a fi & a avea — to be & to have

Ten drills on a fi & a avea — to be & to have — the level you meet this at in the app is A1. Print the sheet, work it on paper, then check it against the key.

This practises one topic from the course. The lesson that explains it lives in the app.

Worksheet

1. Multiple choice. Eu ___ din Anglia.
   • sunt
   • este
   • ești
2. Fill the gap. Noi ___ studenți. — We are students.
3. Conjugate. a fi · el / ea · prezent
4. Put it in order. Noi · suntem · acasă · este
5. Match the pairs. Match each item on the left with the one that belongs with it.
   • Left: 1. eu 2. tu 3. noi 4. ei
   • Right: a. au b. avem c. ai d. am
6. Find the mistake. Eu este student. — I am a student.
7. Multiple choice. Ei ___ două mașini.
   • au
   • are
   • avem
8. Fill the gap. ___ tu timp acum? — Do you have time now?
9. Conjugate. a avea · noi · prezent
10. Put it in order. Ea · are · un · frate · sunt

Answer key

Show the answer key

1. sunt — eu → sunt.
2. suntem — noi → suntem.
3. este / e — el/ea → este. The short form e is normal in speech.
4. Noi suntem acasă. — one verb per clause — suntem already carries the subject noi.
5. eu = am · tu = ai · noi = avem · ei = au — a avea is irregular — learn the six forms as a set.
6. Eu sunt student. — eu takes sunt, never este.
7. au — ei → au.
8. ai — tu → ai.
9. avem — noi → avem.
10. Ea are un frate. — possession uses a avea, not a fi.