To Be and To Have Retour sur ces deux verbes auxiliaires
| I am | Je suis | We are | Nous sommes | ||
| You are | Tu es | You are | Vous êtes | ||
| He is/She is/One is | Il est/Elle est/ On est | They are They are | Ils sont/Elles sont |
| I was | j’étais | We were | nous étions | |||
| You were | tu étais | You were | vous étiez | |||
| He was/She was/One was | il était/elle était/on était | They were | ils étaient/elles étaient |
Je and any verb form that starts with a vowel (or silent h) combine together for ease of pronunciation.
| I will be | je serai | We will be | nous serons | |||
| You will be | tu seras | You will be | vous serez | |||
| He will be/She will be/One will be | il sera/elle sera/on sera | They will be/They will be | ils seront/elles seront |
You must use the subject pronouns; but I will leave them out of future conjugations.
| I have | j’ai | We have | avons | ||
| You have | as | You have | avez | ||
| He/she has | a | They have | ont |
| I had | j’avais | We had | avions | |||
| You had | avais | You had | aviez | |||
| He/she had | avait | They had | avaient |
| I will have | j’aurai | We will have | aurons | |||
| You will have | auras | You will have | aurez | |||
| He/she will have | aura | They will have | auront |
In spoken French, the tu forms of verbs that begin with a vowel contract with the pronoun:
- tu es = t’es
- tu as = t’as, etc.
In addition, it is very common to use on (plus 3rd person singular conjugation) to mean we instead of nous.
