French verb conjugation
être
irregular"to be, used to form the perfect and pluperfect tense of certain verbs, used to form the passive voice" — irregular French verb
Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | suis | étais | fus | serai |
| 2sg | es | étais | fus | seras |
| 3sg | est | était | fut | sera |
| 1pl | sommes | étions | fûmes | serons |
| 2pl | êtes | étiez | fûtes | serez |
| 3pl | sont | étaient | furent | seront |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sois | fusse |
| 2sg | sois | fusses |
| 3sg | soit | fût |
| 1pl | soyons | fussions |
| 2pl | soyez | fussiez |
| 3pl | soient | fussent |
Conditional
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 1sg | serais |
| 2sg | serais |
| 3sg | serait |
| 1pl | serions |
| 2pl | seriez |
| 3pl | seraient |
Imperative
| Present | |
|---|---|
| 2sg | sois |
| 1pl | soyons |
| 2pl | soyez |
Non-finite
- Infinitive
- être
- Gerund
- étant
- Past participle
- été
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