When You Were Little (Quand tu étais petit)
When you were little
What were you like?
Were you big?
Were you small?
What were you like?
When I was little
I was a…
…tadpole!
Then I grew up and now I am a frog!
When he was little
He was a…
…tadpole!
Then he grew up and now he is a frog!
When I was little
I was a…
…caterpillar! 
Then I grew up and now I am a butterfly!
When she was little
She was a…
…caterpillar! 
Then she grew up and now she is a butterfly!
When we were little
We were small
Then we grew up
And now we are big!
When they were little
They were small
Then they grew up
And now they are big!
Vocabulaire
| Anglais | Français | |
| When you were little • When • You were • Little | Quand tu étais petit/petite • Quand • Tu étais • Petit/petite | |
| What were you like? • What • Were you • Like | Tu étais comment ? • Quoi • Étais-tu • Comme, similaire | |
| Big | Grand/grande | |
| Small | Petit/petite | |
| When I was little • I was | Quand j’étais petit/petite • J’étais | |
| A tadpole | Un tétard | |
| Then I grew up • Then • I grew up | Ensuite j’ai grandi • Ensuite/puis • J’ai grandi | |
| Now I am | Maintenant je suis | |
| A frog | Une grenouille | |
| When he was little • He was | Quand il était petit • Il était | |
| A caterpillar | Une chenille | |
| A butterfly | Un papillon | |
| When she was little • She was | Quand elle était petite • Elle était | |
| When we were little • We were | Quand nous étions petits • Nous étions | |
| When they were little • They were | Quand ils étaient petits/Quand elles étaient petites • Ils/elles étaient |
Grammaire
When veut dire « quand » et peut être une question pour demander « à quelle heure ? », mais peut aussi être une affirmation signifiant « à ce moment-là », exactement comme en français!
Was/were
TEXT to be: was et were!
• I was veut dire « j’étais » et est le passé simple de « I am«
• You were veut dire « tu étais » et est le passé simple de « you are »
• He was/she was veut dire « il était » ou « elle était » et est le passé simple de « he is/she is »
• We were veut dire « nous étions » et est le passé simple de » we are «
• They were veut dire « ils étaient » ou « elles étaient » et est le passé simple de « they are »
Pour I/he/she on utilise : was
Pour You/we/they on utilise : were
Grow/grew
Grow veut dire « grandir » et grew veut dire « avoir grandi ». Ça ne se change pas!
• I grow/I grew – Je grandis/j’ai grandi
• You grow/you grew – tu grandis/tu as grandi
• He grows/he grew – il grandit/il a grandi
• She grows/she grew – elle grandit/elle a grandi
• We grow/we grew – nous grandissons/nous avons grandi
• They grow/they grew – Ils/elles grandissent/Ils/elles ont grandi

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