Use the present forms of be to give a name, describe a state or say where someone is.
The idea
Choose am with I, is with he, she or it, and are with you, we or they. For a question, put the form of be before the subject: Are they ready? For a negative, put not after it: She is not here.
Examples
- I am ready.
- The library is open.
- We are at home.
- You are early.
- She is not here.
- Are they ready?
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Do not leave out the verb before an adjective or a place: say I am ready, not I ready.
Try it yourself
I ___ ready.
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am
am goes with I in the present.
The library ___ open.
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is
is agrees with the singular subject the library.
We ___ at home.
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are
are goes with the plural subject we.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
I ___ ready.
The library ___ open.
We ___ at home.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write three sentences: one about yourself with I am, one addressing someone with you are, and one about another person with she is or he is.