The verb être (to be) is irregular (it doesn't conjugate the same way as most verbs ending in -re).
Learn how to conjugate ÊTRE (to be) in Le Présent (Indicatif) in French
| je | suis |
| tu | es |
| il/elle/on | est |
| nous | sommes |
| vous | êtes |
| ils/elles | sont |
Have a listen to these examples:
Je suis en retard.I am late.
Tu es jolie.You are pretty.
Il est grand.He is tall.
Elle est gentille.She is nice.
Nous sommes frères.We are brothers.
Vous êtes soeurs jumelles.You are twin sisters.
Ils sont irlandais.They are Irish (men).
Elles sont françaises.They are French (women).
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