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Verb To Be (être)

1. Observe les phrases suivantes contenant le verbe To Be (être) au présent et

au passé:

I am usually happy, but yesterday I was sad.

You are a student.

You were absent last week.

He is a teacher at the moment; he was a student one month ago.

Max is a clerk now; he was a salesman before.

She is a workaholic.

Karen was an accountant; now she is retired.

It is a beautiful day today. Yesterday, it was rainy.

We were tired before but now we are better!

They are kind people.

They were happy to see me last month.

2. Souligne les verbes dans chacune des phrases.

3. Fais une flèche reliant le verbe à son sujet.

4. Encadre les mots indiquant le temps lorsque possible.

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5. D’après les observations faites ci-haut, remplis le tableau ci-dessous :

To Be au Simple
Sujet To Be au Simple Past
Present

I
am was
You are
were
He
is was
She is was
It
is was

Nouns in the 3rd person singular

are were
We
are were
They are were

6. Réponds aux questions suivantes par des phrases complètes:

How are you today?

I am ok today
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Is your teacher tall or short?

Don't get angry i would say small

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Is your school big or small?

It very big school

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What colour are your shoes?

My shoes are blues

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Was your previous school close or far from here?

My before school is at Auteuil

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How were you yesterday?

Yesterday i was correct

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Were you parents strict or permissive when you were younger?

My mom was very protective when i was young

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Créé par Julie Noiseux, enseignante Commission scolaire de Laval