Verb To Be - Negative Forms Basic Exercises

Negative present sentences with to be use not after am, is, or are. With I, say I am not or I'm not: "I am not tired." With one person or thing, say is not, isn't, or 's not: "She isn't at school today." With you, we, they, and plural nouns, say are not, aren't, or 're not: "They aren't from Italy."

The positive form tells you the negative form. "The shop is open" becomes "The shop isn't open." "We are hungry" becomes "We aren't hungry." The meaning often comes from the second sentence: "I am not tired. I feel great." Use the full form when you want a clearer or more careful style, and use contractions in normal conversation. There is no standard form amn't for "I"; use I'm not instead. These patterns help you talk about places, feelings, origin, and simple facts that are not true. They are common in short conversations, signs, school sentences, and simple messages.