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Lesson Two

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

 

 

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I am not a student.
teacher
You are not a teacher.

mei

He is not a woman .
man
She is not a man.
woman
It is not a chair.
apple
We are not students.
family
You are not a family.
students
They are not students.
workers

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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

This video explains how ain't is used.

"Ain't" is not good English; however, many Americans use it, especially young people.

Click here for a quiz

 

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