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Core French Verbs: Être and Avoir

Learn the present tense conjugations for the two most essential French verbs: être (to be) and avoir (to have).
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33 Cards
Lesson#1
This deck covers the two most important verbs in French: 'être', meaning 'to be', and 'avoir', meaning 'to have'. They are both irregular, so you need to memorize their forms. Mastering them is essential for building almost any sentence in French.
Lesson#2
Let's start with the verb 'être', which means 'to be'. We'll go through each form one by one, starting with the form for 'I'.
Lesson#3
To say 'I am' in French, you say 'je suis'.
Quiz#4
How do you say 'I am' in French?

je suis

Lesson#5
For the informal 'you are', as when speaking to a friend or family member, the phrase is 'tu es'.
Quiz#6
How do you say 'you are' in French, when speaking informally to one person?

tu es

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