Verb to be — negative

Article excerpt · target grammar marked

Brazil is a big country. The language is Portuguese. It is not Spanish. Many people think it is Spanish. That is not correct. Japan has 125 million people. Tokyo isn't a small city.

Grammar Reference · Verb to be — negative

I am not

I am not a teacher. — use 'am not' with I. No contraction for 'am not'.

He / She is not

She isn't from Japan. — use 'is not' or 'isn't' with he, she, it.

You / We / They are

They aren't students. — use 'are not' or 'aren't' with you, we, they.

Correcting information

That is not correct. He isn't from Brazil. — use negative to fix wrong facts.

01Exercise 1 — Form · Write the Correct Form

Verb to be — negative

1.I a student. I am a teacher.

2.He from Brazil. He is from Mexico.

3.They the same nationality.

4.She incorrect. She is right.

5.We from Australia. We are from Japan.

6. you a teacher?

02Exercise 2 — Find and Correct the Error

find the error · rewrite the sentence

1.She are not from Italy.

2.I isn't a student.

3.They is not teachers.

4.He amn't from Japan.

03Exercise 3 — About You

in your notebook

Personalise: complete five sentences about yourself using the target grammar.

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