Être et avoir (English versions)

introduction

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forms

verbal base

the infinitive is often preceded by "to"

be

have

participles

present participle - being, having

past participle - been, had

present tense

1st person (speaker + group speaker represents) | I am, I have | we are, we have

2nd person (addressee: who you're speaking to) | you are, you have

3rd person (outsider) | s/he is, it has | there are, they have

past tense

1st person (speaker + group speaker represents) | I was, I had | we were, we had

2nd person (addressee: who you're speaking to) | you were, you had

3rd person (outsider) | it was, s/he had | there were, they had