Exercises A1 : practice saying your age in English

This course showed you that English uses ‘to be’ — not ‘to have’ — to express age. Put that rule into practice with these three exercises!

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Exercice 1 — Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'to be'

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb 'to be' to express age in English.

1. I ___ 25 years old.
2. She ___ 30 years old.
3. They ___ 18 years old.
4. He ___ 7 years old.

Exercice 2 — Transform the sentence using 'to be'

Rewrite each incorrect sentence by replacing the wrong verb with the correct form of 'to be' to express age in English.

1. I have 25 years old.
2. She has 30 years old.
3. They have 18 years old.
4. He has 7 years old.

Exercice 3 — Spot and correct the mistake

Each sentence contains one error related to expressing age in English. Identify the mistake and write the fully corrected sentence.

1. I have 25 years old.
2. She is have 12 years old.
3. We are 40 year old.
4. He have 9 years old.