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Describing people

Descriptions of People in English
Grammar

When describing people, certain expressions are used with the verb "to be" and others with "to have." Click on the links in the tables below to listen and practice the pronunciation.

Do you need to review the verbs to be and to have? - Lesson on to be | Lesson on to have

How to describe people using the verb "to be"
to be
Age Body Personality
He (She) is . . . He (She) is . . . He (She) is . . .
young tall intelligent (smart)
a teenager short dumb
middle-aged fat funny
old overweight serious
elderly thin nice
20 years old strong lazy
in his thirties weak hard-working

 

How to describe people using the verb "to have"
to have
Hair Face
He (She) has . . . He has . . .
black hair a beard
brown hair a mustache
red hair He (She) wears glasses.
blond hair  
gray hair  
long hair  
short hair  
straight hair  
wavy hair  
curly hair  

* He is bald.

*With "bald" we use the verb "to be."

  

 

 

Exercise - Descriptions of People in English

Select the correct words to describe these people. When you're finished, click the "Check" button.

Mujer

31 years old.

thin.

nice.

hair.

hair.

hair.

 

Hombre

in his thirties.

tall.

intelligent.

hair.

hair.

 

Niño

five years old.

short.

funny.

hair.

glasses.

 

Adolescente

a teenager.

hair.

serious.

 

Mujer

young.

nice.

hair.

 

Mujer

strong.

hard-working.

hair.

hair.

 

Hombre

elderly.

a mustache.

hair.

 

Find the Mistake

Instructions
Identify the error in the following sentences and write the corrected version.

example
He are a teacher. → He is a teacher. 

1. He has eight years old.

2. She has streight hair. 

3. Ron has a mustach.

4. They is tall.

5. She has hair blond.

 

Writing

Describe one person (or several) you know using the vocabulary mentioned above.

Example:  My friend Bob is tall and thin.  He has black hair.  etc.

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