) in French are Je, tu, il,
elle, nous, vous, ils, elles ;
Below is the conjugation of Le verbe ETRE in French:
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7. LE VERBE « ETRE »
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Je suis…………………...I am
Tu es……………………You are (singular)
Il est…………………….He is
Elle est………………….She is
Nous sommes…………...We ar
Vous êtes………………..You are (plural or polite form)
Ils sont…………………..They are (masculine)
Elles sont………………..They are (feminine)
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8. LE VERBE « ETRE »
When you want to refer to a group having a mixture of both genders,
even if it is just a day old baby boy in the midst of a million women, you
should use “ils sont”.
TO BE CONTINUED……
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GANIAT SODEKE
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