The verb être means to be.
Learn how to conjugate I am and you are in Le Présent Indicatif in French
Note that the verb form changes depending on who is acting.
Remember that in French, to say you, you will use either:
- tu to address one person you know well, i.e. informal and singular
- vous to address a group of people, i.e. plural OR one person in a professional context, or that you don't know well, i.e. formal and singular
See also Using Tu and Vous to express three types of you in French (French Subject Pronouns)
Here's a link to the full conjugation of être in Le Présent Indicatif:
Conjugate être in the present tense in French (Le Présent)
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