Affirmative Negative

Long form Short form Long form Short form

The verb I am I'm I am not I'm not
you are you're you are not you aren't
TO BE he is he's he is not he isn't
affirmative/negative she is she's she is not she isn't
it is it's it is not it isn't
Simple Present
we are we're we are not we aren't
you are you're you are not you aren't
they are they're they are not they aren't

A.) Choose the correct long form B.) Change the sentences into negative using the
of “to be” (am, is, are): long form:
1. I am happy today. 1. Jane is a teacher.
2. Alice and Susi __are___ my cats. Jane is not a teacher.
3. We __are___ at school. 2. They are from Spain.
4. She __is___ in Year Five. They are not from Spain
5. The girls ___are__ in the park. 3. I am sad.
6. They __are___ from Italy. I am not sad
7. The cat __is___ in the school bag.4. You are right.
8. My name __is___ Linda. You are not right
9. Angela __is___ a nice girl. 5. It is his book.
10. It is not his book
Liz __is___ eleven years old and I __am___
ten. 6. My mother is at work.
11. The bike __is___ blue and green. My mother is not at work
12. My brothers __are___ always nice to Mike
7. me. and Brian are brothers.
13. Her dog __is___ very small. Mike and Brian are not brothers
14. You ___are__ my friend. 8. Kate is tired.
15. We __are___ in London. Kate is not tired
16. Mary __is___ beautiful. 9. John is her cousin.
John is not her cousin
10. We are in the classroom.
C.) Rewrite the following negative
We are not in the classroom.
sentences using the short form:

1. I am not a painter.
I’m not a painter. D.) Write down the words in the correct order:
2. You are not late.
You aren’t not late 1. Paris/we/from/not/are/.
We are not from Paris
3. Ann and Betty are not friends.
Ann and Betty aren’t 2. friends.
late/the train/is/.
The train is late
4. The parrot is not in the cage.
3. cage.
The parrot isn’t in the hungry/not /they/are/.
5. Alan is not German. They are not hungry
Alan isn’t German. 4. is/nice/Mrs. Miller/.
6. My mobile phone is not new. Mrs. Miller is nice.
My mobile phone isn’t5. new.
eight/are/you/not/.
7. We are not twins. You are not eight
We aren’t twins. 6. school/are/the pupils/at /.
8. Mr. Jakes is not an English Theteacher.
pupils are at school
7. a doctor/not/Bill/is/.
Mr. Jakes isn’t an English teacher.
9. Lily is not at home. Bill is not a doctor
Lily isn’t at home. 8. black/are/his/cats/.
10. I am not twelve. His cats are black
I’m not twelve
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Good luck !
 Key
A.) Choose the correct long form B.) Change the sentences into negative using the
of “to be” (am, is, are): long form:

1. I am happy today. 1. Jane is not a teacher.

2. They are not from Spain.
2. Alice and Susi are my cats.
3. I am not sad.
3. We are at school.
4. You are not right.
4. She is in Year Five.
5. It is not his book.
5. The girls are in the park.
6. My mother is not at work.
6. They are from Italy.
7. Mike and Brian are not brothers.
7. The cat is in the school bag.
8. Kate is not tired.
8. My name is Linda.
9. John is not her cousin.
9. Angela is a nice girl.
10. We are not in the classroom.
10. Liz is eleven years old and I am ten.
11. The bike is blue and green.
D.) Write down the words in the correct
12. My brothers are always nice to me. order:
13. Her dog is very small.
1. We are not from Paris.
14. You are my friend.
2. The train is late.
15. We are in London.
3. They are not hungry.
16. Mary is beautiful.
4. Mrs. Miller is nice.
C.) Rewrite the following negative
5. You are not eight.
sentences using the short form:
6. The pupils are at school.

1. I’m not a painter. 7. Bill is not a doctor.

2. You aren’t late. 8. His cats are black.

3. Ann and Betty aren’t friends.

4. The parrot isn’t in the cage.

5. Alan isn’t German.
6. My mobile phone isn’t new.
7. We aren’t twins.
8. Mr. Jakes isn’t an English teacher.
9. Lilly isn’t at home.
10. I’m not twelve.