Unit 8 – To be: full forms & contractions

1. Forms of “to be” / 1. Les formes du verbe “être”

Affirmative / Forme affirmative

Person	Full Form	Contraction
I	I am	I'm
You	You are	You're
He / She / It	He is	He's
We	We are	We're
You (pl.)	You are	You're
They	They are	They're

Negative / Forme négative

Person	Full Form	Contraction
I	I am not	I'm not
You	You are not	You aren't
He / She / It	He is not	He isn't
We	We are not	We aren't
You (pl.)	You are not	You aren't
They	They are not	They aren't

Interrogative / Forme interrogative

Are you happy? – Yes, I am / No, I'm not
Es-tu heureux ? – Oui, je le suis / Non, je ne le suis pas

Is he at school? – Yes, he is / No, he isn't
Est-il à l'école ? – Oui / Non

Are they friends? – Yes, they are / No, they aren't
Sont-ils amis ? – Oui / Non

2. Listen and repeat / 2. Écoute et répète

Listen to the verb “to be” in the three forms.
Écoute le verbe “to be” dans ses trois formes.

Affirmative
Forme affirmative

Negative
Forme négative

Questions
Forme interrogative

3. Conjugation practice / 3. Exercice de conjugaison

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb “to be”.
Complète avec la bonne forme du verbe “être”.

You have 3 tries. After that, the correct answer will appear.
Tu as 3 essais. Ensuite, la bonne réponse s'affichera.

I a student.

You in the classroom.

He not my friend.

We happy.

They not at home.

she your teacher?

It a dog.

I not late.

they in the garden?

10.

She a doctor.

11.

We not tired.

12.

you ready?

🎮 Let's play! / À toi de jouer !

A partir de cette unité, tu trouveras souvent des jeux qui t'aideront à mieux retenir ce que tu as appris.
Ton objectif est de réussir 100% de bonnes réponses trois fois d'affilée.
Tu pourras aussi plus tard revenir à certains jeux pour améliorer ton score de rapidité et battre ton record.

Have fun! (Amuse-toi bien!)