Week 1 -English Grammar-subject pronouns with the verb to be

The verb to be – the negative form

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We look at the verb ‘to be’ for negative sentences.

This table shows you how to make the verb ‘to be’ negative:

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Subject Pronoun	Verb to be	Negative	Example Sentence
I	am	not	I am not a student.
You	are	not	You are not a student.
He	is	not	He is not a student.
She	is	not	She is not a student.
It	is	not	It is not a table.
We	are	not	We are not students.
You	are	not	You are not students.
They	are	not	They are not students.

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Look at the example sentences again:

I + am + not -> I am not a student.

You (singular) + are + not -> You are not a student.

He + is + not -> He is not a student.

She + is + not -> She is not a student.

It + is + not -> It is not a table.

We + are + not -> We are not students.

You (plural) + are + not -> You are not students.

They + are + not -> They are not students.

Can you think of 3 more example sentences using the negative form with ‘to be’? Type them in the comments box below! Read some others too.