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JohnKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Je suis
So I am and I follow is the same? I am you = I follow you = je te suis?
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate suivre, vivre and derivatives in Le Présent (present tense)"
Asked 4 years ago

LauraKwiziq team member
Bonjour J,
Well, I'm not sure that anyone would ever say "I am you" but yes, the first person singular conjugations for être and suivre are the same: Je suis.
LannyKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
My wife has a great story about learning French in high-school. They were given random slips of paper and told to tell a story. Her's was, "I am a tree." [Je suis un arbre.] She started in with, "I followed a tree to school. Where it was going I do not know." [Je suis un arbre...] She relates that her teacher looked confused, had the lightbulb go off, took off her glasses and laughed for five minutes.

Theresa-MarieKwiziq community member
Laura,
True, one may not say "I am you", but one would say "I follow Jesus Christ". Would the same sentence structure be used in that case: "Je Jésus-Christ suis"?
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Je suis
So I am and I follow is the same? I am you = I follow you = je te suis?
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