Être and Avoir

These two verbs are the very foundation of the French language.  Without sound understanding of these two verbs, very little can be done in French.

ÊTRE - to be

Je
Tu
Il / Elle
Nous
Vous
Ils / Elles

suis
es
est
sommes
êtes
sont

AVOIR - to have

Je*
Tu
Il / Elle
Nous
Vous
Ils / Elles

ai
as
a
avons
avez
ont

N. B.  

• In French, it is preferable not to pronounce two vowel sounds in a row. As a result, the "e" in "je" is dropped and "je ai" becomes "j'ai" and is pronounced as one word.
  
• It is important to note that the word "je" is not capitalized the way "I" is in English.