Stop saying: “He am happy.”

Say instead: “He is happy.” · A1 · Verb Forms

✗ Wrong

He am happy.

✓ Correct

He is happy.

Why?

The verb be changes with each person. Say I am, you are, and he is or she is. Use is with he, she, and it.

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🎙️ REAL VOICES

The three correct examples below, in a real voice.

✗ She am a teacher.

✓ She is a teacher.

✗ It am cold today.

✓ It is cold today.

✗ He am my friend.

✓ He is my friend.

He, she, it — always is.

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