✍️ Is or Are? Was or Were?
1st Grade ✏️ Language Arts
Use "is" for one thing and "are" for more than one. In the past, "was" is for one and "were" is for more than one.
One or many
"The dog is brown." "The dogs are brown." Is goes with one thing (singular). Are goes with two or more (plural).
I, you, we and they
Say "I am," "you are," "he/she/it is," "we are," "they are." Even when "you" means one person, we still say "you are."
In the past
Is becomes was and are becomes were: "The cat was asleep." "The cats were asleep." With you: "You were right!"
Quick quiz
Pick the right word: "The apples ___ red."
Pick the right word: "I ___ seven years old."
Pick the right word: "Yesterday they ___ at the park."