The verbs "Être" and "Avoir"

Two of the most important verbs in the French language are "Être" and "Avoir". They both mean "to be" and "to have" respectively. They are commonly used in many different French phrases and sentences. These verbs are conjugated differently to regular French verbs.

Before we get into that, you have to learn the different types of conjugation (the person's).

Je means I

Tu means you (informal)

Il/elle/on means he/she/we (informal)

Nous means we (formal)

Vous mean you (formal)

Ils/elles means they (masculine and feminine)

Être

Je suis - I am

Tu es - you (informal) are

Il/elle/on est - he/she/we (informal) are

Nous sommes - We (formal) are

Vous êtes - you (formal) are

Ils/elles sont - They (masculine and feminine) are

As you can see the conjugations of the verbs are completely different from the infinitive, and they change for every person. It doesn't follow any regular conjugation rules, so it needs to be memorized. The actual verbs are in italics so they can be easily identified.

Avoir

J'ai - I have

Tu as - you (informal) have

Il/elle/on a - he/she/we (informal) has

Nous avons - We (formal) have

Vous avez - You (formal) have

Ils/elles ont - They (masculine and feminine) have

Like être, avoir doesn't follow any conjugation rules so needs to be memorized. Again the actual verbs are in italics.

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