The Complete Etre Flashcards

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I am

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Je suis

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You are (singular informal)

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Tu es

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He is

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Il est

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She is

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Elle est

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One is/We are (informal)

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On est

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We are

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Nous sommes

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You are (plural formal)

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Vous êtes

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They are (masculine)

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Ils sont

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They are (feminine)

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Elles sont

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I was

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J’ai été

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You were (singular informal)

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Tu as été

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He was

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Il a été

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She was

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Elle a été

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One was/We were (informal)

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On a été

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We were

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Nous avons été

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You were (plural formal)

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Vous avez été

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They were (masculine)

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Ils ont été

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They were (feminine)

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Elles ont été

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I am going to be

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Je vais être

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You are going to be (singular informal)

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Tu vas être

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He is going to be

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Il va être

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She is going to be

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Elle va être

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One is going to be/We are going to be (informal)

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On va être

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We are going to be

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Nous allons être

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You are going to be (plural formal)

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Vous allez être

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They are going to be (masculine)

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Ils vont être

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They are going to be (feminine)

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Elles vont être

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I will be

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Je serai

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You will be (singular informal)

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Tu seras

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He will be

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Il sera

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She will be

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Elle sera

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One will be/We will be (informal)

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On sera

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We will be

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Nous serons

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You will be (plural formal)

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Vous serez

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They will be (masculine)

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Ils seront

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They will be (feminine)

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Elles seront

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I would be

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Je serais

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You would be (singular informal)

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Tu serais

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He would be

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Il serait

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She would be

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Elle serait

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One would be/We would be (informal)

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On serait

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We would be

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Nous serions

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You would be (plural formal)

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Vous seriez

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They would be (masculine)

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Ils seraient

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They would be (feminine)

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Elles seraient

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I was being

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J’étais

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You were being (singular informal)

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Tu étais

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He was being

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Il était

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She was being

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Elle était

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One was being/We were being (informal)

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On était

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We were being

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Nous étions

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You were being (plural formal)

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Vous étiez

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They were being (masculine)

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Ils étaient

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They were being (feminine)

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Elles étaient

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I am at the park

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Je suis au parc

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You are my friend (singular informal)

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Tu es mon ami

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He is a doctor

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Il est médecin

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She is a teacher

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Elle est enseignante

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We are late (informal)

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On est en retard

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We are ready

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Nous sommes prêts

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You are kind (plural formal)

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Vous êtes gentils

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They are students (masculine)

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Ils sont étudiants

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They are singers (feminine)

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Elles sont chanteuses

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I was tired

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J’ai été fatigué

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You were young (singular informal)

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Tu as été jeune

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He was brave

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Il a été brave

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She was shy

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Elle a été timide

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We were lost (informal)

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On a été perdus

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We were successful

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Nous avons été réussis

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You were happy (plural formal)

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Vous avez été heureux

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They were sad (masculine)

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Ils ont été tristes

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They were late (feminine)

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Elles ont été en retard

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I am going to be busy

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Je vais être occupé

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You are going to be strong (singular informal)

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Tu vas être fort

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He is going to be rich

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Il va être riche

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She is going to be famous

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Elle va être célèbre

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We are going to be fast (informal)

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On va être rapides

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We are going to be champions

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Nous allons être champions

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You are going to be leaders (plural formal)

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Vous allez être leaders

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They are going to be winners (masculine)

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Ils vont être gagnants

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They are going to be stars (feminine)

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Elles vont être stars

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I will be early

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Je serai en avance

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You will be proud (singular informal)

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Tu seras fier

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He will be tall

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Il sera grand

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She will be beautiful

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Elle sera belle

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We will be young (informal)

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On sera jeunes

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We will be wise

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Nous serons sages

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You will be free (plural formal)

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Vous serez libres

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They will be powerful (masculine)

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Ils seront puissants

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They will be brilliant (feminine)

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Elles seront brillantes

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I would be grateful

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Je serais reconnaissant

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You would be right (singular informal)

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Tu serais correct

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He would be lonely

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Il serait seul

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She would be kind

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Elle serait gentille

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We would be lucky (informal)

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On serait chanceux

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We would be funny

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Nous serions drôles

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You would be surprised (plural formal)

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Vous seriez surpris

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They would be loved (masculine)

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Ils seraient aimés

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They would be respected (feminine)

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Elles seraient respectées

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I was being honest

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J’étais honnête

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You were being silly (singular informal)

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Tu étais bête

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He was being serious

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Il était sérieux

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She was being quiet

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Elle était silencieuse

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We were being careful (informal)

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On était prudents

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We were being loud

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Nous étions bruyants

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You were being unfair (plural formal)

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Vous étiez injustes

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They were being noisy (masculine)

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Ils étaient bruyants

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They were being helpful (feminine)

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Elles étaient serviables

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I am going to the cinema after school

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Je vais au cinéma après l’école

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You are smarter than you think (singular informal)

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Tu es plus intelligent que tu ne penses

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He is a doctor not a magician

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Il est médecin pas magicien

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She is as beautiful as the sunrise

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Elle est aussi belle que le lever du soleil

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We are stuck in traffic (informal)

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On est coincé dans les embouteillages

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We are meeting at the restaurant at 8

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Nous nous rencontrons au restaurant à 8 heures

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You are more than welcome to join us (plural formal)

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Vous êtes plus que bienvenus pour nous rejoindre

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They are working hard to finish the project (masculine)

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Ils travaillent dur pour finir le projet

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They are enjoying their holiday in Spain (feminine)

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Elles profitent de leurs vacances en Espagne

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I was at home when the phone rang

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J’ai été à la maison quand le téléphone a sonné

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You were asleep when I left (singular informal)

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Tu as été endormi quand je suis parti

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He was surprised by the test results

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Il a été surpris par les résultats du test

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She was the last person I expected to see

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Elle a été la dernière personne que je m’attendais à voir

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We were hungry so we ordered a pizza (informal)

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On a été affamés alors nous avons commandé une pizza

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We were late due to the traffic

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Nous avons été en retard à cause du trafic

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You were all amazing at the concert (plural formal)

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Vous avez été tous incroyables au concert

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They were not prepared for the storm (masculine)

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Ils n’ont pas été préparés pour la tempête

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They were excited about the trip (feminine)

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Elles ont été excitées par le voyage

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I am going to be late because of the meeting

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Je vais être en retard à cause de la réunion

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You are going to be a great musician (singular informal)

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Tu vas être un grand musicien

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He is going to be the next president

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Il va être le prochain président

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She is going to be very surprised when she finds out

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Elle va être très surprise quand elle le découvrira

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We are going to be a family soon (informal)

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On va être une famille bientôt

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We are going to be away for the weekend

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Nous allons être absents pour le weekend

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You are going to be successful (plural formal)

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Vous allez être réussis

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They are going to be busy with the new project (masculine)

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Ils vont être occupés avec le nouveau projet

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They are going to be famous (feminine)

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Elles vont être célèbres

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I will be there for you whenever you need me

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Je serai là pour toi chaque fois que tu as besoin de moi

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You will be late if you don’t leave now (singular informal)

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Tu seras en retard si tu ne pars pas maintenant

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He will be angry if he finds out

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Il sera fâché s’il le découvre

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She will be the first woman to land on Mars

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Elle sera la première femme à atterrir sur Mars

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We will be waiting for you at the station (informal)

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On sera en attente pour toi à la gare

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We will be living in Paris next year

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Nous serons à Paris l’année prochaine

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You will be loved and remembered (plural formal)

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Vous serez aimés et rappelés

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They will be running the marathon together (masculine)

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Ils seront en train de courir le marathon ensemble

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They will be the best team in the world (feminine)

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Elles seront la meilleure équipe dans le monde

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I would be lying if I said I wasn’t scared

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Je serais en train de mentir si je disais que je n’avais pas peur

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You would be better off without him (singular informal)

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Tu serais mieux sans lui

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He would be here if he could

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Il serait ici s’il pouvait

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She would be happy to help

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Elle serait heureuse d’aider

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We would be there if we could (informal)

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On serait là si on pouvait

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We would be rich if we won the lottery

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Nous serions riches si nous gagnions à la loterie

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You would be amazed by the view (plural formal)

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Vous seriez étonnés par la vue

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They would be in danger if they stayed (masculine)

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Ils seraient en danger s’ils restaient

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They would be dancing all night (feminine)

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Elles seraient en train de danser toute la nuit

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I was being silly when I said that

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J’étais bête quand j’ai dit ça

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You were being very brave (singular informal)

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Tu étais très courageux

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He was being a bit selfish

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Il était un peu égoïste

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She was being completely honest

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Elle était complètement honnête

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We were being very quiet (informal)

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On était très silencieux

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We were being too optimistic

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Nous étions trop optimistes

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You were being a little unfair (plural formal)

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Vous étiez un peu injustes

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They were being very helpful (masculine)

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Ils étaient très serviables

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They were being very polite (feminine)

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Elles étaient très polies