BASIC ENGLISH

BEGINNER 1
LESSON 5
 Pronoun + ‘be’ verb and contractions

• Subjective pronoun Be verb Contraction

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
• Contraction is a short word formed from two or more words. It is the
more common way of saying a subjective pronoun and a be verb. It is
faster and quicker and shorter.
 The contraction and ‘a’ will sound as one word.

Examples:
• I am a student. ------ I’m a student.
• He is a student. ----- He’s a student.
• She is a student. ---- She’s a student.
• It is a cat. ------------- It’s a cat.
• You are a student. – You’re a student
• They are students. – They’re students.
• We are students. ---- We’re students.
 Practice saying out loud:

• I’m a boy. I’m a girl.

• He’s a boy. He’s a man
• She’s a girl. She’s a woman.
• It’s a chair. It’s a table.
• You’re a man. You’re a friend.
• We’re brothers. We’re workers.
• They’re people. They’re cars.
 Say something about yourself:

Example:
I’m an Engineer. (remember Engineer starts with a vowel so we will use
‘an’ instead of ‘a’)
I’m a Maldivian.
I’m a man.
I’m an animal lover.
Subjective Pronouns / ‘be’ verb, contractions & how to use them with the word ‘not’

Not means negative or it’s not true. It is put after the contraction.
 Examples
• I’m not a student. (Note that ‘not’ and ‘a’ are pronounced as one word, ‘not-a’)
• He’s not a student.
• She’s not a student.
• It’s not a dog. (remember ‘it’ is used for a thing, place or animal)
• You’re not a student.
• They’re not students.
• We’re not students.
 Practice saying out loud
• I’m not a boy. I’m not a girl.
• He’s not a boy. He’s not a man.
• She’s not a girl. She’s not a woman.
• It’s not a chair. It’s not a cat.
• You’re not a singer. You’re not a friend.
• We’re not sisters. We’re not brothers.
• They’re not people. They’re not cars.
Say something about yourself using what you learn in this lesson.

Example
I’m not a teacher.
I’m not a man.
I’m not an American.
I’m not an animal.