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Past of the French verb être

The past tense conjugations for the French verb être, along with their English translations.

être is an irregular verb


Verb phrases



ImperfectScored
j'étaisI was being
tu étaisyou were being
il étaithe was being
elle étaitshe was being
nous étionswe were being
vous étiezyou were being
ils étaientthey were being
elles étaientthey were being

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
je fusI was
tu fusyou were
il futhe was
elle futshe was
nous fûmeswe were
vous fûtesyou were
ils furentthey were
elles furentthey were

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai étéI have been
tu as étéyou have been
il a étéhe has been
elle a étéshe has been
nous avons étéwe have been
vous avez étéyou have been
ils ont ététhey have been
elles ont ététhey have been

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