be - verbs (am, is, are)

be – verbs am / is /
are
am
I
He / She / is
It
You / We / are
They
 Long form Short form
I am I ‘m
He is He ‘s
She is She ‘s
It is It ‘s
You are You ‘re
We are We ‘re
They are They ‘re
I am You are

You and your mother = You are

 We are They are

He is She is It is
You and I

We are
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She is Belle.
I am Villy.

Belle = She

He is It is a dog.
Olaf.

Olaf = He a dog = It
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More examples:
 Grammar Practice
Fill in the blanks with the correct pronoun and be - verb

He is
1. Lucas : _______ It is
9. The cat : ________
She is They are
2. Amy : ________ 10. The penguins : _________
They are They are
3. Toby and Jordan: _______ 11. Mice : ________
You are
4. You and your sister: _______ She is
12. My mother : _________

5. You and I : We are They are

________ 13. My brother and sister: _______
We are
6. Dora and I: _______
He is
14. My father : _______
She is
7. Rebecca : ________
They are
15. The birds : _________
They are You are
8. Melody and her mom: _______ 16. You and Jasper :_________
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is a teacher.
1. She ____ am a student.
7. I ______

is three years old.

2. He ____ are friends.
8. We _____

are robots.
3. They _____ are very tall.
9. You _____

are singers.
4. You _____ 10. It ____ is
a dolphin.

are boys.
5. Toby and Leo _____

are cute.
6. Sheep and rabbits ______
 Negative forms
Add “not” after the be verb to make negative
sentences.

am not
I
He / She / is not
It
You / We / are not
They
 Negative forms

I am not I’m not

He is not He isn’t
She is not She isn’t
It is not It isn’t
You are not You aren’t
We are not We aren’t
They are not They aren’t
 Grammar Practice
Fill in the blanks with am not / is not / are not .

is not
1. Toby is a boy. He _____________ a girl.
is not
2. My mother is a teacher. She __________ a doctor.
am not
3. I am Jenny. I ____________ Melody.
is not
4. My sister is at home. She __________ at school.
is not
5. It is a lion. It ___________ a cat.
are not
6. You are a student. You __________ a policeman.
are not
7. We are happy. We __________ sad.
are not
8. They are birds. They _________ ducks.
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