VERB “TO BE”

Grammar Focus: Verb “To Be”

Subject	Verb “to be”	Example
I	am	I am a student.
You	are	You are my friend.
He / She / It	is	He is a teacher.
We	are	We are in class.
They	are	They are happy.

 

Negative Form

Subject	Verb “to be”	Example
I	am not	I am not tired.
You	are not / aren’t	You aren’t late.
He / She / It	is not / isn’t	She isn’t sad.
We / They	are not / aren’t	We aren’t in school.

 

Question Form

Question	Short Answer
Am I late?	No, you aren’t.
Are you happy?	Yes, I am.
Is he a teacher?	Yes, he is.
Are they students?	Yes, they are.

 

Conversation

Teacher: Good morning, class!
Ali: Good morning, teacher!
Teacher: How are you today?
Ali: I am fine, thank you.
Sara: I am happy today!
Teacher: Very good! Is Omar here?
Amina: No, he isn’t here. He is tired.
Teacher: Okay. We are ready to start the lesson!

 

Short Story

My Name is Lina
My name is Lina. I am a student. My teacher is Mr. Ali. He is very kind. We are in the classroom now. My friends are happy. We are ready to learn English!

 

New Vocabulary

Word	Meaning
Student	A person who studies
Teacher	A person who teaches
Happy	Feeling good or pleased
Tired	Needing rest or sleep
Class	A group of students learning together

 

Word Family

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb
Teach	Teacher	—	Teach
Study	Student	Studious	Study
Happy	Happiness	Happy	—

 

Exercises

1. Circle the correct answer

1.     I (am / is / are) happy.

2.     They (is / are / am) students.

3.     She (am / is / are) a teacher.

Answer Key: 3. is 2. are 1. am

 

2. Complete the sentences

1.     He ___ tired.

2.     We ___ in class.

3.     I ___ not sad.

Answer Key: 3. am 2. are 1. is

 

3. True or False

1.     “I is a student.” → ___

2.     “They are friends.” → ___

3.     “She isn’t happy.” → ___

Answer Key: 3. True 2. True 1. False

 

4. Match the sentences

Match Column A with Column B. Write the correct number.

A	No.	B
1. I am a student.		a. She isn’t sad.
2. He is a teacher.		b. They are in class.
3. We are happy.		c. I am in grade 5.
4. She is tired.		d. He works at school.
5. They are students.		e. We feel good today.

✅ Answer Key

1 → c
2 → d
3 → e
4 → a
5 → b