Positive Negative Question I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are I am not You are n't He i sn't She is n't It is n't We are n't You are n't They are n't Am Are Is Is Is Are Are Are © 2020 www.englishtensepractice.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use. ETP english tense practice don’t forget to check our website to learn english and more! Am Is Are – Verb “to be” Explanation and Rules What is verb “to be” or Am Is Are In English, there are a lot of ways to express your thoughts, feelings or actions. One of them is verb “to be” but it is a hard-to-learn subject for kids and beginners because most of other languages don’t have a verb like “to be” Actually “to be” is the base form of the verb. It may change depending on the tense: • Present: am/is/are • Past: was/were • Perfect: been In this explanation page, we will only cover Present Simple form of verb “to be” because it’s essential for everybody who wants to learn English. Why do we use verb Am Is Are? Most of the time when we use “am is are”, we talk about names, age, feelings, situations, nationalities, professions, etc. Don’t forget that when we use “am is are”, we talk about current situations or situations that are always true. You may see “am is are” as an auxiliary verb in tenses such as “Present Continuous” but today we are learning its basic usage. • I am at home right now. • Elephants are big. • He isn’t at home. • She is my best friend. • They aren’t here. • I’m not a teacher. • Emily is beautiful. • My parents are 55 years old. • It’s not my book. • My students are clever. Examples at home at home at home at home at home at home at home at home at home at home at home at home at home at home at home at home I at home? you at home? he at home? she at home? it at home? we at home? you at home? they at home?

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Am Is Are – Verb “to be”Explanation and Rules

What is verb “to be” or Am Is Are

In English, there are a lot of ways to express your thoughts, feelings or actions. One of them is verb “to be” but it is a hard-to-learn subject for kids and beginners because most of other languages don’t have a verb like “to be”

Actually “to be” is the base form of the verb. It may change depending on the tense:

• Present: am/is/are• Past: was/were• Perfect: been

In this explanation page, we will only cover Present Simple form of verb “to be” because it’s essential for everybody who wants to learn English.

Why do we use verb Am Is Are? Most of the time when we use “am is are”, we talk about names, age, feelings, situations, nationalities, professions, etc. Don’t forget that when we use “am is are”, we talk about current situations or situa-tions that are always true.

You may see “am is are” as an auxiliary verb in tenses such as “Present Continuous” but today we are learning its basic usage.

• I am at home right now.• Elephants are big.• He isn’t at home.• She is my best friend.• They aren’t here.• I’m not a teacher.• Emily is beautiful.• My parents are 55 years old.• It’s not my book.• My students are clever.

Examples

at home