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English Grammar for Beginners:

• Unit 1: A, an, some any and the

• Unit 2: Some, any + body/one, + thing, + where

• Unit 3: Personal pronouns and possessives

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Intermediate English Grammar:

• Unit 1: The verb "to be"

• Unit 2: The modal verbs "can" and "may"

• Unit 3: The verb "have"

• Unit 4: Have to, must, need not, cannot and should

• Unit 5: The simple present and the present continuous

• Unit 6: The simple past and the past continuous

• Unit 7: The present perfect simple, the simple past, the present perfect continuous, the past perfect simple and the past perfect continuous

• Unit 8: The "be going to" form, the present continuous and the future simple

• Unit 9: Irregular verbs

• Unit 10: Conditional sentences

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Author: rachid50 | Published: 08-12-2010 | Times seen: 1512681 | Category: English Grammar: Beginners

Help with verb "To Be"

Hi
Singular
I am a student. -------------> I am a 36 years old.
You are a teacher. ------------> You are the teacher.
He is a friend.
She is a woman
It is a chair.

Plural
We are worker+s.
You are student+s.
They are people.-----------> They are a People

Author: Mike | Published: 27-12-2010 | Times seen: 1512747 | Category: English Grammar: Beginners

Re: [rachid50] Help with verb "To Be"

Hello!

I am a 36-year-old student
I am 36 years old.

You are a people means "you are a nation". Note the following:
You are a good person. (singular)
You are good people. (plural)

You will find the following section useful: http://www.polseguera.org/advanced_english_grammar/be_used_get_have.php

Best regards,
Mike

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