Hi! How are you today?
Our class is going to be about Negative statements and Yes/No questions with the verbs To Be.
The negative statements will be with each person, and the questions also will be with each person with the answers.
Concept
OK. So, we're going to start with the negative statements:
- I'm not
- You're not
- He's not
- She's not
- It's not
- We're not
- You're not
- They're not
Now the questions:
- Am I?
- Are you?
- Is he?
- Is she?
- Is it?
- Are we?
- Are you?
- Are they?
Example
OK. Now let's start with complete examples.
- I'm not late.
- You're not early.
- He's not from Canada.
- She's not my friend.
- It's not time.
- We're not friends.
- You're not classmates.
- They're not on time.
Now, let's go with the quetions and ansers.
- Am I early? Yes, you are./No, you're not.
- Are you my friend? Yes, I am./No, I'm not.
- Is he from Mexico? Yes, he is./No, he isn't.
- Is she a teacher? Yes, she is./No, she's not.
- Is it a cat? Yes, it is./No, it's not.
- Are we friends? Yes, you are./No, you're not.
- Are you happy? Yes, we are./No, we're not.
- Are they late? Yes, they are./No, they're not.
It's very important to understand how to use the verb To Be when we are using negative statements and questions. When it is a negative statement or a positive statement, first you use the pronoun, for example: I am, I am not, you are, you are not, He is, He is not, etcetera, and then, when we're using quesitons, the verb to Be goes first, for example: Am I?, An I not?, Are you?, Are you not, Is he?, Is he not?, and so on.
You try it
Are you ready? OK. Well, repeat after me, please:
- I'm not
- You're not
- He's not
- She's not
- It's not
- We're not
- You're not
- They're not
Now the questions and answers:
- Am I? Yes, you are./No, you're not.
- Are you? Yes, I am./No, I'm not.
- Is he? Yes, he is./No, he's not.
- Is she? Yes, she is./No, she's not.
- Is it? Yes, it is./No, it's not.
- Are we? Yes, you are./No, you're not.
- Are you? Yes, we are./No, we're not.
- Are they? Yes, they are./No, they're not.