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B.3.1 Practice conjugation, êtreIt is very important to learn the forms of a new verb. Boring asit may seem, one good way to do it is simply to write them outand recite them many times. After a while, they will start to lookand sound “right.” Write out the conjugation of être below; if yourteacher has already modeled the correct pronunciation, say the formsout loud as well. Refer to the IPA to refresh your memory of yourteacher’s model pronunciation.êtrejetuil/ellenousvousils/ellesêtrejetuil/ellenousvousils/ellesêtrejetuil/ellenousvousils/ellesB.3.2 Verb endings, êtreThe verb être, although very irregular, does share some commonalitieswith most French verbs: the last letters of the je, tu, il, and ilsforms are typical, although the forms themselves are very unusual.However, the nous and vous forms of être are extremely irregular.You can begin to recognize the typical endings for these forms byfilling in the missing letters below.je sui nous sommes je sui nous sommestu e vous êtes tu e vous êtesil/elle es ils/elles so il/elle es ils/elles soThere may be words you do notknow in the exercises. This isdone deliberately to give youexposure to new words. Tryto guess what they mean basedon the context or on their similarityto English. (Words thatare similar in two languages arecalled “cognates.”) Unless youabsolutely need to understandthem in order to complete theexercise, do not look them up.In any real-life situation whereyou are speaking another language,there will be words youdo not know, so you will justhave to make your best guessand continue on.B.3.3 Conjugating êtreWrite the proper form of the verb être in each blank.1. Je intelligent.2. Marie mexicaine.3. Nous contents.4. Philippe petit.5. Elles intelligentes.6. Hélène blonde.7. Vous français?8. Je français.9. Georges et Marie petits.40 Chapter 1 Bonjour! Ça va?