Look at Lucy! She (wear) a red T-shirt.
Tom (wear) a green jumper.
Jack and Ravi (wear) white trainers.
I (wear) my school uniform.
Mr Brown (not / wear) a cap. He's bald!
Grace and Lucy (not / wear) trousers.
(?) Emily wearing jeans? Yes, she (?).
(?) Tom wearing a tie? No, he (?).
Learn: has, is wearing or is?
Three ways to describe someone
he has / she has + the body: hair, eyes, a beard, freckles…
She has long black hair.
Elle a les cheveux longs et noirs.
He has a beard and blue eyes.
Il a une barbe et les yeux bleus.
he’s wearing / she’s wearing + clothes, glasses, a cap, earrings… (what you see now)
She's wearing a red dress.
Elle porte une robe rouge.
He's wearing glasses and a cap.
Il porte des lunettes et une casquette.
he’s / she’s + an adjective: tall, short, slim, young, old, bald…
He's tall and bald.
Il est grand et chauve.
She's young and she's smiling.
Elle est jeune et elle sourit.
BE + wearing
I’m wearing · you’re wearing · he’s / she’s wearing · we’re / they’re wearing
he’s = he is · she’s = she is
He isn't wearing a tie.
Il ne porte pas de cravate.
Is she wearing glasses? Yes, she is.
Est-ce qu'elle porte des lunettes ? Oui.
Is he wearing a cap? No, he isn't.
Est-ce qu'il porte une casquette ? Non.
⚠ Traps for French speakers
Il porte des lunettes = He’s wearing glasses (not “he carries”: carry = porter un sac, un carton).
Il a une barbe = He has a beard (not “he’s wearing a beard”).
un jean, un pantalon, un short = jeans, trousers, shorts — no “a”!
Don’t forget BE: She’s wearing, not “she wearing”.
Il a une barbe = He has a beard (not “he’s wearing a beard”).
un jean, un pantalon, un short = jeans, trousers, shorts — no “a”!
Don’t forget BE: She’s wearing, not “she wearing”.
Choose has, is wearing or is.
- Tom short black hair.Hair → has.
- Lucy a red T-shirt.Clothes → is wearing.
- Mr Brown bald.An adjective → is.
- Amina brown eyes.Eyes → has.
- Jack shorts.Clothes → is wearing.
- Grace old.An adjective → is.
- Carlos a moustache.A moustache is not clothes → has.
- Mei glasses.Glasses → is wearing.
- Sam very tall.An adjective → is.
- Jade a lot of freckles.Freckles → has.
- Ravi a red hoodie.A hoodie → is wearing.
- Brook a necklace.Jewellery → is wearing.
Write the verb with BE + wearing (or BE alone). The word in grey helps you.
There are 7 mistakes in this text. Click each wrong word and correct it.
My friend Ryan is short brown hair and green eyes. He wearing a blue hoodie and a jeans. He carries glasses. His sister Zoe is tall. She is long curly hair and she is wearing freckles. Today she wear a yellow dress.
What are you wearing today?
On a sheet of paper, write three sentences about you and three about a friend in the class.
Today I’m wearing black trousers and a grey sweatshirt. I’m not wearing a cap.
Léa has long brown hair. She’s wearing glasses and a pink jumper.
Read your sentences about your friend to the class: can they guess who it is?
See also: the vocabulary — Who is it?