Focus on Grammar – Verb “To Be”
The Verb “to be”
Structure of the verb “to be”:
Subject + to be
In Present Tense, “to be” is used as am, is and are. Let’s see the following examples.
| Subject pronouns and be (Affirmative) | |
| Singular | Plural |
| I am American | We are American |
| You are American (one person) | You are American (more than one person) |
| He is American | They are American |
| She is American | |
| It is American | |
More examples
| I | am | a student. |
| He | is | a teacher. |
| She | is | a journalist. |
| It | is | a book. |
| We | are | mechanics. |
| You | are | pilots. |
| They | are | policemen. |
Contraction with “to be“
I am = I’m
You are =You’re
You are =You’re
He is = He’s
She is = She’s
|It is = It’s
She is = She’s
|It is = It’s
They are = They’re
We are = We’re
We are = We’re