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

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.
You are not a family. You are students.
They are not students. They are workers.

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

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	They 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.