๐ Meet Verb To Be
Understanding AM, IS and ARE
Lesson Objectives | ุฃูุฏุงู ุงูุฏุฑุณ
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
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Understand am / is / are.
ููู ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู am / is / are. -
Choose the correct form.
ุงุฎุชูุงุฑ ุงูุตูุฑุฉ ุงูุตุญูุญุฉ ูููุนู. -
Make affirmative and negative sentences.
ุชูููู ุงูุฌู ู ุงูู ุซุจุชุฉ ูุงูู ูููุฉ. -
Use common contractions.
ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ุงูุงุฎุชุตุงุฑุงุช ุงูุดุงุฆุนุฉ. -
Use That is, Here is, There is.
ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู That is ู Here is ู There is. -
Talk about yourself and your family.
ุงูุชุญุฏุซ ุนู ููุณู ูุนุงุฆูุชู.
Warm-Up | ุชู ููุฏ
I am Sara.
You are a student.
She is happy.
They are students.
ูุฏููุง ุซูุงุซ ููู ุงุช ู ูู ุฉ:
What is "TO BE"?
In English, we use to be to connect the subject with information about the subject.
ูู ุงููุบุฉ ุงูุฅูุฌููุฒูุฉุ ูุณุชุฎุฏู to be ูุฑุจุท ุงููุงุนู ุจุงูู ุนููู ุฉ ุงูุชู ูุฑูุฏ ุฃู ูููููุง ุนูู.
โ I student.
โ I am a student.
ูู ุงูุฅูุฌููุฒูุฉ ูุญุชุงุฌ ุฅูู ูุนู ูู ุงูุฌู ูุฉ.
English sentences need a verb.
ุงูุฌู ู ุงูุฅูุฌููุฒูุฉ ุชุญุชุงุฌ ุฅูู ูุนู.
๐ต AM โข IS โข ARE
Learn the basic rule.
AM
I โ AM
I am Mariam.
ุฃูุง ู ุฑูู .
I am a teacher.
ุฃูุง ู ุนูู ุฉ.
I am Egyptian.
ุฃูุง ู ุตุฑูุฉ.
I am happy.
ุฃูุง ุณุนูุฏุฉ.
I am tired.
ุฃูุง ู ุชุนุจุฉ.
I am 22 years old.
ุนู ุฑู 22 ุนุงู ูุง.
I am at home.
ุฃูุง ูู ุงูู ูุฒู.
โ I is happy.
โ I are happy.
โ I am happy.
IS
He / She / It โ IS
He is Ahmed.
ูู ุฃุญู ุฏ.
He is a teacher.
ูู ู ุนูู .
She is Sara.
ูู ุณุงุฑุฉ.
She is happy.
ูู ุณุนูุฏุฉ.
It is a book.
ุฅูู ูุชุงุจ.
It is new.
ุฅูู ุฌุฏูุฏ.
ARE
You / We / They โ ARE
You are nice.
ุฃูุช ูุทูู / ูุทููุฉ.
We are friends.
ูุญู ุฃุตุฏูุงุก.
They are students.
ูู ุทูุงุจ.
You = ุฃูุช / ุฃูุชู / ุฃูุชู / ุฃูุชู
Always: You are
The Golden Table
| Subject | Verb To Be | ุงูู ุนูู |
|---|---|---|
| I | AM | ุฃูุง |
| He | IS | ูู |
| She | IS | ูู |
| It | IS | ูุบูุฑ ุงูุนุงูู |
| You | ARE | ุฃูุช / ุฃูุชู |
| We | ARE | ูุญู |
| They | ARE | ูู / ูู |
He / She / It โ IS
You / We / They โ ARE
โ๏ธ Contractions & Negative
Make your English more natural.
Contractions | ุงูุงุฎุชุตุงุฑุงุช
A contraction is a short form of two words.
ุงูุงุฎุชุตุงุฑ ูู ุตูุฑุฉ ูุตูุฑุฉ ูููู ุชูู.
| Full Form | Short Form | ุงูู ุนูู |
|---|---|---|
| I am | I'm | ุฃูุง |
| He is | He's | ูู |
| She is | She's | ูู |
| It is | It's | ูุบูุฑ ุงูุนุงูู |
| You are | You're | ุฃูุช / ุฃูุชู |
| We are | We're | ูุญู |
| They are | They're | ูู / ูู |
I am happy. โ I'm happy.
He is tired. โ He's tired.
She is Egyptian. โ She's Egyptian.
You are ready. โ You're ready.
We are students. โ We're students.
They are busy. โ They're busy.
Negative Sentences
To make a negative sentence, use NOT after AM / IS / ARE.
ูุฅูุดุงุก ุฌู ูุฉ ู ูููุฉุ ูุถุน NOT ุจุนุฏ AM / IS / ARE.
I am not tired.
I'm not happy.
He isn't tired.
She isn't a student.
It isn't new.
You aren't late.
We aren't ready.
They aren't happy.
Don't say: I amn't.
Say: I'm not.
๐ THAT IS โข HERE IS โข THERE IS
Point, give and describe things around you.
THAT IS
We use That is for one specific person or thing that is not very close.
ูุณุชุฎุฏู That is ููุฅุดุงุฑุฉ ุฅูู ุดุฎุต ุฃู ุดูุก ูุงุญุฏ ู ุญุฏุฏ ููุณ ูุฑูุจูุง ุฌุฏูุง.
That is a book.
ุฐูู ูุชุงุจ.
That is a car.
ุชูู ุณูุงุฑุฉ.
That is my teacher.
ุฐูู ู ุนูู ู.
That's my phone.
ุฐูู ูุงุชูู.
HERE IS
We use Here is when we show or give someone one thing.
ูุณุชุฎุฏู Here is ุนูุฏู ุง ููุฑู ุดุฎุตูุง ุดูุฆูุง ูุงุญุฏูุง ุฃู ูุนุทูู ุฅูุงู.
Here is your book.
ูุง ูู ูุชุงุจู.
Here's your phone.
ูุง ูู ูุงุชูู.
Here's your coffee.
ูุง ูู ูููุชู.
Here you are.
ุชูุถู / ุชูุถูู.
THERE IS
We use There is to say that one person or thing exists or is in a place.
ูุณุชุฎุฏู There is ููููู ุฅู ุดุฎุตูุง ุฃู ุดูุฆูุง ูุงุญุฏูุง ู ูุฌูุฏ ูู ู ูุงู ู ุง.
There is a book.
ููุฌุฏ ูุชุงุจ.
There is a phone on the table.
ููุฌุฏ ูุงุชู ุนูู ุงูุทุงููุฉ.
There's a car outside.
ุชูุฌุฏ ุณูุงุฑุฉ ูู ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌ.
There is a cat in the room.
ุชูุฌุฏ ูุทุฉ ูู ุงูุบุฑูุฉ.
THAT IS vs THERE IS
THAT IS
That is a car.
ุชูู ุณูุงุฑุฉ.
๐ A specific thing.
THERE IS
There is a car outside.
ุชูุฌุฏ ุณูุงุฑุฉ ูู ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌ.
๐ Something exists somewhere.
There Isn't
There isn't a TV.
ูุง ููุฌุฏ ุชููุงุฒ.
There isn't a book on the table.
ูุง ููุฌุฏ ูุชุงุจ ุนูู ุงูุทุงููุฉ.
There isn't a problem.
ูุง ุชูุฌุฏ ู ุดููุฉ.
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Family Members
Talk about your family using Verb To Be.
Family Vocabulary
Father
ุงูุฃุจ
Mother
ุงูุฃู
Brother
ุงูุฃุฎ
Sister
ุงูุฃุฎุช
Son
ุงูุงุจู
Daughter
ุงูุงุจูุฉ
Husband
ุงูุฒูุฌ
Wife
ุงูุฒูุฌุฉ
Grandfather
ุงูุฌุฏ
Grandmother
ุงูุฌุฏุฉ
Talking About Family
My mother is a teacher.
ุฃู ู ู ุนูู ุฉ.
My father is Egyptian.
ุฃุจู ู ุตุฑู.
My sister is a student.
ุฃุฎุชู ุทุงูุจุฉ.
My parents are at home.
ูุงูุฏุงู ูู ุงูู ูุฒู.
My parents + are + information
โ๏ธ Practice Time
Try every question before revealing the answer.
Practice 1 โ Choose AM / IS / ARE
I โ AM
๐ก Why? We always use am with the subject I.
โ ARE is wrong because ARE is used with You, We and They.
She โ IS
๐ก We use IS with He, She and It.
โ ARE is used with You, We and They.
They โ ARE
๐ก We use ARE with You, We and They.
โ IS is used with He, She and It.
He โ IS
๐ก He is one of the subjects that uses IS.
โ ARE is used with You, We and They.
We โ ARE
๐ก We always uses ARE.
โ IS is for He, She and It.
You โ ARE
๐ก You uses ARE whether it means one person or many people.
โ IS is used with He, She and It.
It โ IS
๐ก It uses IS.
โ ARE is used with You, We and They.
I โ AM
๐ก The subject is I, so we need AM.
โ ARE is not used with I.
They โ ARE
๐ก They always uses ARE.
โ IS is used with He, She and It.
She โ IS
๐ก She uses IS.
โ ARE is used with You, We and They.
Practice 2 โ Correct the Mistake
Choose the correct sentence.
๐ก She โ IS. We never use ARE with She.
๐ก They โ ARE.
๐ก He โ IS.
๐ก We โ ARE.
๐ก You โ ARE, always.
Practice 3 โ Make the Sentence Negative
๐ก Put not after AM.
๐ก IS + NOT = ISN'T.
๐ก She uses IS, so the negative is ISN'T.
๐ก ARE + NOT = AREN'T.
๐ก We uses ARE, so we use AREN'T for the negative.
Practice 4 โ Contractions
๐ก He is โ He's.
โ He am is grammatically incorrect.
๐ก They are โ They're.
โ They am is incorrect.
๐ก I am โ I'm.
โ I'm already contains am, so "I'm is" is wrong.
๐ก We are โ We're.
โ We is is incorrect because We uses ARE.
Practice 5 โ That / Here / There
๐ก We use That is to point to one specific thing.
โ Here is is normally used when presenting or giving something.
๐ก We use Here is when showing or giving something.
โ There is talks about existence or location.
๐ก We use There is to say that something exists in a place.
โ Here is is for presenting or giving something.
๐ก Here is is used when giving or presenting something.
โ That is points to something specific.
Final Self-Check Quiz
Choose one answer for every question, then click Check My Score.
Speaking Practice
๐ฏ Find Something
What's that?
ู ุง ุฐููุ
That's a phone.
ุฐูู ูุงุชู.
๐ Use THERE IS
There is a phone on my desk.
ููุฌุฏ ูุงุชู ุนูู ู ูุชุจู.
There is a chair in my room.
ููุฌุฏ ูุฑุณู ูู ุบุฑูุชู.
I am a person.
I am a woman.
I am a teacher.
I am happy.
I am in Egypt.
Who am I?
Mini Dialogues
Dialogue 1 โ Introductions
A: Hi! What's your name?
ู ุฑุญุจูุง! ู ุง ุงุณู ูุ
B: I'm Sara.
ุฃูุง ุณุงุฑุฉ.
A: Are you a student?
ูู ุฃูุช ุทุงูุจุฉุ
B: Yes, I am.
ูุนู .
A: Are you Egyptian?
ูู ุฃูุช ู ุตุฑูุฉุ
B: Yes, I am.
Dialogue 2 โ In the Classroom
A: What's that?
ู ุง ุฐููุ
B: That's a book.
ุฐูู ูุชุงุจ.
A: Is it your book?
ูู ูุฐุง ูุชุงุจูุ
B: Yes, it is.
A: Here's your pen.
B: Thank you!
Dialogue 3 โ In a Room
A: What's in the room?
ู ุงุฐุง ููุฌุฏ ูู ุงูุบุฑูุฉุ
B: There is a sofa.
ุชูุฌุฏ ุฃุฑููุฉ.
A: Is there a TV?
B: Yes, there is.
A: Is there a computer?
B: No, there isn't.
My Profile
Complete the sentences and practice speaking about yourself.
My name is __________________.
I'm __________ years old.
I'm __________________.
I'm a/an __________________.
I'm from __________________.
I'm __________________ today.
I'm at __________________.
My mother is __________________.
My father is __________________.
My family is __________________.
We are __________________.
Common Mistakes
โ I is a student.
โ I am a student.
โ She are happy.
โ She is happy.
โ They is tired.
โ They are tired.
โ I have 22 years.
โ I am 22 years old.
โ I amn't tired.
โ I'm not tired.
๐ Homework โ Self Correction
Complete the homework and check your answers.
Homework Instructions
- Complete all questions.
- Try to answer without looking at the lesson.
- Click Submit Homework.
- The website will check your answers automatically.
- You will see your score and corrections.
๐ Homework Submission
Write your answers below.
I ___ happy.
She ___ a student.
They ___ friends.
He is tired.
They are ready.
I am happy.
They are students.
You are giving someone their book.
There ___ a book on the table.
๐ Final Speaking Challenge
Speak for 30โ60 seconds about yourself and your family.
Try to include:
โข Your name
โข Your age
โข Your nationality
โข Your job
โข Your family members
โข Where you are
โข How you feel today
I'm ______ years old.
I'm a/an ______.
My mother is ______.
My father is ______.
We are ______.
๐ค Don't just read. Speak!
Final A1 Cheat Sheet
He / She / It โ IS
You / We / They โ ARE
I'm happy.
She's happy.
They're happy.
I'm not tired.
He isn't tired.
They aren't tired.
That's my phone.
Here's your book.
There's a car outside.
AM / IS / ARE + NOT = Negative
That is = pointing to something specific
Here is = giving / presenting something
There is = saying something exists
๐ YOU'RE DONE!
ุฃุญุณูุช! ููุฏ ุฃูููุช ุงูุฏุฑุณ.