To be: use the correct present tense form

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📝 To Be: Use the Correct Present Tense Form

What is “To Be”?

The verb “to be” tells us who someone is, what something is, or how someone feels.

• Examples:
  • I am happy 🙂
  • You are kind 🫂
  • He is tall 🧑‍🦱

Forms of “To Be” in Present Tense

Subject	Verb “To Be”	Example Sentence
I	am	I am a student 📚
You	are	You are my friend 🤝
He	is	He is strong 💪
She	is	She is smart 🧠
It	is	It is a cat 🐱
We	are	We are happy 😄
They	are	They are playing ⚽

How to Use “To Be”

• With a person:
  • He is my brother 👦
  • She is my teacher 👩‍🏫
• With a thing:
  • It is a pencil ✏️
  • The book is on the table 📖
• With feelings:
  • I am excited 🎉
  • They are tired 😴

✅ Rules to Remember

• I always goes with am
• He, She, It always goes with is
• You, We, They always go with are
• Don’t forget: Add punctuation! A sentence ends with a period (.) or question mark (?)

❌ Common Mistakes

• ❌ I is happy. ✅ Correct: I am happy.
• ❌ She are kind. ✅ Correct: She is kind.
• ❌ They is friends. ✅ Correct: They are friends.

Fun Tip 💡

Make it colourful! Draw small pictures of people or animals for He, She, It, We, They. It makes learning easier and more fun! 🎨

Let’s practice!🖊️