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The mistake of saying “I am agree” is often caused by people translating from their own French and Spanish (and perhaps other languages) wherein the verb 'be' is used with the verb agree.

However, in English we do not use the verb “be” in the present tense with another present tense verb, 

For example, the following double present tense verbs are incorrect:

- I am go, You are drive, She is eat, We are sleep, You are travel, They are hope. 

To the best of my knowledge, in English, we never add "be" before a verb, unless it's to form the:

- continuous tense: "I am agreeing with what you said."

or

- the passive voice: "The contract was agreed to by both parties."

I am agree [Incorrect – we do not use two present tense verbs together]

I am agreed [UNSURE - May be correct/incorrect – here the word agreed is being used as an adjective]

I am agreeing. [Correct – the verb be is used with the present participle agreeing (not a gerund)

     to form the present continuous tense]

Incorrect – do a mistake

Correct – make a mistake

   [make a mistake is a fixed expression – make is being used in its delexical sense]

Incorrect – it’s [often the apostrophe is used to show possession, but not in this case]

Correct – its

Tell is always followed by a direct personal object (me, her, him, them, etc.).

We tell someone something.

Incorrect: She said me she was moving to Paris.

Correct: She told me she was moving to Paris.

Say is not followed by a direct personal object. We say something.

 

Incorrect: She said me she was moving to Paris.

Correct: She said she was moving to Paris.

Phil, you said something interesting! And I agree that while learning a language, one should pay attention or else it may sound odd or wrong. We all know that mistake is inevitable, but repeating the same mistake again and again even after told many times shows the lack of attention or fickle mindedness.

Alice, definitely you will find out one day! Time is omnipotent, it revels everything if not today, then tomorrow!:D

Richard, thank you again for the clarification. So "I am agreed" is sitting on the fence! Better not to touch it!:D

@Richard

Re I am agreed [Correct– here the word agreed is being used as an adjective]

Please could you provide an example of a sentence using I am agreed.

Many thanks

Great topic as usual, Troggie!

When people say “I am agree” instead of “I agree”, it’s perfectly understandable in most contexts. The thing is, this is such a common expression that using it incorrectly gives the impression that the learner has never in their life heard English spoken by a native speaker. Or if they have, that they’re not really paying attention. That’s not the kind of impression that makes friends and influences people.

Additionally and more significantly, I would consider it symptomatic of a serious problem — or serious opportunity. That is, if the learner doesn’t even notice this obvious detail, chances are that their mindset is simply not conducive to learning the language, consequently, no matter what they do, they won’t improve until they change their mindset. When it comes to learning languages, mental state is everything. It doesn’t matter what exercises one does or how many conversations one has in the external world — it’s all about what we do inside our minds. In my experience, as soon as students resolve to get this point right, everything goes much more smoothly.

There are many ways around. You can say:

- exactly

- you are right

- absolutely

- sure

......

Let's ask native speakers of English if there are some other ways around. Are there? Thank you.