افعال to be

am/is/are
The questions What ...? Who ...?

The verb to be

Full form (written)

 

Short form (spoken)

 

I am

=

I'm

you are

=

you're

he is

=

he's

she is

=

she's

it is

=

it's

are not

=

aren't

is not

=

isn't

 

a or an?

a = b, c, d ...

an = a, e, i, o, u

a banana, a car, a dog...

an apple, an elephant, an igloo, an orange, an umbrella

Question - What/Who is it?

What ....? = things

Who .....? = people

"What's" = What is

"It's" = It is

"Who's" = Who is

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Who's your teacher?

"Hello. I'm Lynne. I'm your teacher."

Who's your teacher?

 

"What's this?"

"It's an apple."

"And this?"

"It's a pear."

"And what's this?"

"It's a car."

"And what are these?"

"They're biscuits."

"And these?"

"They're eggs."

"Who's this?"

"It's Mr. Bean."