The Present Simple Tense - Be

Negatives

We often contract the negatives (-) are not and is not into aren't and isn't.

We can also contract the negatives are not and is not into 're not and 's not:

BE (-)	Contraction (-)
am not	'm not
are not	aren't / 're not
is not	isn't / 's not

Tip!
* We cannot contract the negative am not into amn't. ✘
* We can contract the negative am not into 'm not. ✔

Subject + Contraction (-)
I'm not	a teacher.
You aren't	bad.
He isn't	at work.
She isn't	in London.
It isn't	a book.
We aren't	in the library.
They aren't	busy.

Subject + Contraction (-)
I'm not	a teacher.
You're not	bad.
He's not	at work.
She's not	in London.
It's not	a book.
We're not	in the library.
They're not	busy.

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