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Am/Is/Are

Am/Is/Are English verbs have different forms in the simple present tense depending on the number and person. Use "Am" With the first person pronoun I. "Is" is used with the third person singular pronouns he, She and It. "Are" is used with the pronouns You, They and We.   Positive   Negative  I am (I'm) You are (You're) He is (He's) She is (She's) It is (It's) They are (They're)      I am not (I'm not) You are not (You aren't) He is not (He isn't) She is not (She isn't) It is not (It isn't) They are not (They aren't)     Examples: I am a teacher.  You are a student.  We are good friends. Tom is not a policeman. Jenny is late again. It is ten o'clock now. They are not British. ➤ Practice Questions: I ▁▁ a girl. My father ▁▁ at work. Dixi and Susi ▁▁ my cats. The tiger ▁▁ in the cage. I ▁▁ a painter. My green pen ▁▁ on the floor. Roma and Betty ▁▁ good friends. ▁▁ you from London? His sister ▁▁ three yea...

A vs An - Grammar

"A Vs An" This information will give you some tips to help you use articles like a native speaker. Here, I introduce A vs AN and teach you how to choose between the these two. ➜  The article A is used before singular, countable nouns which begin with consonant sounds. Examples : She is a teacher. He doesn't own a bike. I saw a tiger at the zoo. ➜  The article AN is used before singular, countable nouns which begin with vowel sounds (a,e,i,o,u). Examples : She is an actress. He didn't get an invitation. I saw an elephant at the zoo. ❗️ Remember that A / AN  means  "a single" or "one".  You cannot use A /AN  with plural nouns. Examples : I saw a tigers in London National Park.  Incorrect I saw tigers in London National Park.  Correct ➜  If there is an adjective or an adverb - adjective combination before the noun, A/AN  should agree with the first sound in the adjective or the adverb-adjective combination. Examples : She is an excellent...