🔗 Am, Is and Are

Using am, is and are correctly with I, he, she, it, we, you and they. · about 10 minutes

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Introduction

What is it? Am, is and are are forms of the verb be. They tell us what someone or something is, or what they are like: I am happy. She is a doctor. They are late.

Why does it matter? These three little words are some of the most used words in English. Getting them right makes your English sound correct straight away.

Where do we use it? Describing yourself, your family, the weather, where things are - "It is hot", "We are at home".

In this lesson you will:

Use am with I
Use is with he, she, it and one person or thing
Use are with we, you, they and more than one
Make no-sentences and questions with am, is and are

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