VERB

: TO BE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I am a student.

L o n g F o r m

You are a student. He is a student. She is a student.

We are students. You are students.

They are students.

I m a student.
S h o r t

You re a student. He s a student. She s a student.

F o r m

We re students. You re students.

They re students.

NEGATIVE FORM

Singular I am not = Im not You are not = You arent He is not = He isnt She is not = She isnt It is not = It isnt

Plural We are not = We arent You are not = You arent They are not = They arent

INTERROGATIVE FORM
YES/NO QUESTIONS (?)

Singular

Am I (a student)?
Are you ...?

Yes, I am.
No, Im not.

Is he ...? Is she ...?

Is it ...?

Yes, he is. No, he isnt. Yes, she is. No, she isnt.
Yes, it is. No, it isnt.

Plural Are we ...? Yes, we are. No, we arent. Are you ...? Yes, you are. No, you arent. Are they ...? Yes, they are. No, they arent.