French verb ETRE means 'to be'. The fastest way to learn ALL the tenses is with our colour-coded VERB TABLE - past, present and future
1. For Compound Tenses:Whileavoiris the auxiliary for most verbs in the Frenchcompound tenses,êtreis the auxiliary for some verbs as well. The conjugated auxiliary verb is used with the past participle of the main verb to form the compound tense. For example: Je suis allé en France.> I...
Être,which means "to be" in most instances,is usedin idiomatic expressions, as an auxiliary verb for some verbs in the compound tenses, and for thepassive voice. Note that even thoughêtreis the French equivalent of "to be," there are certain expressions in which you have to useavoiror...