1 – Bonjour et bienvenue!
Grammaire: 1.3 – Le verbe “être”
être = to be
Formation:
The verb être is an irregular verb in the present tense. Listen carefully to its forms in the present. Do you hear the liaison or linking in the pronunciation of the –s in the vous form? It is pronounced as a /z/ to link with the vowel ê in êtes.
| être ‘to be’ | |
| je suis ‘I am’ | nous sommes ‘we are’ |
| tu es ‘you (sg.) are’ | vous êtes ‘you (pl.) are’ |
| elle/il/eil/on est ‘she/he/they/one is’ | elles/ils/eils sont ‘they are’ |
C’est (She/He/It is… ) and Ce sont (They are..) are common expression used to describe and introduce people or things. See c’est vs. il/elle est for more information.
