Être Quiz

Imagine you are in a French class and your teacher asks you to conjugate the verb 'être' in the present tense for the pronoun 'je'. What would be your response?

• es

• suis

• est

• sommes

You are writing a letter to your French friend, Thomas. How would you use the verb 'être' in the present tense when referring to 'tu'?

• êtes

• sont

• es

• sommes

John is writing a letter in French to his friend. He wants to say 'He is happy'. What is the correct conjugation of être in the present tense for the pronoun 'il'?

• sont

• était

• êtes

• est

You are in France and you want to tell your friends that 'we are' at the Eiffel Tower. How would you say 'we are' using the verb 'être' in the present tense?

• nous êtes

• nous est

• nous sois

• nous sommes

You are in France and you want to address a group of people politely. How would you conjugate the verb être in the present tense for the pronoun 'vous'?

• suis

• êtes

• es

• est

Imaginez cette situation: 'Dans une université française, une fille se présente à vous et dit: 'Elle _____ une étudiante.'

• est

• suis

• êtes

• es

You are an English speaking person who has just started learning French. You meet a French person and want to tell them your profession. How would you say 'I am a teacher' in French?

• Je suis un enseignant.

• Je suis un ingénieur.

• Je suis un médecin.

• Je suis un étudiant.

Imagine you are in a French language class. Your teacher yawns and asks you to choose the correct sentence to describe him from the following options:

• d) Je suis sportif.

• b) Ils sont français.

• c) Tu es fatigué.

• a) Nous sommes étudiants.

Imagine you are running late for a meeting and you want to tell your French colleague, 'We _____ late.' Fill in the blank.

• étions

• sont

• sommes

• serons

In a French language class, the teacher pointed to a group of girls and said, 'Elles sont intelligentes.' What did the teacher mean?

• a) They are intelligent.

• b) He is intelligent.

• c) She is intelligent.

• d) We are intelligent.