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Hello and welcome back to Core English. In this lesson, we are learning some of the most important words in English: am, is, and are. These are special words.
Learn how to use am, is, and are to express being in English with simple examples and practice exercises.
Key Takeaways
- Am, is, and are are essential verbs that show the action of being in English.
- Use 'am' only with the subject 'I'.
- Use 'is' with singular third-person subjects like he, she, or it.
- Use 'are' with plural subjects and 'you'.
- These verbs can be used to make both statements and questions.
What the video covers
- Introduction to the special verbs am, is, and are that express the action of being.
- Explanation that am is used only with 'I'.
- Is is used with he, she, it, or one person or thing.
- Are is used with you, we, they, or more than one person or thing.
- Examples of sentences using am, is, and are to show states or existence, not actions.
- Practice exercise where the speaker says the subject and the learner responds with the correct form.
- Using am, is, and are to form questions by placing them before the subject.
- Review of the lesson’s key points and encouragement to practice with downloadable materials.
- Mention of upcoming review lesson for level one learners.
- Call to action for liking, subscribing, or donating to support the channel.
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They help us say who we are, what something is, or how something is. So far, we have learned action words, words like run, eat, play. But not every sentence has an action like running or eating. Sometimes we are just saying
Speaker A
that something exists or telling what it is. For this, English uses the words am, is, are. They come from the idea of the word be. They show the action of being.
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Here is how we use them. Am is used only with I. Is is used with he, she, it, or one person or thing. Are is used with you, we, they, or more than one person or thing.
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Let's look at some simple sentences. I am happy. She is my friend. The cat is small.
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You are a student. They are players. These sentences don't show an action like running or eating. They show the action of being.
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Now let's practice together. I will say the who. You say am, is, or are. Ready? I.
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That's am. He is. You are. They are. She is. We are. We can also use these words to ask questions. We put am, is, are before the who. Am I late?
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Is she your friend? Are you ready? Let's review. We have learned am, is, are. Special words that show the action of being. Use am with I. Use is with he, she, it, or one person or thing. Use are with you, we, they, or more than one.
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These words make statements and questions. Am, is, are are some of the most common words in English. You will use them every day. Remember, am, is, are show the action of being. You are almost complete on level one. Good work.
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Download your practice sheet for lesson 6 at coreenglish.org and do the drills. Remember, practice makes perfect. In the next lesson, we will review all the level one lessons so you know you really have it. If you have found this video
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