Level 01 – Step 04 : Be Verbs Present (I am happy. They are ready.)
/Level 01 – Step 04 : Be Verbs Present (I am happy. They are ready.)
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we learn about the present form of the be verb.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we learn about the present form of the be verb.
Be helps us tell who someone is or how they feel.
/Be helps us tell who someone is or how they feel.
🐧Igupen: Be verbs sound small but important.
/🐧Igupen: Be verbs sound small but important.
How do we use them?
/How do we use them?
🦉Professor Owl: Ho ho ho.
/🦉Professor Owl: Ho ho ho.
We use be to say who someone is and to describe states and feelings.
/We use be to say who someone is and to describe states and feelings.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What are be verbs in the present?
/What are be verbs in the present?
• I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, they are.
/• I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, they are.
These are the present forms of the verb be.
/These are the present forms of the verb be.
We use be to say who someone is: I am a student.
/We use be to say who someone is: I am a student.
We use be to say how someone feels or what something is like: She is happy.
/We use be to say how someone feels or what something is like: She is happy.
The room is clean.
/The room is clean.
Simple rules and how to use be verbs
/Simple rules and how to use be verbs
• Match the correct form to the subject: use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they.
/• Match the correct form to the subject: use am with I, is with he/she/it, and are with you/we/they.
• Use be + adjective to describe states: He is tired.
/• Use be + adjective to describe states: He is tired.
• Use be + noun to name roles or identity: She is a doctor.
/• Use be + noun to name roles or identity: She is a doctor.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
• Say the subject first, then choose the be form that fits: ask “Who?” then say “am/is/are.”
/• Say the subject first, then choose the be form that fits: ask “Who?” then say “am/is/are.”
That helps you pick the correct verb quickly.
/That helps you pick the correct verb quickly.
✍ Quick practice inside the lesson
/✍ Quick practice inside the lesson
1. Identify parts: I am happy. → Subject: I; Verb: am; Description: happy.
/1. Identify parts: I am happy. → Subject: I; Verb: am; Description: happy.
2. Change subject: You are ready. → Subject: You; Verb: are; Description: ready.
/2. Change subject: You are ready. → Subject: You; Verb: are; Description: ready.
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
1. I am happy.
/1. I am happy.
2. You are ready.
/2. You are ready.
3. He is tired.
/3. He is tired.
4. She is my friend.
/4. She is my friend.
5. It is cold.
/5. It is cold.
6. We are excited.
/6. We are excited.
7. They are busy.
/7. They are busy.
8. The cat is sleepy.
/8. The cat is sleepy.
9. My teacher is kind.
/9. My teacher is kind.
10. The sky is blue.
/10. The sky is blue.
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Fill the blank: I ___ (be) a student.
/Q1: Fill the blank: I ___ (be) a student.
Q2: Choose the correct sentence: He are tall. / He is tall.
/Q2: Choose the correct sentence: He are tall. / He is tall.
Q3: Fill the blank: They ___ (be) at school.
/Q3: Fill the blank: They ___ (be) at school.
Q4: Change to negative: She is kind. → She ___ kind.
/Q4: Change to negative: She is kind. → She ___ kind.
Q5: Ask a question: You are ready. → ___ you ready?
/Q5: Ask a question: You are ready. → ___ you ready?
Q6: Fill the blank: It ___ (be) cold today.
/Q6: Fill the blank: It ___ (be) cold today.
Q7: Complete: We ___ (be) friends.
/Q7: Complete: We ___ (be) friends.
Q8: Choose the correct form: I am / I is excited.
/Q8: Choose the correct form: I am / I is excited.
Q9: Identify subject and verb: The dog is loud.
/Q9: Identify subject and verb: The dog is loud.
Q10: Make a sentence with be: Tom / be / hungry.
/Q10: Make a sentence with be: Tom / be / hungry.
Answers A1: am. A2: He is tall. A3: are. A4: is not or isn’t. A5: Are you ready? A6: is. A7: are. A8: I am. A9: Subject: The dog; Verb: is. A10: Tom is hungry.
/Answers A1: am. A2: He is tall. A3: are. A4: is not or isn’t. A5: Are you ready? A6: is. A7: are. A8: I am. A9: Subject: The dog; Verb: is. A10: Tom is hungry.
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
/🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
Practicing I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, they are will make your sentences clear and strong.
/Practicing I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, they are will make your sentences clear and strong.
🐧Igupen: I will say be verbs every day.
/🐧Igupen: I will say be verbs every day.
You can do it too—make short be sentences about yourself and others, and notice how easy English becomes.
/You can do it too—make short be sentences about yourself and others, and notice how easy English becomes.
