BE

AM IS ARE
PRONOUNS

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FIRST PERSON I WE

SECOND PERSON YOU YOU

HE
THIRD PERSON SHE THEY
IT
 PRONOUNS
HE THEY
SHE THEY
IT THEY
IT

THEY
 I am a soccer player.
I AM
I am at the beach.

HE He is a Mechanic.

SHE
IS She is a doctor.

It is a book.
IT

WE

ARE
We are Police Officers

YOU You are Students

They Are friends

THEY
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AM + NOT ARE
+ NOT

AREN’ T
IS + NOT

ISN’ T

Michael is a Mechanic. I am a Pilot

Michael is not a Mechanic. I am not a Pilot.
Michael isn’ t a Mechanic. I’m not a Pilot
Sue, Stephanie, Michael and I are friends
We Are not friends
We Aren’ t friends
 QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
This is a Pencil He is a photographer
this a Pencil ? he a photographer ?
Yes, It is Yes, he is
No, It’ s not No, he’ s not
No, It isn’ t No, he isn’ t

She is a movie actress These are tables

she a movie actress ? these tables ?
Yes, she is Yes, they are
No, she’ s not No, they’ re not
No, she isn’ t No, they aren’ t

They are taxi drivers We are basketball players

they taxi drivers ? we basketball players ?
Yes, they are Yes, we are Yes, you are
No, they’ re not No, we’ re not No, you’ re not
No, they aren’ t No, we aren’ t No, you aren’ t