Introduction
First person: the speaker
First person refers to the speaker himself or a group that includes the speaker (i.e., I, me, we, and us).
In the subjective case, the singular form of the first person is “I,” and the plural form is “we.”
Second person: the listener
Second person refers to the speaker's audience (i.e., you).
Third person: (the person we are talking about)
Whenever you use a noun or pronoun, it is in the third person.
With third person singular, the pronouns reflect gender.
He, She, Ravi, Rani, It
They
The Present Simple of be is like this:
Short forms
I'm__ you're__ he/she/it's
We're you're they're
B. We use be ( is/am/are) in many situations:
When we describe or talk about people, places, animals or things or we say about our likings or disliking.
Example :
Siya is my friend. She is a guitarist.
Both of you are very good singers.
Pumpkin is my favorite vegetable.
I am 15.
When we talk about the time, day and weather:
Example :
It is 9 ó’clock
It is Monday today.
It is a sunny day.
This is a beautiful scene.
When we talk about our profession or job
Example :
They are musicians.
My father is a dentist.
I am a teacher.
Aryan is a brave soldier.
When we want to express our feelings
Example:
He is very sad today.
My parents are angry with me
You are very happy today.
Aman is frustrated.
Now listen to Siya !
I am Siya.
I'm from Delhi.
Delhi is in India.
It's five o'clock now.
It's very cold today.
I'm 20 .
My brother's 18.
He is a doctor.
Both my parents are also doctors.
We use the short form when we are speaking or writing a friendly letter:
We're on holiday in Goa
It's very hot here.
Using the long form in speaking often implies emphasis.
We can use a short form after a singular noun, but not if the noun ends in ch, sh, x, z, s
Example :
My taxi’s here.
This pineapple cake's nice.
This watch is very expensive.
The dish is very tasty.
That buzz is loud.
These are the negative forms:
Let’s read some facts
The Sun is the largest source of energy.
It is a big ball of fire.
The shape of earth is like a sphere.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on the earth.
The Milky way is the name of our galaxy.
