Guided notes leçon 1

Être

Être = _______________

1) To describe a temporary or permanent state of being

ex. Je suis contente – I am happy
2) To describe someone's profession
ex. Il est ingénieur – He is an engineer
3) To indicate possession.
Ex. Ce crayon est à moi – this is my pencil

Je = __________ Je __________ = I am

Tu = ________ ____ Tu __________ = You are

Il = ___________ Il ___________ = He is

Elle = __________ Elle _________ = She is

On = __________ ____ On _________ =

Nous = _________ Nous ________ =

Vous = _________ ___ Vous ________ =

Ils = __________ Ils __________ =

Elles1 = _________ ___ Elles _________ =

Key
 Inf. = informal – English does not have informal and formal, but in French, the
informal tense tu is used with family, friends, and acquaintances your own age.
 F. = formal – the formal tense is used when talking with bosses, your teachers,
older people, etc. It is a sign of respect and distance
 Pl. = Plural - talking to or about multiple people
 M. = Masculine
 F. = Feminine

1
elles is only used when speaking strictly about women. If even one man is in a
group, ils is used
Telling Time

In French, we use “____ __________” to say the time. For example, _____ __________
7h = It is 7 o’clock

France uses a _____________ system for the time. For example, 4 p.m. = ____________

In the morning =

In the afternoon=

In the evening=

It is 9 in the morning = _________________________________________________

It is 4 in the afternoon = __________________________________________________