To Be – NEGATIVE (short and long forms)

Coronavirus is not over. Most people are not at work

They are not at the office: Using TO BE in the Negative

We need: the pronoun (I, you, he) + to be -.

Necesitamos solo “el pronombre” (Yo, tú, él – I, you, he) y la forma de “ser o estar” (to be-). Recuerda, en inglés siempre vamos a poner el pronombre.

• I am not
• You are not
• he is not/she is not/it is not
• we are not
• you are not
• they are not

We always put the pronoun:

No: isn’t isolated

Yes: He isn’t isolated

So, for example:

• We are not abroad
• She is not at school

But, we don’t repeat the pronoun:

No: The building it is not big

Yes: The building is not big

Make it Small – Short Form

You can also conjugate the verb, make it smaller.

• I’m not
• You aren’t
• He isn’t / she isn’t / it isn’t
• We aren’t
• You aren’t