LinguaI am, you are
We use the verb to be to say who we are and how we feel. With I, we say am. With you, we say are.
| Subject | Full form | Short form |
|---|---|---|
| I | I am | I'm |
| you | you are | you're |
I am Anna.
You are tired.
Say your name
To tell your name, you can say My name is ... or I'm .... Both are common. I'm ... is shorter and very natural in conversation.
My name is Leo.
I'm Leo.
Say how you feel
After am or are, we can use feeling words. For example: happy, tired, and hungry. These words describe a person.
| Subject | Feeling |
|---|---|
| I am | happy |
| I am | tired |
| I am | hungry |
| You are | happy |
| You are | tired |
| You are | hungry |
I'm happy.
You're hungry.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I am | I am | I am tired. |
| you are | you are | You are happy. |
| I'm | I'm | I'm Mia. |
| you're | you're | You're hungry. |
| My name is... | My name is... | My name is Ben. |
| happy | happy | I’m happy today. |
| tired | tired | I’m tired now. |
| hungry | hungry | I’m hungry. |
| name | name | My name is Eva. |
| feel | feel | I feel happy. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 2
- fill the gap: 2
- match the pairs: 1
- build the sentence: 2
- translate the sentence: 2
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Choose the correct sentence.
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.