Lesson 2, ESL Exercise 5 - Grammar for Real Beginners
Verb to BE - Present Tense
Subject + Verb | |
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Singular | Plural |
I am | We are |
You are | You are |
He is - She is - It is | They are |
Contractions | |
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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.
Four people from New Jersey.
Subtitled video:
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.
Subtitled video:
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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