Be – Present Tense Negative

Subject + (be) + not

Singular

Plural

I am not	We are not
You are not	You are not
He is not She is not It is not	They are not

 

 

Listen and write in your notebook.

I am not a student. I’m a teacher.
You are not a teacher. You are a student.
He is notoutside. He’s inside.
She is notangry. She’s happy.
It is not a chair. It’s an apple.
We are notstudents. We are a family.
You are not a family. You are students.
They are notstudents. They are workers.

Listen and write.

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 You aren’t You’re 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	We ain’t
You ain’t	You ain’t
He ain’t She ain’t It 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.)

This video explains how ain’t is used.

The use of “ain’t” is not good English; however, many Americans use it, especially young people.

Exercise

Directions: Make each sentence negative using the word “not.” Do not use the contraction.
1. He __________ here today.
2. They __________ ready to leave yet.
3. It ____________ sunny outside.
4. We ___________ at work today.
5. I ___________ on the phone.
6. The students ___________ in the classroom.
7. My friend John ___________ in his car.
8. You __________ in line.
9. These shoes ____________ on sale.
10. Maria ___________ in the kitchen.
Part B.
Directions: Complete each sentence using the verb “be” in the negative. Please use a contraction.
1. Sarah __________ a good choice for that job.
2. There ___________ any students in the classroom.
3. You ____________ at the party yet.
4. He ___________ happy with his new computer.
5. I __________ hungry today.
6. The employees ____________ on break.
7. The sun _____________ out today.
8. There __________ a good movie on TV tonight.
9. You and I __________ at work today.
10. The dog __________ thirsty.

You get total points

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Get the point

 

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