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Noteclass 6 8

Verb be — am / is / are

Lesson 5 of 84

A1

be = hona. Yeh ek verb hai (kaam/hona wala word). Present (abhi/aaj) me teen words: am, is, are.

1. Kya hai

be naam, umar, kaam, feeling (kaisa lagna), jagah batata hai. Hindi me aksar "hai / hoon / hain" — English me subject (karta: I, she, Ravi) ke hisaab se word badalta hai.

Use Example
Naam / kaun hai I am Kabir. She is a teacher.
Age He is ten.
Feeling They are tired. I am happy.
Place We are in Pune.

was / were = past — topic 09. There is / there are — topic 15. I am going (abhi ho raha) — topic 08. Abhi sirf am / is / are.

2. Kaun sa word: am / is / are

Subject (karta) be Chhota roop
I am I'm
you / we / they are you're, we're, they're
he / she / it is he's, she's, it's
Singular noun (ek naam) is The bag is new.
Plural noun (zyada naam) are The bags are new.

it's = it is. its (uska, bina apostrophe) baad me aayega.

3. Negative (nahi) aur question (sawal)

Negative (nahi)

Full Chhota roop
I am not I'm not (I amn't nahi)
you / we / they are not you aren't / we're not / they aren't
he / she / it is not he isn't / she's not / it isn't

Question (sawal) — am / is / are pehle

She is happy. → Is she happy?

You are ready. → Are you ready?

I am late. → Am I late?

Short answers (chhota jawab)

Haan wale short answer me chhota roop mat lagao: Yes, I am. (not Yes, I'm.) Yes, she is. / No, she isn't.

4. Examples

Bold = am / is / are.

  1. I am a student.
  2. You are in class five.
  3. He is my brother.
  4. She is an engineer.
  5. It is a blue pen.
  6. We are from Jaipur.
  7. They are at the market.
  8. Ravi is tall.
  9. The books are on the table.
  10. I am not tired. / I'm not tired.
  11. She isn't at home.
  12. Are you ready?
  13. Is he a teacher? Yes, he is.
  14. Am I late? No, you aren't.
  15. It is 8 o'clock.

5. Common mistakes

I is a student.
I am a student.
You is my friend.
You are my friend.
They is in the park.
They are in the park.
He are tall.
He is tall.
The bags is new.
The bags are new.
I am go to school.
I go to school. (abhi-ho-raha: topic 08)
Is you happy?
Are you happy?
Yes, I'm.
Yes, I am.
Hindi note. Hindi me "hai" kai karta ke saath chal jaata hai. English me hamesha yahi: I am, he/she/it is, you/we/they are. be ke baad seedha go / eat mat lagao: I am go galat. Abhi: I am happy (feeling/naam). Jaana yeh baad me: topic 07/08.

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. I ______ a student.
2. You ______ ready.
3. She ______ an artist.
4. They ______ in Delhi.
5. The books ______ new.
6. Ravi ______ tall.
7. Sahi question?
8. Short answer: Are you Kabir?
9. Negative: She ______ at home.
10. Sahi sentence?

B. 5 fill-in

1. I ______ ten years old. (am / is / are)

2. We ______ from Nagpur.

3. It ______ a red bag.

4. Question banao: you / ready → ______

5. Sahi karo: they is tired.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche.

  1. I am se naam ya class.
  2. Kisi ke baare me is (he/she/it ya naam).
  3. Ek question: Are you …?

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. b) am — I ke saath sirf am.
  2. c) are — you ke saath are, is nahi.
  3. a) is — she/he/it + is.
  4. b) are — they plural, are.
  5. c) are — books plural noun, are. is galat.
  6. a) is — Ravi singular noun, is.
  7. b) Are you ready? — you + are; sawal me are pehle. Is you galat.
  8. c) Yes, I am. — Haan wale short answer me I'm nahi chalta.
  9. a) isn't — she + is not. aren't they/you/we ke liye.
  10. b) I am a student. — be + naam/kaisa (student, happy). I am go galat; I is galat.
Fill-in
  1. am — I + am.
  2. are — we + are.
  3. is — it + is.
  4. Are you ready? — are + you + ready, question mark.
  5. They are tired. — they + are; T capital (sentence start).
Model sentences
  1. I am Aisha. / I am in class six.
  2. He is my brother. / The bag is new.
  3. Are you ready?

Check: I am, he/she/it is, you/we/they are; sawal me am/is/are pehle; Yes, I am (not I'm).