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 Present simple of to be : am, is , are The present simple of the verb  be  has three forms: ‣ I  am . ‣ He/She/It   is . ‣ We/You/They   are . They = people and things We use he for a man, she for a woman, and it for a thing. He ‘s a little boy.  She ‘s beautiful.  I like this TV. It ‘s very big.  We use  they for people and for things. I love Sara and Jonas. They are my friends. I love these chairs. They are very beautiful. Don’t forget the subject We always need a subject before the verb. It is cold. Is cold. Sally is a wonderful woman. Is a wonderful woman. Contractions or short forms We use ‘m,  ‘s  and ‘ re  with personal pronouns ( I, you, he, etc. ) I’m sad. You’re tired. She’s from Scotland. But we can also use  ‘s with names. Laura’s beautiful. London’s an expensive city.  Contractions in short answers We can only use contractions in negative short answers . Not...