Le verbe irrégulier ÊTRE

Question 1

Je suis intelligent(e).

Answer 1

I am intelligent/smart.

Question 2

You (s) are odd.

Answer 2

Tu es bizarre.

Question 3

He is very hard-working.

Answer 3

Il est très travailleur.

Question 4

She is very pretty.

Answer 4

Elle est très belle / jolie.

Question 5

People are strange.

Answer 5

On est bizarre.

(Les gens sont bizarres.)

Question 6

We are here.

Answer 6

Nous sommes ici.

(On est ici.)

Question 7

You (plural) are students.

Answer 7

Vous êtes élèves / étudiants.

Whereas “élèves” is used for younger pupils, “étudiants” is usually reserved for high school, college, and university. The masculine plural form is also the default form for “étudiants” when the gender of the subject is not specified.

Question 8

You (polite) are a teacher.

Answer 8

Vous êtes professeur(e).

This is a good example of when articles are omitted when using the verb ÊTRE and an unmodified (undescribed) profession. In English, we say “a,an” but we don’t use “un/une” in French in a situation such as this.

Question 9

They (m) are cooperative.

Answer 9

Ils sont coopératifs.

Question 10

They (f) are in school.

Answer 10

Elles sont à l’école.

Question 11

I am not patient.

Answer 11

Je ne suis pas patient(e).

Question 12

You (pl) are not athletic.

Answer 12

Vous n’êtes pas sportifs.

Question 13

We are not calm.

Answer 13

Nous ne sommes pas calmes.

On n’est pas calme.

Question 14

She is very nice.

Answer 14

Elle est très gentille (sympa).

Question 15

We are so trendy.

Answer 15

Nous sommes si branché!

On est si branchés!