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Busuu English Lesson 5

This document provides a lesson on subject pronouns and the verb "to be" in English. It reviews the different forms of "to be" including "I am/I'm", "you are/you're", "he is/he's", "she is/she's", "it is/it's", "we are/we're", and "they are/they're". Examples are given for asking "How are you?" to both individuals and groups. The lesson explains that "they" can be used for either a single person of unknown gender or for groups of multiple people. In upcoming lessons, the document states it will discuss where people come from and the languages they speak.

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Busuu English Lesson 5

This document provides a lesson on subject pronouns and the verb "to be" in English. It reviews the different forms of "to be" including "I am/I'm", "you are/you're", "he is/he's", "she is/she's", "it is/it's", "we are/we're", and "they are/they're". Examples are given for asking "How are you?" to both individuals and groups. The lesson explains that "they" can be used for either a single person of unknown gender or for groups of multiple people. In upcoming lessons, the document states it will discuss where people come from and the languages they speak.

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16/03/2021 Learn to speak a language in 10 minutes a day - Busuu

We're fine, thanks! - Grammar: Subject pronouns, the verb


"to be" - plural
Vocabulary
you are – you're
How are you?
we are – we're
How are you? – We're fine, thanks!
they are – they're
They're Ellie and Jo.
Here's a tip
We’re going to talk about groups of people, using the di erent forms of “to be”.
👯

Before we begin, let’s review what we already know! 👇

Person Verb Short form


I am I'm
you are you're
she is she's
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he is he's
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it is it's
Let's talk about groups of more than one person! 👯

We can ask "How are you?" to one person and to multiple people.
🚶 🚶

"You" and "are" stay the same.


We use "they are" for a group of people. You might also see "they are" for just one
🚶🚶🚶
person: 🚶

We can use "they" when we don't know someone's gender.


Some people choose to be "they" instead of "he" or "she".
Now we know all the words we use for people and the di erent forms of "to be". Look at
the table below - there are only three di erent forms of "to be". 🔍

Let's practise the words we've just learned! 🤓

Person Verb "to be" Short form


I am I'm
you are you're
he is he's
she is she's
it is it's
we are we're
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they are they're
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✅ Words for individual people and groups of people


✅ The verb "to be".
✅ A short reading. 📖

In the next few lessons we will talk about where we come from and what languages we 🌍
speak. 💬

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