be
A1 Conjugate another verb →Irregular verb
Meaning être
Examples
- Where is she from? D'où vient-elle ?
- She is making a cake. Elle fait un gâteau.
Present
Present simplePrésentA1
- I am
- you are
- he/she/it is
- we are
- you are (plural)
- they are
Present continuousPrésent continuA1
- I am being
- you are being
- he/she/it is being
- we are being
- you are being (plural)
- they are being
Present perfectA2
- I have been
- you have been
- he/she/it has been
- we have been
- you have been (plural)
- they have been
Present perfect continuousB1
- I have been being
- you have been being
- he/she/it has been being
- we have been being
- you have been being (plural)
- they have been being
In the grammar guide: Present simple · Present continuous · Present perfect · Present perfect continuous
Past Passé
Past simplePrétéritA1
- I was
- you were
- he/she/it was
- we were
- you were (plural)
- they were
Past continuousPrétérit continuA2
- I was being
- you were being
- he/she/it was being
- we were being
- you were being (plural)
- they were being
Past perfectPlus-que-parfaitB1
- I had been
- you had been
- he/she/it had been
- we had been
- you had been (plural)
- they had been
Past perfect continuousB2
- I had been being
- you had been being
- he/she/it had been being
- we had been being
- you had been being (plural)
- they had been being
In the grammar guide: Past simple · Past continuous · Past perfect · Past perfect continuous
Future Futur
Future with willFutur simpleA2
- I will be
- you will be
- he/she/it will be
- we will be
- you will be (plural)
- they will be
Future with going toFutur procheA1
- I am going to be
- you are going to be
- he/she/it is going to be
- we are going to be
- you are going to be (plural)
- they are going to be
Future continuousB1
- I will be being
- you will be being
- he/she/it will be being
- we will be being
- you will be being (plural)
- they will be being
Future perfectFutur antérieurB2
- I will have been
- you will have been
- he/she/it will have been
- we will have been
- you will have been (plural)
- they will have been
Future perfect continuousB2
- I will have been being
- you will have been being
- he/she/it will have been being
- we will have been being
- you will have been being (plural)
- they will have been being
In the grammar guide: Future with will · Future with going to · Future continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous
Conditional Conditionnel
ConditionalConditionnel présentB1
- I would be
- you would be
- he/she/it would be
- we would be
- you would be (plural)
- they would be
Conditional perfectConditionnel passéB1
- I would have been
- you would have been
- he/she/it would have been
- we would have been
- you would have been (plural)
- they would have been
In the grammar guide: Conditional
Imperative Impératif
In the grammar guide: Imperative
Infinitive and participles Formes impersonnelles
InfinitiveInfinitifA1
- be
-ing formForme en -ingA1
- being
Past participleParticipe passéA2
- been
In the grammar guide: -ing form · Past participle
irregular form