Persons: - In English Grammar we will learn about 3
persons. That is First, Second and Third.
Also we will learn these persons in terms of Singular and
Plural.
1.
“I” is the First Person Singular
2.
“We” is the First Person Plural.
3.
“You” is the Second Person and always addressed
in plural as a mark of respect.
4.
“He or She” is the Third Person Singular and,
5.
“They” is the Third Person Plural.
Now we look at the verbs: - am.... is.... was.... are and
were
Am and is are used for present tense only and was and were
are used in past. However am is used only with “I”
Examples:,-
·
I am a student. I was a student.... Now I am employed.
·
We are students. We were students.... Now we are
looking out for good jobs.
·
You are a teacher. You were a teacher... Now you
are retired.
·
He is a healthy boy. He was a sick boy.
·
She is a normal girl. She was sick.
·
They are good Engineers.
·
They were our contractors.
Making short sentences: -
- I work.
- We work.
- You work.
- They work.
- He works.
- She works.
