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In le Passé Composé (conversational past), the verb être (to be) has an irregular past participle: été, and works with avoir as an auxiliary.
Conjugation of ÊTRE (to be) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French
| j'ai été | I was/have been |
| tu as été | you were/have been (singular-familiar form) |
| il/elle/on a été | he/she/we/one/people was/has been |
| nous avons été | we were/have been |
| vous avez été | you were/have been |
| ils/elles ont été | they were/have been |
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