verb · A1

Am

AM/æm/

Am is the present of be with I only: I am tired; I am a student. He/she/it uses is; you/we/they use are. I’m is the everyday short form. Do not say I is or I are.

Meaning

The form of “be” used with I in the present: I am tired.

Examples

“I am a student.”
“I am twenty years old.”
“I am not hungry.”

Good to know

I am / I’m. He is. They are. Negative: I am not / I’m not.

New