Grammar 2M: To be & To have

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• Leerjaar 2

To be & To have

To be & To have

What does 'to be' mean in Dutch?

What does 'to have' mean in Dutch?

Do exercise A in your portfolio

Persoon	To be	Ontkenning	Vraag
I	am / 'm	am not / 'm not	Am I?
You	are / 're	are not / aren't / 're not	Are you?
He/she/it	is / 's	is not / isn't / 's not	Is he/she/it?
You	are / 're	are not / aren't / 're not	Are you?
We	are / 're	are not / aren't / 're not	Are we?
They	are / 're	are not / aren't / 're not	Are they?

Exercise 1

Choose the correct option (A,B,C)

1. My best friend ___ a nice guy.

1. am
2. is
3. are

2. My cousins ___ twins.

1. am
2. is
3. are

3. Our teachers ___ always interesting.

1. am not
2. is not
3. are not

4. Our class ___ the best class.

1. am
2. is
3. are

5. My classmates ___ a bunch of weirdos.

1. am
2. is
3. are

6. I ___ the king of Five Nights At Freddy's.

1. am
2. is
3. are

7. Bob ___ the best guitar player in the world.

1. am
2. is
3. are

8. Sarah and Dave __ a cute couple.

1. am not
2. is not
3. are not

Exercise 2

Turn the following sentences into questions

1. His friend is very nice.

2. You are the best at football.

3. She is thirteen this year.

4. I am good enough to be a professional.

Do exercise B in your portfolio

Persoon	To have	Ontkenning	Vraag
I	have / 've	do not have / don't have	Do I have?
You	have / 've	do not have / don't have	Do you have?
He/she/it	has / 's	does not have / doesn't have	Does he/she/it have?
You	have / 've	do not have / don't have	Do you have?
We	have / 've	do not have / don't have	Do we have?
They	have / 've	do not have / don't have	Do they have?

Exercise 3

Choose the correct option (A,B)

1. I (to have) a cow as a pet.

1. have
2. has

2. She (to have) two siblings.

1. have
2. has

3. Kikkie and Yara (to have) long hair.

1. have
2. has

4. My sisters (to have) brown eyes.

1. have
2. has

5. I (not - to have got) a cow as a pet.

1. do not have
2. does not have

6. She (not - to have) two siblings.

1. do not have
2. does not have

7. Kikkie and Yara (not - to have) short hair.

1. do not have
2. does not have

8. My sisters (not - to have got) brown eyes.

1. do not have
2. does not have

Exercise 4

Turn the following sentences into questions

1. They have rich parents.

2. Our cat has a fluffy paw?

3. Lars and Koen have a green car.

4. Your niece has a fun job.

Choose the correct adverb of FAST

1. fast
2. fastly
3. fastilly
4. fastically