How to say TO BE EARLY in French?
To be early in French is very easy to translate since we use the same verb in English and in French: To be – ÊTRE. The only tricky part is that “early” translates to EN AVANCE.

Let’s see the sentence in context with all the conjugations of ÊTRE in the present tense
- Je suis en avance – I am early
- Tu es en avance – You are early
- Il est en avance – He is early
- Elle est en avance – She is early
- On est en avance – We are early
- Nous sommes en avance – We are early
- Vous êtes en avance – You are early
- Ils sont en avance – They are early
- Elles sont en avance – They are early
Don’t forget the LIAISON between the verb and EN, and also between pronouns and the verb.
- Je suis Zen Navance – I am early
- Tu es Zen Navance – You are early
- Il est Ten Navance – He is early
- Elle est Ten Navance – She is early
- On Nest Ten Navance – We are early
- Nous sommes Zen Navance – We are early
- Vous Zêtes Zen Navance – You are early
- Ils sont Ten Navance – They are early
- Elles sont Ten Navance – They are early
If you need to learn more about LIAISONS, check out the video below or The Complete Pronunciation Course.