Level 01 – Step 06 : Be Verbs Negative (I am not sad. He is not angry.)
/Level 01 – Step 06 : Be Verbs Negative (I am not sad. He is not angry.)
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we learn how to make negative sentences with the be verb in the present.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we learn how to make negative sentences with the be verb in the present.
🐧Igupen: Negative? Like saying someone is not something?
/🐧Igupen: Negative? Like saying someone is not something?
🦉Professor Owl: Yes.
/🦉Professor Owl: Yes.
With be we put not after the verb to show the opposite or to say someone does not feel or is not something.
/With be we put not after the verb to show the opposite or to say someone does not feel or is not something.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What is the negative form of be in present?
/What is the negative form of be in present?
• Put not after the correct form of be: I am not, you are not, he/she/it is not, we/they are not.
/• Put not after the correct form of be: I am not, you are not, he/she/it is not, we/they are not.
• Use contractions in speaking and friendly writing: I’m not, you aren’t, he isn’t.
/• Use contractions in speaking and friendly writing: I’m not, you aren’t, he isn’t.
Simple rules and examples
/Simple rules and examples
• Use the correct be form first, then add not: He is not tired.
/• Use the correct be form first, then add not: He is not tired.
• For questions in the negative, invert be and the subject and add not: Aren’t you ready? (short form for Are you not ready?)
/• For questions in the negative, invert be and the subject and add not: Aren’t you ready? (short form for Are you not ready?)
• Use not to say something is false or to deny a state, quality, or identity: I am not a teacher. / The cake is not hot.
/• Use not to say something is false or to deny a state, quality, or identity: I am not a teacher. / The cake is not hot.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
• Choose the correct be form first (am/is/are), then add not.
/• Choose the correct be form first (am/is/are), then add not.
Saying the subject and be form out loud helps: “She is” → “She is not.”
/Saying the subject and be form out loud helps: “She is” → “She is not.”
✍ Quick practice inside the lesson
/✍ Quick practice inside the lesson
1. Change to negative: I am happy. → I am not happy.
/1. Change to negative: I am happy. → I am not happy.
2. Change to contraction: He is not angry. → He isn’t angry.
/2. Change to contraction: He is not angry. → He isn’t angry.
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
1. I am not sad.
/1. I am not sad.
2. You are not late.
/2. You are not late.
3. He is not angry.
/3. He is not angry.
4. She is not tired.
/4. She is not tired.
5. It is not hot.
/5. It is not hot.
6. We are not hungry.
/6. We are not hungry.
7. They are not here.
/7. They are not here.
8. My dog is not small.
/8. My dog is not small.
9. The book is not interesting.
/9. The book is not interesting.
10. Anna is not my sister.
/10. Anna is not my sister.
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Change to negative: I am a student.
/Q1: Change to negative: I am a student.
Q2: Choose the correct sentence: She not is ready. / She is not ready.
/Q2: Choose the correct sentence: She not is ready. / She is not ready.
Q3: Write the contraction: They are not here.
/Q3: Write the contraction: They are not here.
Q4: Change to negative: He is tall.
/Q4: Change to negative: He is tall.
Q5: Make a negative question: You are hungry. → ___ you hungry?
/Q5: Make a negative question: You are hungry. → ___ you hungry?
Q6: Fill the blank: It ___ not (be) cold today.
/Q6: Fill the blank: It ___ not (be) cold today.
Q7: Change to negative: We are friends.
/Q7: Change to negative: We are friends.
Q8: Correct the sentence if needed: He isn’t tired. (Is this negative or positive?)
/Q8: Correct the sentence if needed: He isn’t tired. (Is this negative or positive?)
Q9: Make negative: The cake is hot.
/Q9: Make negative: The cake is hot.
Q10: Identify subject and negative verb: The dog is not loud.
/Q10: Identify subject and negative verb: The dog is not loud.
Answers A1: I am not a student.
/Answers A1: I am not a student.
A2: She is not ready.
/A2: She is not ready.
A3: They aren’t here.
/A3: They aren’t here.
A4: He is not tall. / He isn’t tall.
/A4: He is not tall. / He isn’t tall.
A5: Are you hungry? (Negative question: Aren’t you hungry?)
/A5: Are you hungry? (Negative question: Aren’t you hungry?)
A6: is not or isn’t.
/A6: is not or isn’t.
A7: We are not friends. / We aren’t friends.
/A7: We are not friends. / We aren’t friends.
A8: It is negative.
/A8: It is negative.
A9: The cake is not hot. / The cake isn’t hot.
/A9: The cake is not hot. / The cake isn’t hot.
A10: Subject: The dog; Verb (negative): is not.
/A10: Subject: The dog; Verb (negative): is not.
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
/🦉Professor Owl: Well done.
Practicing the form “subject + be + not” and its contractions will help you say the opposite clearly.
/Practicing the form “subject + be + not” and its contractions will help you say the opposite clearly.
🐧Igupen: I’ll try making negative sentences every day.
/🐧Igupen: I’ll try making negative sentences every day.
You can do it too — try saying a few positive sentences and turn them into negative ones to check your understanding.
/You can do it too — try saying a few positive sentences and turn them into negative ones to check your understanding.
