AUXILIARY VERBS
There exist two auxiliary verbs in French namely: avoir (to have) and être ( to be).
| AVOIR (To have) | |
|---|---|
| PRESENT TENSE | |
| J’ai (jay) | I have |
| Tu as (too ah) | You have |
| Il a (eel a) | He has |
| Elle a (ehl ah) | She has |
| Vous avez ( voo zah-veh) | You have |
| Ils ont (eel zohn) | They have(m) |
| Elles ont (ehl zohn) | They have(f) |
| PAST TENSE | |
| J’avais (jah-veh) | I had |
| Tu avais (too ah-veh) | You had |
| Il avait (eel aveh) | He had |
| Elle avait (ehl aveh) | She had |
| Nous avions (noo zah-vyohn) | We had |
| Vous aviez ( voo zah-vyay) | You had |
| Ils avaient (eel zah-veh) | They had(m) |
| Elles avaient (ehl zah-veh) | They had(f) |
| FUTURE TENSE | |
| J’aurai (joh-ray) | I will have |
| Tu auras (too- oh-ray) | You will have |
| Il aura (eel oh-ray) | He will have |
| Elle aura (ehl oh-ray) | She will have |
| Nous aurons (noo oh-rohn) | We will have |
| Vous aurez (voo oh-ray) | You will have |
| Ils auront (eel oh-rohn) | They will have |
| Elles auront (ehl zoh-rohn) | They will have |
| ÊTRE (To be) | |
| PRESENT TENSE | |
| Je suis (juh swee) | I am |
| Tu es (too eh) | You are |
| Il est (eel eh) | He is |
| Elle est (ehl eh) | She is |
| Nous sommes (noo sohm) | We are |
| Vous êtes (voo zeht) | You are |
| Ils sont (eel zohn) | They are(m) |
| Elles sont (ehl sohn) | They are(f) |
| PAST TENSE | |
| J’étais (jay-teh) | I was |
| Tu étais (too ay-teh) | You were |
| Il était (eel ay-teh) | He was |
| Elle était (ehl ay-teh) | She was |
| Nous étions (noo zay-tyohn) | We were |
| Vous étiez (voo zay-tyay) | You were |
| Ils étaient (eel zay-teh ) | They were(m) |
| Elles étaient (ehl zay-teh) | They were(f) |
| FUTURE TENSE | |
| Je serai (juh suh-ray) | I will be |
| Tu seras (too suh-rah) | You will be |
| Il sera (eel suh-rah) | He will be |
| Elle sera (ehl suh-rah) | She will be |
| Nous serons (noo suh-rohn) | We will be |
| Vous serez (voo suh-ray) | You will be |
| Ils seront (eel suh-rohn) | They will be(m) |
| Elles seront (ehl suh-rohn) | They will be (f) |
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