Être Present Tense Conjugation
Use the chart, examples, and video below to learn how to conjugate être in the present tense.
Être: Present Tense Conjugation Chart
| PRONOUN | CONJUGATION |
|---|---|
| je | suis |
| tu | es |
| il/elle/on | est |
| nous | sommes |
| vous | êtes |
| ils/elles | sont |
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Examples: how to conjugate être in present tense
Here are some examples of conjugating être in present form:
Reste où tu es un moment.
Stay where you are for a moment.
Parallèlement, nous sommes également en contact avec les Américains.
At the same time, we are also in touch with the Americans.
Je préférerais dire qu'ils sont corrélés.
I would prefer to say that they are correlated.
Tips:
- Être is an irregular verb.
- Don’t worry about memorising all the conjugations perfectly. Through speaking and listening on a regular basis, you’ll develop an intuitive feel for the rules and exceptions when conjugating verbs.
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Reminder of what the French personal pronouns mean:
- je = I
- tu = you (singular informal)
- il/elle = he/she
- on = we (formal)
- nous = we (informal)
- vous= you (singular formal OR plural (both formal and informal))
- ils/elles = they
How to conjugate être in the present tense - recommended video:
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See how to conjugate être in other tenses:
Conjugate être in the passé composé