Past simple: to be, questions

Try these exercises:

• This exercise includes simple yes/no questions and wh- questions.
• Yes/no questions.
• A very looooooong exercise with lots of practice.

And the TEST!

To be -aff. and negs.

Today we are learning the past forms of the verb 'to be', the first of our irregular verbs.

• A very easy exercise: was or were?
• Negative sentences, very, very easy. 
• 10 affirmative sentences.
• 10 negative sentences.
• To be - present (am, is, are) or past (was, were)?

And... the TEST.

Fish, fish, fish... vocabulary list

This is the vocabulary list. Use it to understand the text and study it. You need to know these words for the exam.

Fish, fish, fish...

A text about fish

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Què vas explicar l'altre dia?

Practice what you know -to be-

You can download these tests to practice what you know about the verb to be. This unit's test will contain similar questions to the ones you will find here.

To be, exercises (questions)

You must complete 5 exercises, not 8. Choose which ones you want to do.

Easy exercises

1. Exercises 1-4 (every 5 activities, it's a new exercise)
2. Exercises 5-8 (every 5 activities, it's a new exercise)

Intermediate exercises

1. Exercises 1-4 (every 5 activities, it's a new exercise). You must translate 1 for every 5 questions.
2. Exercises 5-8 (every 5 activities, it's a new exercise). You must translate 1 for every 5 questions.

Difficult exercises

1. Exercises 1-4 (every 5 activities, it's a new exercise). You must translate 3 for every 5 questions.
2. 
   Exercises 5-8 (every 5 activities, it's a new exercise). You must translate 3 for every 5 questions.

Exercises, to be (negations)

Or in contracted form: You're not alone.

Easy, intermediate and hard:

• Exercise 1.
• Exercise 2.
• Exercises 3 and 4 (1-10/11-20).
• Exercise 5 and 6 (intermediate students must translate one of these exercises into Catalan; difficult level students must translate both exercises).

Exercises 'to be', affirmative

Now you know what the verb to be is and what its forms are. Use what you know and choose the difficulty and complete the exercises.
Exercises that are 10 sentences long or longer can be divided in groups of 5. Translation exercises (intermediate and difficult level) count as a different exercise.

Easy exercises:

• Exercise 1
• Exercise 2
• Exercise 3
• Exercise 4
• Exercise 5

Intermediate exercises:

• Exercise 1
• Exercise 2 (translate the sentences into Catalan!)
• Exercise 3
• Exercise 4
• Exercise 5

Difficult exercises:

• Exercise 1 (You must translate the sentences into Catalan!)
• Exercise 2
• Exercise 3 (You must translate the sentences into Catalan!)
• Exercise 4
• Exercise 5 (You must translate the sentences into Catalan!)

To be -presentation

Grammar: to be and have got

 Before we begin with the exercises, it is a good idea to revise what we know about the verb 'to be' and the verb 'have got'. Here's what you need:

• What does 'to be' mean?
• What are the forms of the verb 'to be'?
• The verb 'have got' (and have)

Unit 3: to be and have got

In this unit you will learn:

1. What does the verb 'to be' mean?
2. What are the forms of the verb 'to be'?
3. What does the verb 'have got' mean?
4. What are the forms of the verb 'have got'?

At the end of this unit you will write a short text explaining who you are and what you have got in your room.