Lesson 2, ESL Exercise 5 - Grammar for Real Beginners
Verb to BE - Present Tense
| Subject + Verb | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| I am | We are |
| You are | You are |
| He is - She is - It is | They are |
| Contractions | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| I'm | We're |
| You're | You're |
| He's - She's - It's | They're |
Watch the video. Listen to the audio.
I am from New Jersey. The people in the red car are from New Jersey, too.
Jill and Cheryl are from the U.S.A.
Mario is from Italy.
Watch the video. Type the verbs without
contractions (is or
are or am). Click
on the "Check" button.
Review of verb to be.
Examples of contractions:
I'm = I am from Toronto. = I'm from Toronto.
We're = We are from Toronto. = We are from Toronto.
He's = He is from Toronto. = He is from Toronto.
Howie says: "We're from Toronto, Canada" (with contraction, We are = We're).
Listen to Howie: Listen to me:
Examples of contractions:
I'm = I am from Toronto. = I'm from Toronto.
We're = We are from Toronto. = We are from Toronto.
He's = He is from Toronto. = He is from Toronto.
Howie says: "We're from Toronto, Canada" (with contraction, We are = We're).
Listen to Howie: Listen to me:
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