Use is when the subject is a singular noun or a third person singular pronoun.

Examples

She is my best friend.

John is a clever boy.

He is writing a letter.

Mother is cooking dinner.

Father is working in the garage.

It is a dog.

Use are when the subject is a plural noun or a plural pronoun (e.g. we, you, they).

You are wonderful.

They are waiting for us.

We are preparing for the test.

Boys are playing in the garden.

The students are learning their lessons.

Use am when the subject is the first person pronoun I.

I am a teacher.

I am working on my computer.

Complete the following sentences using is, am, are.

1. My sister …………….. a nurse.

2. I …………… a boy.

3. She …………… working on her computer.

4. We ……………… waiting for them.

5. It ………….. an elephant.

6. Birds ……………. flying in the sky.

7. The kettle …………… boiling.

8. The baby ……………. sleeping.

9. The girls ………… singing devotional songs.

10. …………. you coming with me?

11. What ……………. he doing there?

12. ……………. they ready yet?

13. Where …………… the books?

14. Where ………… my pen?

15. What ……………. this?

16. What ………….. these tiny objects ?

17. Maya …………… my best friend.

18. Maya and Meera ……………. pretty girls.

19. The teacher …………… standing in front of the desk.

20. The dog ……………… barking.

Answers

1. My sister is a nurse.

2. I am a boy.

3. She is working on her computer.

4. We are waiting for them.

5. It is an elephant.

6. Birds are flying in the sky.

7. The kettle is boiling.

8. The baby is sleeping.

9. The girls are singing devotional songs.

10. Are you coming with me?

11. What is he doing there?

12. Are they ready yet?

13. Where are the books?

14. Where is my pen?

15. What is this?

16. What are these tiny objects?

17. Maya is my best friend.

18. Maya and Meera are pretty girls.

19. The teacher is standing in front of the desk.

20. The dog is barking.