Learn to Speak English Easily: Using ‘is’ with ‘he’ and ‘she’?
Learn to speak English easily through the TLP Spoken English Course. The course is designed specially to facilitate self-learning. It is organised into units to help you learn step by step in a simple, systematic and in an easy way. To be able to speak fluently you should go through all the units and do the exercises. To know more you can read: How to Use the Course Content? In the previous unit you have learnt “How to use ‘Am’ with ‘I’ in Questions’ “. In this unit learn ‘Using ‘is‘ with ‘he’, ‘she’. We use ‘is‘ with ‘he’, ‘she’ or ‘with a person’s name’. We use it to refer to ‘one’ and to talk about the other person in the present.
Talking about the other person
‘Is’ with ‘he’ and ‘she’ or with a person’s name is used —
- To introduce a boy or a man, we use ‘is’ with ‘he’ and to introduce a girl or a woman, we use ‘is’ with ‘she’.
He is Mohan/Jack.
She is Olivia.
She is my sister, Mary.
He is …………. (You can mention a person’s name)
- To identify a person.
He is a lawyer.
She is a doctor.
Peter is a cricketer.
- To identify another person by name and occupation.
John is a professor.
Priyanka is a surgeon.
Elizabeth is a businesswoman.
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| He She Wilson Mary My brother My sister |
is | a reporter. a pilot. a writer. an eye specialist. a scientist. a judge. |
Exercise
Make sentences using the above table. You can also use words from the following list or other suitable words in column 3.
advocate chemist
executive broker
architect director
- To talk about a person’s physical state, mental state or situation.
He/She is hungry.
He/She is tense.
Venu/Reema is thirsty.
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| He She Vamshi Mumtaz My friend My manager |
is | tired. injured. surprised. unhappy. gullible. shrewd. dominating. |
Exercise
Make sentences using the above table. You can also use words from the following list or other suitable words in column 3.
old hurt
sensible calm
tempted felicitated
- To talk about another person’s action which is in the present continuous state.
He is studying engineering.
She is singing a song.
Tom/He is acting in a film.
Angela/She is working in a school.
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| He She Mohan Mary My uncle My colleague |
is | learning English. watching a film. working. baking a cake. washing clothes. telling a story. |
Exercise
Make sentences using the above table. You can also use words from the following list or other suitable words in column 3.
cycling boring
writing calling
studying helping
operating painting
Exercise: Write more sentences using the examples, which you can use in your day-to-day conversation and practice orally.
Negative and Negative Contracted Forms of ‘is’
| Positive Form | Negative Form | Negative Contracted Form. |
| is | is not | isn’t |
He is a good doctor.
He is not a good doctor.
He isn’t a good doctor.
Contracted Forms of ‘is’ with ‘he’ and ‘she’
| Positive Form | Negative Form | ||
| Long Form | Contracted Form | Long Form | Contracted Form |
| He is | He’s | He is not | He’s not/He isn’t |
| She is | She’s | She is not | She’s not/She isn’t |
Positive Statement Short Form
He is a priest. He’s a priest.
She is a fashion designer. She’s a fashion designer.
Negative Statement Short Form
Peter is not a pathologist. Peter isn’t a pathologist.
He is not a geologist. He’s not/He isn’t a geologist.
She is not a fashion designer. She’s not/She isn’t a fashion designer.
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You can check the meanings of the words in English Oxford Living Dictionaries