French verb être - About-France.com
about-france.com › french › etreEtre. Etre - to be - is a verb with three functions. It is the most common, and also the most irregular, of French verbs. Firstly it is a lexical verb, or main verb, in its own right, meaning " to be ". Example: Il est trois heures moins le quart - It is a quarter to three. Secondly it is an auxiliary which combines with the past participle of ...
French verb être - About-France.com
https://about-france.com/french/etre.htmFor each active tense of a verb, the passive is formed with the appropriate tense of être followed by the past participle: thus, for example, The present passive is formed with the present tense of être and a past participle. Example: Il est cassé - It's broken. The perfect passive (passé composé passif) is formed with the perfect tense of être ...