Am, Is, and Are are verbs, too.

Am, Is, and Are are called “Be Verbs,” because they mean “to be.”

• Wrong: I be a girl. (x)
• Right: I am a girl.

• Wrong: He be a boy. (x)
• Right: He is a boy.

• Wrong: They be students. (x)
• Right: They are students.

Write a “be verb” in the blank to complete each sentence:

1. Jimmy and Diana _______ good friends.

2. The teacher __________ looking at the paintings.

3. John and I __________ tired, so we want to sleep.

4. My dog _______ so lazy!

5. I _______ a tall boy.

6. You _______ a cute girl.

7. The bird _______ flying in the sky.