Irregular Être - 'Naître' & 'Mourir'
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 4.2.10
'Naître' and 'Mourir'
'Naître' and 'mourir' have irregular past participles. They both use 'être' to form the perfect tense.
Naître - to be born
- Je suis né(e) - I was born.
- Tu es né(e) - you (singular) were born.
- Il/elle/on est né(e) - he/she/one was born.
- Nous sommes né(e)s - we were born.
- Vous êtes né(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) were born.
- Ils/elles sont né(e)s - they were born.
Mourir - to die
- Je suis mort(e) - I died.
- Tu es mort(e) - you (singular) died.
- Il/elle/on est mort(e) - he/she/one died.
- Nous sommes mort(e)s - we died.
- Vous êtes mort(e)(s) - you (plural/formal) died.
- Ils/elles sont mort(e)s - they died.
Test yourself on Irregular Être - 'Naître' & 'Mourir'
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