Être: to be (or not to be, I guess that's the question.)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| I am | je suis | nous sommes | we are |
| you are | tu es | vous êtes | you are |
| he/she is | il/elle est | ils/elles sont | they are |
You know a whole bunch of stuff with this verb. Here are some examples:
- I am French. (Je suis français.)
- Are you from Paris? (Tu es de Paris?)
- We are at the movies. (Nous sommes au cinéma.)
- He is here. (Il est ici.)
- You (all of you) are in class. (Vous êtes en classe.)
- Is she American? (Est-ce qu'elle est américaine?)
- They are from Philadelphia. (Ils sont de Philadelphie.)