{"id":88,"date":"2024-02-21T18:42:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=88"},"modified":"2024-02-21T18:42:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:42:14","slug":"1-18-structure-le-verbe-etre","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/frenchoer1\/chapter\/1-18-structure-le-verbe-etre\/","title":{"raw":"1.18: Structure - Le verbe \u00eatre","rendered":"1.18: Structure &#8211; Le verbe \u00eatre"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">In this section, you will learn about the verb <strong>\u00eatre.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"box-note\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"box-legend editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Media Alternative<\/span><\/h2>\r\nListen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">You can identify and describe people or things using the linking verb <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> (to be). It is one of the most frequently used verbs and we have already seen many examples of it above.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\"><caption>Conjugaison du verbe \u00catre<\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Pronoms sujets<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">je<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\"><strong>suis<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">I am<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">tu<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\"><strong>es<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">you are (familiar, singular)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">il<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">elle<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">on<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">ce, c'<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>est<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>est<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>est<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>est<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">he is,\u00a0it is<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">she is,\u00a0it is<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">one is, we are<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">it is<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">nous<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\"><strong>sommes<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">we are<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">vous<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\"><strong>\u00eates<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">you are (formal or plural)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">ils<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">elles<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">ce<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>sont<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>sont<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>sont<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">they are (people or things)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\r\n\r\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\"><caption>\u00catre (to be)<\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" scope=\"row\">personne<\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\"><span class=\"mt-font-size-(Default)\">singulier<\/span><\/th>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\"><span class=\"mt-font-size-(Default)\">pluriel<\/span><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"row\" data-th=\"personne\"><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">1\u00e8re personne<\/span><\/th>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"singulier\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">suis<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"pluriel\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">sommes<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"row\" data-th=\"personne\"><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">2e personne<\/span><\/th>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"singulier\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">es<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"pluriel\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">\u00eates<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"row\" data-th=\"personne\"><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">3e personne<\/span><\/th>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"singulier\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">est<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"pluriel\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">sont<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">Notice how the form of the verb <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> changes according to who or what the subject is. This subject-verb agreement is called conjugation (<strong>la conjugaison<\/strong>). You will learn a variety of verbs and conjugations throughout the course.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">Use <strong>ne...pas<\/strong> to make a sentence negative. Just place the verb in between them, like this:<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">Je suis (v.) (I am). ==&gt; Je <strong>ne<\/strong> suis (v.)\u00a0<strong>pas <\/strong>\u00a0(I am not).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">\u2014 Est-ce que tu es professeur ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">\u2014 Non, je <strong>ne<\/strong> suis <strong>pas<\/strong> professeur.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\"><strong>Ne<\/strong> becomes <strong>n'<\/strong> if the verb begins with a vowel\".<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">Il est (v.) am\u00e9ricain (He is American). ==&gt; Il n'est\u00a0(v.) pas am\u00e9ricain. (He is not American).<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">\u2014 Est-ce qu'il est am\u00e9ricain ?<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">\u2014 Non, il <strong>n'<\/strong>est <strong>pas<\/strong> am\u00e9ricain. Il est fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_2\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"lt-human-104350 editable\">On pratique !<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"section_3\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9\u00a0A<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">Complete each sentence with the correct form of <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Je <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> content (happy).<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Mark <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> am\u00e9ricain.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Nous <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> amis (friends).<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Marie et toi, vous <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> sympa (nice)<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Elles <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> tristes (sad).<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Guillaume et V\u00e9ro <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> fatigu\u00e9s (tired).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_4\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9\u00a0B<\/b><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">\u00catre ou ne pas \u00eatre ?<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\" start=\"1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Les roses <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> rouges.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">M. Martin <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> canadien.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Guillaume <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> tr\u00e8s grand.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Tu n'es pas blonde ! Tu <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> brune.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Nous <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> jeunes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Elles <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> belles.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Use <strong>ne...pas<\/strong> and the verb <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> to fill in the blanks. Exemple: Les pandas sont noirs et blancs. Ils ne sont pas rouges.\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Les roses sont rouges. Elles <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> violettes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">M. Martin est canadien. Il <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> fran\u00e7ais.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Guillaume est tr\u00e8s grand. Il <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> petit.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Tu <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> blonde ! Tu es brune.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Nous sommes jeunes. Nous <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> vieux.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Elles sont belles. Elles <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> laides.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_5\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"lt-human-104350 editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0C<\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">Compl\u00e9tez les phrases avec le verbe <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Ce _______ des chiens.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">C'_______ une id\u00e9e.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Tanya et moi, on _______ tr\u00e8s contents.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Elles ne _______ pas blondes.<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Ce n'______ pas un \u00e9l\u00e9phant.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_6\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On approfondit !<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\r\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources\u00a0en ligne<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"lt-human-104333\">Use the following resources\u00a0to\u00a0type accents and\/or search for words:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"Accent website\" href=\"https:\/\/french.typeit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Accents<\/a>:\u00a0\u00e7,\u00a0\u00e0,\u00a0\u00e9,\u00a0\u00e8,\u00a0\u00e2,\u00a0\u00ea,\u00a0\u00ee,\u00a0\u00f4,\u00a0\u00fb,\u00a0\u00f9,\u00a0\u00eb,\u00a0\u00ef,\u00a0\u00fc<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"French dictionary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordreference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Dictionnaire<\/a>\u00a0fran\u00e7ais-anglais<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_7\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice 1 : pronoms sujets<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5112\/embed[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_8\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong><strong><strong>Exercice 2 : verbe \u00eatre<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2163\/embed[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_9\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong><strong><strong>Exercice\u00a03 : verbe \u00eatre<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5113\/embed[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_10\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong><strong><strong>Exercice\u00a04 : verbe \u00eatre<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2165\/embed[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"section_11\" class=\"mt-section\">\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong><strong><strong>Exercice\u00a05\u00a0: n\u00e9gation et verbe \u00eatre<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n[embed]https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2166\/embed[\/embed]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\">\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"autoattribution-divider\" \/>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"autoattribution\">\r\n\r\nThis page titled <a class=\"internal mt-self-link\" href=\"https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Languages\/French\/French_OER_1_(Carrasco_Zahedi_and_Parrish)\/01%3A_Unite_1_-_Bonjour\/1.18%3A_Structure_-_Le_verbe_etre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"internal noopener\">1.18: Structure - Le verbe \u00eatre<\/a> is shared under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY-NC 4.0<\/a> license and was authored, remixed, and\/or curated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.palomar.edu\/pages\/worldlanguages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">William J. Carrasco, Shahrzad Zahedi, &amp; Caren Barnezet Parrish<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/footer>","rendered":"<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">In this section, you will learn about the verb <strong>\u00eatre.<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-note\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"box-legend editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Media Alternative<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Listen to the audio clips that follow on this page to hear the French pronunciation of vocabulary and examples presented.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"section_1\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On \u00e9tudie !<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">You can identify and describe people or things using the linking verb <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> (to be). It is one of the most frequently used verbs and we have already seen many examples of it above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>Conjugaison du verbe \u00catre<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Pronoms sujets<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\">Anglais<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">je<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\"><strong>suis<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">I am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">tu<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\"><strong>es<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">you are (familiar, singular)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">il<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">elle<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">on<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">ce, c&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>est<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>est<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>est<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>est<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">he is,\u00a0it is<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">she is,\u00a0it is<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">one is, we are<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">it is<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">nous<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\"><strong>sommes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">we are<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">vous<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\"><strong>\u00eates<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">you are (formal or plural)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Pronoms sujets\">\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">ils<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">elles<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\">ce<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Fran\u00e7ais\">\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>sont<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>sont<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\"><strong>sont<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"Anglais\">they are (people or things)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\"><audio controls=\"controls\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<table class=\"mt-responsive-table\">\n<caption>\u00catre (to be)<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\" scope=\"row\">personne<\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\"><span class=\"mt-font-size-(Default)\">singulier<\/span><\/th>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"col\"><span class=\"mt-font-size-(Default)\">pluriel<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"row\" data-th=\"personne\"><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">1\u00e8re personne<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"singulier\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">suis<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"pluriel\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">sommes<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"row\" data-th=\"personne\"><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">2e personne<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"singulier\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">es<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"pluriel\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">\u00eates<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"mt-align-center\" scope=\"row\" data-th=\"personne\"><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">3e personne<\/span><\/th>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"singulier\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">est<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"mt-align-center lt-human-104350\" data-th=\"pluriel\"><strong><span class=\"mt-font-size-16\">sont<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">Notice how the form of the verb <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> changes according to who or what the subject is. This subject-verb agreement is called conjugation (<strong>la conjugaison<\/strong>). You will learn a variety of verbs and conjugations throughout the course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">Use <strong>ne&#8230;pas<\/strong> to make a sentence negative. Just place the verb in between them, like this:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">Je suis (v.) (I am). ==&gt; Je <strong>ne<\/strong> suis (v.)\u00a0<strong>pas <\/strong>\u00a0(I am not).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">\u2014 Est-ce que tu es professeur ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">\u2014 Non, je <strong>ne<\/strong> suis <strong>pas<\/strong> professeur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\"><strong>Ne<\/strong> becomes <strong>n&#8217;<\/strong> if the verb begins with a vowel&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">Il est (v.) am\u00e9ricain (He is American). ==&gt; Il n&#8217;est\u00a0(v.) pas am\u00e9ricain. (He is not American).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">\u2014 Est-ce qu&#8217;il est am\u00e9ricain ?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-indent-1 lt-human-104350\">\u2014 Non, il <strong>n&#8217;<\/strong>est <strong>pas<\/strong> am\u00e9ricain. Il est fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_2\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"lt-human-104350 editable\">On pratique !<\/h2>\n<div id=\"section_3\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9\u00a0A<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">Complete each sentence with the correct form of <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Je <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> content (happy).<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Mark <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> am\u00e9ricain.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Nous <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> amis (friends).<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Marie et toi, vous <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> sympa (nice)<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Elles <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> tristes (sad).<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Guillaume et V\u00e9ro <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> fatigu\u00e9s (tired).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_4\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><b>Activit\u00e9\u00a0B<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">\u00catre ou ne pas \u00eatre ?<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha\" start=\"1\">\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>.\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Les roses <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> rouges.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">M. Martin <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> canadien.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Guillaume <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> tr\u00e8s grand.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Tu n&#8217;es pas blonde ! Tu <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> brune.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Nous <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> jeunes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Elles <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> belles.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Use <strong>ne&#8230;pas<\/strong> and the verb <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong> to fill in the blanks. Exemple: Les pandas sont noirs et blancs. Ils ne sont pas rouges.\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Les roses sont rouges. Elles <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> violettes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">M. Martin est canadien. Il <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> fran\u00e7ais.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Guillaume est tr\u00e8s grand. Il <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> petit.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Tu <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> blonde ! Tu es brune.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Nous sommes jeunes. Nous <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> vieux.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Elles sont belles. Elles <span role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Answer Line\">________<\/span> laides.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_5\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lt-human-104350 editable\">Activit\u00e9\u00a0C<\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104350\">Compl\u00e9tez les phrases avec le verbe <strong>\u00eatre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Ce _______ des chiens.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">C&#8217;_______ une id\u00e9e.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Tanya et moi, on _______ tr\u00e8s contents.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Elles ne _______ pas blondes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"lt-human-104350\">Ce n&#8217;______ pas un \u00e9l\u00e9phant.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_6\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"editable\">On approfondit !<\/h2>\n<div class=\"box-definition\">\n<div class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"box-legend lt-human-104348 editable\"><span class=\"lt-icon-default\">Ressources\u00a0en ligne<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"lt-human-104333\">Use the following resources\u00a0to\u00a0type accents and\/or search for words:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"Accent website\" href=\"https:\/\/french.typeit.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Accents<\/a>:\u00a0\u00e7,\u00a0\u00e0,\u00a0\u00e9,\u00a0\u00e8,\u00a0\u00e2,\u00a0\u00ea,\u00a0\u00ee,\u00a0\u00f4,\u00a0\u00fb,\u00a0\u00f9,\u00a0\u00eb,\u00a0\u00ef,\u00a0\u00fc<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"link-https\" title=\"French dictionary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wordreference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener nofollow\">Dictionnaire<\/a>\u00a0fran\u00e7ais-anglais<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_7\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong>Exercice 1 : pronoms sujets<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5112\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5112\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_8\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong><strong><strong>Exercice 2 : verbe \u00eatre<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2163\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2163\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_9\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong><strong><strong>Exercice\u00a03 : verbe \u00eatre<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5113\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/5113\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_10\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong><strong><strong>Exercice\u00a04 : verbe \u00eatre<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2165\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2165\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"section_11\" class=\"mt-section\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"editable\"><strong><strong><strong>Exercice\u00a05\u00a0: n\u00e9gation et verbe \u00eatre<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2166\/embed\">https:\/\/studio.libretexts.org\/h5p\/2166\/embed<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"mt-content-footer\">\n<hr class=\"autoattribution-divider\" \/>\n<div class=\"autoattribution\">\n<p>This page titled <a class=\"internal mt-self-link\" href=\"https:\/\/human.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Languages\/French\/French_OER_1_(Carrasco_Zahedi_and_Parrish)\/01%3A_Unite_1_-_Bonjour\/1.18%3A_Structure_-_Le_verbe_etre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"internal noopener\">1.18: Structure &#8211; Le verbe \u00eatre<\/a> is shared under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CC BY-NC 4.0<\/a> license and was authored, remixed, and\/or curated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.palomar.edu\/pages\/worldlanguages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">William J. 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