Am, Is and Are
The words am, is, are are also verbs, but they are not
action words. They are the simple present tense of the
verb be.
Use am with the pronoun I, and is with the pronouns he,
she and it. Use are with the pronouns you, we and they.
Examples
I am Peter. I am not Paul.She is Miss Lee. She is a teacher.
He is my father. He is a doctor. He is not a teacher.
You are a stranger. You are not my friend.
We are in the same class, but we are not friends.
They are good friends. They are not enemies.
Short forms
Learn these short forms called contractions:I am = I'm
you are = you're
he is = he's
she is = she's
it is = it's
am not = aren't (only in questions)
is not = isn't
are not = aren't
they are = they're
we are = we're
In questions, use aren't as a contraction of am not. For example, you can say:
I'm taller than you, aren't I?
But in a statement you say:
I'm not as old as you.
Song
|
She's a teacher We are students We're at school We're at school It's a sunny morning We are very happy School is cool School is cool |
It's an eraser They are pencils It's a book It's a book We are in the classroom We are very happy Come and look Come and look |
