The Present Simple Tense - Be

Contractions

We contract am, are and is into 'm, 're and 's:

BE	Contraction
am	'm
are	're
is	's

Subject + BE
I'm	a teacher.
You're	beautiful.
He's	at work.
Bob's	OK.
She's	in London.
It's	a book.
The car's	good.
We're	in the library.
They're	busy.

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