1. ÊTRE
ÊTRE
ÊTRE
ÊTRE
ÊTRE
ÊTRE
ÊTRE

2. Before we go any further….
What is an infinitive?
Definition: It is the most basic form of a verb.
In French, infinitives end in -er, -ir, or -re.
Infinitives in English look like this: "to + verb" eg. to run / to eat / to listen
The infinitive by itself does NOT have a tense.
It is a bit like an “idea”.
It can be helpful to think of the infinitive as a sort of “title” for a verb.

3. ETRE – to be ETRE is an infinitive.
It is a bit like a title for the verb.
To actually use the verb in a sentence, we need to know the present tense forms.
We have already seen the subject pronouns.
JE TU IL ELLE ON
NOUS VOUS ILS ELLES
Each subject pronoun needs its own particular form of the verb.

4. Bonne Nouvelle!
There are nine subject pronouns but there are only SIX forms of the verb, so some double or even triple up!
HOURRA!
Let’s take a look – Si on regarde…..

5. ( je suis I am tu es you are*singular / informal
il est he is / it is *can refer to a person or a thing
elle est she is / it is *can refer to a person or a thing
on est one is / we are
nous sommes we are
vous êtes you are *plural / formal
ils sont they are *can refer to people or things
elles sont they are *can refer to people or things
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6. Salut Marie-France. JE SUIS!
Of course, you can not get very far in a conversation with only the verb ÊTRE.
Salut Marie-France. JE SUIS!
Hein?

7. to finish off the sentence.
We need some
adjectives
to finish off the sentence.