Exercise 3b --- La famille Colin: Marie parle à Barbara. (Marie is speaking to Barbara.) Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb être. Then give me the English equivalent of each French sentence.

1.

Moi, je ____suis____________ petite et blonde.

Me, I am short and blond.

2.

Clarisse ____est______ petite et blonde aussi.

Clarisse is short and blond also.

3.

Clarisse et moi, nous ______sommes____________ étudiantes à l'université.

Clarisse and I (me, in French), we are students at the university.

4.

Joël ____est_______ petit et très mince.

Joël is short and very slender.

5.

Marie et Georgette ________sont___________ grandes.

Marie and Georgette are tall.

6.

Mes parents s'appellent Claudine et Victor. Ils ______sont__________ très sympatiques.

My parents' names are (My parents call themselves) Claudine and Victor. They are very nice.

7.

Et toi? Est-ce que tu ___es________ grande ou petite? Brune ou blonde?

And you? Are you (Is it that you are) tall or short? Brunette or blond?

8.

Et vous, Monsieur? Vous ___________________ professeur?

And you, Sir? You are (a) professor?