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To Be

kan / rah / howa — am, is, are

3lach had dars?

Bla to be ma t9der tkteb jomla. Kaykhrej f kol exam.

  1. 9A3IDA — 7FED GHI HADI
  • Pronouns: I=ana | you=nta/nti | he=howa | she=hiya | it=haja/7ayawan | we=7na | they=homa
  • Present: I + am || he/she/it + is || you/we/they + are
  • Past: I/he/she/it + was || you/we/they + were
  • Negative (nafi: not) = zid not: isn’t / aren’t / wasn’t / weren’t
  • Soal (question (soal)) = 9elleb: she is… -> is she…?
  • Hfed hadi: to be = kan / rah / howa. Ma kayn 3endo ‘s’ f he/she.
  1. MITAL — CHOUF KIFACH KAYTKTEB She is a teacher. → hiya ostada. They are at school. → homa f l’medrasa. I was tired yesterday. → ana kont 3eyyan lbare7. Is he your friend? → wach howa sa7bek?

⚠ 3ANDAK! ma tgoulch ‘he is go’. To be ma kaymchich m3a verb 3adi. Ghi m3a adjective/noun wla ING.

  1. TAMARINE — 7ELL B 9LEM
1. I ____ a student.11. ____ she a doctor? (soal)
2. She ____ my sister.12. ____ they ready? (soal)
3. They ____ in the classroom.13. The books ____ on the table.
4. We ____ happy today.14. Morocco ____ a beautiful country.
5. He ____ not lazy.15. We ____ not afraid.
6. You ____ very kind.16. My father ____ a driver.
7. It ____ cold yesterday. (past)17. The weather ____ hot in summer.
8. They ____ at home last night. (past)18. ____ you tired? (soal present)
9. I ____ sick last week. (past)19. She ____ absent yesterday. (past)
10. My parents ____ proud of me. (present)20. I ____ 18 years old.

Before you leave this lesson

  1. Explain the main rule in your own words.
  2. Redo the examples without looking at the correction.
  3. Write one new example using the same pattern.
  4. Move to the previous or next lesson and connect the two rules.
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