Blue Level
Lesson One
Be – Present Tense
Subject + verb
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| I am | We are |
| You are | You are |
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He is She is It is |
They are |
Write in your notebook. Whenever you see a chart like this,
write it out in your notebook by hand
Subjects: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.
“You” is singular or plural.
After the subject, the verb “be” changes to am, is, or are.
| I am a teacher |
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|---|---|
| You are a student. |
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| He is a man. |
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| She is a woman. |
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| It is an apple. |
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| We are people |
I you I + you = we |
| You are students . |
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| They are workers. |
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The verb “be” is the most important verb to learn in English. It’s also the most complicated. In the present tense it has three forms: am, is, are. In the past tense, it has two forms: was and were. The verb “be” is also used to make the passive voice.