Personal Pronouns & "to be"

Personal Pronouns

Personal pronouns replace nouns. The most common are subject pronouns:

• I - (First person singular)
• You - (Second person singular/plural)
• He - (Third person singular, masculine)
• She - (Third person singular, feminine)
• It - (Third person singular, neuter/object)
• We - (First person plural)
• They - (Third person plural)

The Verb "to be"

The verb "to be" is one of the most important verbs. Its form changes with the pronoun.

Present Simple of "to be"

• I am
• You are
• He/She/It is
• We are
• They are

Example: She is a doctor. They are happy.