Infinitive
Gerund
en estant
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | sui |
| 2nd sing. | es; ies |
| 3rd sing. | est |
| 1st plur. | somes; esmes |
| 2nd plur. | estes |
| 3rd plur. | sont |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | iere; ere; estoie; esteie |
| 2nd sing. | ieres; eres; estoies; esteies |
| 3rd sing. | iere; iereṭ; ere; ereṭ; iert; ert; estoit; esteit |
| 1st plur. | eriiens; erions; estiiens; estiens |
| 2nd plur. | eriiez; estiiez; estiez |
| 3rd plur. | ierent; erent; estoient; esteient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | fui |
| 2nd sing. | fus |
| 3rd sing. | fu |
| 1st plur. | fumes |
| 2nd plur. | fustes |
| 3rd plur. | furent |
Future
| 1st sing. | ier; er; serai; estrai |
| 2nd sing. | iers; ers; seras; estras |
| 3rd sing. | iert; ert; sera; estra |
| 1st plur. | iermes; ermes; serons; estrons |
| 2nd plur. | iertes; ertes; seroiz; sereiz; serez; estroiz; estreiz; estrez |
| 3rd plur. | ierent; erent; seront; estront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | seroie; sereie; estroie; estreie |
| 2nd sing. | seroies; sereies; estroies; estreies |
| 3rd sing. | seroit; sereit; estroit; estreit |
| 1st plur. | seriiens; seriens; estriiens; estriens |
| 2nd plur. | seriiez; seriez; estriiez; estriez |
| 3rd plur. | seroient; sereient; estroient; estreient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | soie |
| 2nd sing. | soies |
| 3rd sing. | soit |
| 1st plur. | soiiens; soions |
| 2nd plur. | soiiez |
| 3rd plur. | soient |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | fusse |
| 2nd sing. | fusses |
| 3rd sing. | fust |
| 1st plur. | fussons; fussiens |
| 2nd plur. | fussoiz; fussez; fussiez |
| 3rd plur. | fussent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | soies |
| 1st plur. | soiiens; soions |
| 2nd plur. | soiiez |
Verbs conjugated like estre
estre,
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Classical Latin esse. Unrelated to ester < stāre (“stand”) but progressively blended with it.
Verbs referencing "estre"
French
être, Wallon esse, Middle French
estre.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
-