Existence. l’existence............... Life....la vie...................... Being [noun]..l’être.......... I was...j’étais/j’ai été..................... he was..il était/il a été.................... they were..ils/elles étaient/ont été................ I am....je suis..................... you are...tu es.................. he is...il est...................... they are..ils/elles sont................... I will be...je serai................... he will be...il sera................ they will be...ils/elles seront............. there was..Il y avait [no ‘existence’ word]............... there will be..Il y aura [ditto]............. it existed Il existait/a existé Finally ten short sentences. [please put the 'existence' word in brackets] example; "The girl [is] a student." The girl is a student...........La fille [est] étudiante ......................................................... The boy is being kind.........Le garçon agit gentiment.....[agit is not an ‘existence’ word, meaning ‘is acting’....Yet more likely: Le garçon [est] gentil.= The boy is kind.............. The building has existed for ten years...Le bâtiment [existe (present tense)] .depuis dix ans............................................. The girl is running quickly.....La fille court vite..[no ‘existence’ verb]........... The boy is handsome.....Le garçon [est] beau........... The man is a doctor L’homme [est] médecin I believe in the existence of atoms....Je crois à [l’existence] des atomes....................... Life exists on earth.....La vie [existe].sur la terre.......... I like being a student......J’aime [être] étudiant.............................................................. I enjoy life........J’aime bien la vie = I like/love life..[no ‘existence’ word................. I feel love for him/her with my whole Being ...Je l’aime de tout mon coeur = I like/love him/her with all my heart..[no ‘existence’ word]................................... |