Lesson Two Be – Present Tense NegativeSubject + (be) + notI 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 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. | |
Listen and write.  contractions: | 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 |
The nonstandard form of the verb “be” in English is ain’t. I don’t recommend the use of “ain’t,” but you will hear it used among native speakers. | | | | He ain’t She ain’t It 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. |
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