Be and Have Verbs

English (Mridang) — All About Me / Together We Grow. Sentences with am, is, are, have, and has describe children and friends in Mridang.

• am, is, are tell us about being — I am happy, She is tall.
• have / has tell us about owning — I have a book, He has a pen.
• To pick is or are for one or many.

Verbal: Am, is, are tell about being — I am happy. Have/has tells about owning — She has a bag.

Symbolic: I → am/have; He/She → is/has; They → are/have.

Level 1 — Be verbs

Level 1 — Have / has

Level 2 — Sample sentences

• I am in Class 2.
• They are my friends.
• She has a red bag.

Level 2 — Not action verbs

Is does not show running or eating — it links the subject to a word that describes.

Indian real life

Connect this idea to your daily routine at home, school, or the local market in India.

Fill in: She ___ a new pencil.

Step 1 — Subject = She (one girl)
Step 2 — Talking about owning → have/has
Step 3 — She → **has**
Answer: has

• Fill: We ___ ready for school.
• Fill: He ___ two sisters.
• Fill: I ___ seven years old.

Stretch: Fill: We ___ ready. He ___ two sisters. I ___ in Class 2. Check each verb choice aloud.

Revision tip: Chant: "I am, you are, he/she is; I/we/they have, he/she has."

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