12- To BE, to HAVE, to GO, the 3 main verbs in French

THE 3 MAIN VERBS IN FRENCH: to BE (être), to HAVE (avoir), to GO (aller) The three most important verbs in French are the verbs "être" (to be), "avoir" (to have), and "aller" (to go). "Être" and "avoir" are important in the present tense and indispensable for speaking in the past, using the past tense "passé composé", for example, "je suis allé" means "I went" in the past tense, “j’ai mangé” means “I ate”. Finally, "aller" (to go) allows one to express movement in the present tense. Additionally, by using the structure "je vais manger" (to GO in the present tense + infinitive verb), you can express the future. TO BE, TO HAVE, TO GO; "être", "avoir", and "aller" are essential ! With these three verbs, you can quickly progress in French!!! Here's how to use the verbs "être", "avoir", and "aller" in the present tense in French: The verb "être" in the present tense: I am: Je suis You are: Tu es He/She is: Il Elle (On) est We are: Nous sommes You (plural) are: Vous êtes They are: Ils/Elles sont. “Être” with nationalities: Je suis français / Tu es américain / Il est italien / Elle est espagnole / Nous sommes allemands / Vous êtes chinois / Ils sont australiens / Elles sont chiliennes. The verb "avoir" in the present tense: I have: J'ai You have: Tu as He/She: has Il/Elle/On a We have: Nous avons You (plural) have: Vous avez They have: Ils/Elles ont Note that the “Je '' of the first person singular becomes “j’” in front of a vowel. For example: J’ai un livre "I have a book", Tu as faim, Vous avez faim "You are hungry", Il a un chat "He has a cat", Nous avons une maison (on a une maison) "We have a house", Tu as une voiture, vous avez une voiture "You have a car", Ils (Elles) ont des amis "They have friends". ATTENTION: We use the verb“Avoir” to talk about the age: J'ai 34 ans / Tu as 20 ans / Il a 52 ans / Elle a 12 ans / Nous avons 34 ans / Vous avez quel âge? / Ils ont le même âge. Translation in english: I am 34 / You are 20 / He is 52 / She is 12 / We are 34 / How old are you? / They have the same age. The verb "aller" in the present tense: I go: Je vais You go: Tu vas He, She goes: Il/Elle/On va We go: Nous allons You (plural) go: Vous allez They go: Ils/Elles vont For example: Je vais au travail "I go to work", Tu vas à la plage, vous allez à la plage "You go to the beach", Il va chez le docteur "He goes to the doctor's", Nous allons au cinéma (On va au cinéma) "We go to the cinema", Tu vas à l’école, Vous allez à l’école "You go to school", Ils (elles) vont à Paris "They go to Paris".