Verbs
Being Verbs (‘is’, ‘am’, and ‘are’)
Read the following sentences:
I am a doctor.
He is a teacher.
They are policemen.
We are here.
You are kind.
‘Am’, ‘is’ and ‘are’ in the above sentences give information about the subject. They are called ‘be’ verbs or ‘being’ verbs.
‘Am’ is used with ‘I’ and ‘is’ used with singular nouns and pronouns.
‘Are’ is used with plurals nouns and pronouns.
Note: ‘Are’ is used with ‘you’ in both singular and plural form.
Some more examples:
I am a lawyer.
They are busy.
He is a mechanic.
We are sleeping.
Am I late?
Having Verbs (‘Has’ and ‘Have’)
Read the following sentences:
I have a car.
You have a nice car.
Ravi has big car.
She has a red car.
They have a car.
‘Has’ or ‘have’ are verbs that tell us what people possess. They are called having verbs.
‘Has’ is used with singular nouns and pronouns. Example: he, she, Ravi, Ria etc.
‘Have’ is used plural nouns and pronouns. Example: you, we, they, girls etc. ‘Have’ is also used with pronouns I and you.
Some more examples:
We have a meeting tomorrow.
He has a new haircut.
I have a pet dog.
We have a picture book.
My doll has curly hair.
Do/Does
Read the following sentences
I have a lot to do today.
Do you remember her?
We do not want to play.
They do their work on time.
Do we have any food left?
‘Do’ is used with plural nouns and the pronouns I, we, you and they.
Read the following sentences
She does not waste her time.
Maya does not speak English well.
Does your sister play badminton?
He does his homework every day.
‘Does’ is used with singular nouns and the pronouns he, she, and it.
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