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Practicing am, is, are in all three forms

Many English learners get the verb to be right in a simple sentence and then lose track when they make it negative or turn it into a question. Each form follows its own pattern: add not after the verb for negatives, and move the verb before the subject for questions.

Affirmative: subject + am/is/are/was/were + complement
Negative: add not after the verb (is not, isn't, were not)
Interrogative: move the verb before the subject (Are you ready?)
Check contractions and subject agreement: I am, he is, they are

Example verb to be practice questions

Complete the sentence: She ___ a nurse. (affirmative)is. The subject she is third person singular, so use is.

Make it negative: They are students.They are not students (aren't students). Add not after the verb be.

Make it a question: You are ready.Are you ready? Move the verb be in front of the subject.

Make it negative: It was cold yesterday.It was not cold yesterday (wasn't cold). The past form was takes not in the same position.

Which is correct: ___ they at home? (Is / Are)Are. The subject they is plural, so the verb must be are.

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A useful quiz checks all three forms with the same sentence. If a student can change "They are students" into "They are not students" and "Are they students?" without help, the pattern has stuck.

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