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Subjects: I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. "You" is singular or plural. The verb "be" changes with the subject to am, is, or are.
I am a teacher
He is a man.
She is a woman.
It is an apple.
We are people
you I + you = we
The verb "be" is the most important verb to learn in English. It's also the most complicated. In the present tense it has three forms: am, is, are. In the past tense, it has two forms: was and were. The verb "be" is also used to make the passive voice.