Improve your English in the Reading Rooms
Listen and write
Blue Level
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 |
Listen and write in your notebook. 
I am not a student. I’m a teacher. |  |
You are not a teacher. You are a student. |
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He is notoutside. He’s inside. |  |
She is notangry. 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:
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 |
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.
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.)
The use of “ain’t” is not good English; however, many Americans use it, especially young people.
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