1 TRY OUT LANGUAGE
2 LEARN GRAMMAR
3 APPLY ON YOUR OWN
Use Statements with Am, Is, and Are
A statement is one kind of sentence. It tells something.
A statement begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
EXAMPLE They are from Brazil.
• Use am to tell about yourself.
EXAMPLE I am American.
• Use is to tell about one other person, place, thing, or idea.
EXAMPLE She is my sister.
• Use are to tell about yourself and another person or persons.
EXAMPLE We are in a new place.
• Use are when you talk to one or more people.
EXAMPLE You are my neighbor.
• Use are to tell about other persons, places, things, or ideas.
EXAMPLE My friends are at the airport.
Practice Together
Say each sentence. Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. I (am/are) from Russia.
2. You (is/are) from Russia, too.
3. We (is/are) new students at this school.
4. The kids (am/are) nice.
5. The school (is/are) big, though.
6. Sometimes I (am/is) confused.
Try It!
Read each sentence. Write the correct form of the verb on a card. Then hold up the card as you say the sentence.
7. My parents (am/are) teachers.
8. They (is/are) happy with their new jobs here.
9. My brother (am/is) still in grammar school.
10. I (am/are) older than my brother.
11. You (am/are) the same age as me.
12. We (is/are) in middle school.
Russia is a beautiful country.