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Ls 1. Be - Present Tense

Lesson one. Be - Present Tense

Be - Present Tense

Subject + Verb

****SingularPlural
I amWe are
You areThey are
He isYou are
She is
It is

Subject: I, You, She, He, We, They, It.

"You" is singular or plural

After the subject, the verb "be" changes to am, is, are.

E.g:

  • I am an engineer
  • You are a student
  • He is a man
  • She is a woman
  • It is an apple
  • We are people
  • You are students
  • They are workers

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, were. The verb "be" is also used to make the passive voice