Personal pronouns Am, is, are TO BE: am, are, is PERSONAL PRONOUNS: I, you, he, she, it, we, they TO BE, PERSONAL PRONOUNS, CONTRACTIONS: PRONOUN I you he she it we they VERB am are is is is are are CONTRACTION I'm you're he's she's it's we're they're NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS I'm not I ? you're not you aren't he's not he isn't she's not she isn't it's not it isn't we're not we aren't they're not they aren't In English, sentences always have at least one NOUN and a VERB: NOUN + VERB I am NOUN + VERB You are NOUN + VERB It is Many sentences have a NOUN, a VERB, and a NOUN PHRASE or ADJECTIVE: NOUN + VERB + NOUN PHRASE I am a teacher NOUN + VERB + NOUN PHRASE You are a student NOUN + VERB + ADJECTIVE She is American NOUN + VERB + ADJECTIVE They are happy