“to be” singular i am you are he, she, it is plural we are you are they are 1st 2nd 3rd

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Page 1: “to be” singular I am You are He, she, it is plural We are You are They are 1st 2nd 3rd

“to be”singular

I am

You are

He, she, it is

plural

We are

You are

They are

1st

2nd

3rd

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Linking Verbs (“being” verbs)

• Linking verbs are called linking verbs because they link the subject of the sentence with the noun, pronoun, or adjective that follows the verb and completes the meaning of the linking verb.

• Think of a linking verb like an = sign.

I am gorgeous.

He is not gorgeous.

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Linking Verbs, cont.• By far, the most common linking verb in

English, French, or any other language is the conjugated form of the verb “to be.”

That apple is rotten.

His nickname is gymshorts.

He smells like dirty gym shorts.

Is that bad?

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être – “to be”

singular

Je suis

Tu es

Il, elle est

plural

Nous sommes

Vous êtes

Ils, elles sont

1st

2nd

3rd