• We always write "you who are".
  • This is because the subject of the sentence is "you."
  • "You" = "you", and we conjugate "you are".

"It's you who said it, it's you who are": let's be honest, this sentence, we all said it in elementary school (and, sadly, some have retained this attitude in adulthood). On the other hand, we have not all written it well: it is not uncommon to read an awful "it is you who is". However, the "t" is to be avoided and here is why.

A matter of subject

Consider the following examples:

  • You are the one who is sick.
  • You were the one who arrived late.
  • You are the best.

In these three sentences, who is the subject of the verb "to be"? You have it on the mark: the subject is "you".

A conjugation case

Between two untimely accusations ("you said it, etc."), you may still have learned some tricks in primary school. Among these, the conjugation of the verb "to have":

  • I am.
  • You are.
  • He/she is.
  • We have.
  • You have.
  • They have.

A matter of logic

From there, the case is easy to decide: "you" obviously corresponds to "you", not to "he/she", and the verb is therefore conjugated "es". Thus, we will write:

  • I am.
  • You are.
  • He/she is.
  • We are.
  • You are.
  • They are.

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