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Before we go any further.What is an infinitive?

Definition: It is the most basic form of a verb.In French, infinitives end in -er, -ir, or -re.

Infinitives in English look like this: "to + verb" eg. to run / to eat / to listen

The infinitive by itself does NOT have a tense. It is a bit like an idea.

It can be helpful to think of the infinitive as a sort of title for a verb.ETRE to beETRE is an infinitive. It is a bit like a title for the verb. To actually use the verb in a sentence, we need to know the present tense forms. We have already seen the subject pronouns.JE TU IL ELLE ON NOUS VOUS ILS ELLESEach subject pronoun needs its own particular form of the verb.

Bonne Nouvelle!

There are nine subject pronouns but there are only SIX forms of the verb, so some double or even triple up!

HOURRA!

Lets take a look Si on regarde..

je suisI amtu esyou are*singular / informalil esthe is / it is *can refer to a person or a thingelle estshe is / it is *can refer to a person or a thingon estone is / we are

nous sommeswe arevous tesyou are *plural / formalils sont they are *can refer to people or thingselles sontthey are *can refer to people or things

bb((Of course, you can not get very far in a conversation with only the verb TRE.

Salut Marie-France. JE SUIS!Hein?

We need some adjectives to finish off the sentence.