Lesson Two

Be - Present Tense Negative

Subject + (be) + not

• Singular

I am not

You are not

He is not

She is not

It is not

• Plural

We are not

You are not

They are not

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EXAMPLES

I am not a student.

I'm a teacher.

You are not a teacher.

You are a student.

He is not outside.

He's inside.

She is not angry.

She's happy.

It is not a chair.

It's an apple.

We are not students.

We are a family.

You are not a family.

You are students.

They are not students.

They are workers.

contractions:

I am not => I'm not

We are not => We aren't

We're not =>You are not

You aren't => You're not =>You are not

He is not => He isn't =>He's not

She is not =>She isn't =>She's not

It is not =>It isn't =>It's not

They are not =>They aren't => They're not

Bad English, but often used, is ain't

I ain't

You ain't

He ain't

She ain't

It ain't

We ain't

You ain't

They ain't

• He ain't here. (He isn't here.)

• You ain't gettin' nothin. (You aren't getting anything.)

• This ain't gonna work. (This isn't going to work.)