The negative short form of the verb to be en inglés
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The negative short form of the verb to be
Recordatorio: el verbo to be es irregular. To be, present simple tense
Magda no es médica.
A excepción del sujeto I (yo), todos los sujetos tienen dos formas abreviadas negativas, que en general pueden utilizarse indistintamente.
Tú no eres maestro.
Ella no es mi prima.
Transform these sentences by changing the negative full form of the verb to be to the negative short form. Pro tip: if you need a hand, click on the “Help me” button.
She is not a star ➝ She' a star.
Lisa and Sean are not from abroad ➝ Lisa and Sean from abroad.
I am not cold ➝ I' cold.
She is not a star ➝ She's not a star.
Lisa and Sean are not from abroad ➝ Lisa and Sean aren't from abroad.
I am not cold ➝ I'm not cold.
Transform these sentences by changing the negative full form of the verb to be to the negative short form. Pro tip: if you need a hand, click on the “Help me” button.
She is not a star ➝ She's not 1 a star.
Lisa and Sean are not from abroad ➝ Lisa and Sean aren't 2 from abroad.
I am not cold ➝ I'm not 3 cold.
She is not a star ➝ She's not a star. She's not is the short form of she is not.]Use the short form in spoken language and informal situations. Example: she's not Canadian / she isn't Canadian.
Lisa and Sean are not from abroad ➝ Lisa and Sean aren't from abroad. They aren't
is the short form of they are not. Note: you could also say they're not. Example: they're not from Hawaii / they aren't from Hawaii.
I am not cold ➝ I'm not cold (No tengo frío). I'm not (no soy/estoy) es la forma abreviada de I am not. Nota: el sujeto I solo tiene una forma abreviada. Ejemplo: I'm not okay with this (no estoy de acuerdo con esto).
Completa las frases con la opción que corresponde.
Shorty the hotel porter.
They American guests.
I tired.
Completa las frases con la opción que corresponde.
Shorty isn't 1 the hotel porter.
They're not 2 American guests.
I'm not 3 tired.
Shorty isn't the hotel porter, with isn't (short for is not), which is the negative short form of the verb to be that we use for subjects such as he, she and it (Shorty = he). Generally speaking, we use isn't (or 's not) after the name of a person, animal, object or place. Example: the hotel's not in the city centre / the hotel isn't in the city centre.
You could say, for example, they aren't hotel porters, with aren't referring to the subject they, and not to he (= Shorty) as in the original sentence.
The form ’m not follows the subject I , not the name of a person like Shorty. Example: I’m not ready!
They're not American guests (Ellos no son huéspedes estadounidenses). Después de they (ellos), la forma abreviada negativa del verbo to be (ser, estar) es 're not (no son). Nota: también se puede decir aren't To be, present simple, negative, short. Ejemplo: they're not Lucy and Mark and they aren't from London (ellos no son Lucy y Mark y no son de Londres).
You can use isn't when the subject is he/she/it or after a name, but not after they. Example: Mr. Obama isn't an Australian guest.
Podrías usar ‘m not (no soy) después del sujeto I (yo), pero no después de they (ellos/ellas). Ejemplo: I’m not Irish. (Yo no soy irlandés).
I’m not tired. This is the short negative form that we use after the subject I. Example: I'm not an expert in this field.
You can say she's not happy or he's not Luke, but you cannot use ’s not after the subject I.
’re not follows subjects like we, you or they, not I. Example: we’re not in Bath at the moment.
Desliza la forma abreviada correcta del verbo to be (ser, estar) para completar cada frase.
Caroline the hotel's chef.
I 35 years old.
You alone.
Desliza la forma abreviada correcta del verbo to be (ser, estar) para completar cada frase.
Caroline isn't 1 the hotel's chef.
I'm not 2 35 years old.
You aren't 3 alone.
Caroline isn't the hotel's chef, with isn't , which is the short negative form of the verb to be that you use after the name of a person like Caroline (= she). Note: you could also say Caroline's not the hotel's chef. Example: Magda isn't a kind receptionist / Magda's not a kind receptionist.
I'm not 35 years old is how you tell someone that 35 is not your age using the negative short form of the verb to be To be, present simple, negative, short. Example: I'm young. I'm not 95 years old.
You aren't alone (Tú no estás sola). La forma negativa abreviada del verbo to be To be, present simple, negative, short (ser, estar) que utilizamos después del sujeto you (tú, usted, vosotros/as, ustedes) (tanto en singular como en plural) es aren't (o ’re not). Usamos el verbo to be antes de un adjetivo (alone) para describir personas, animales u objetos. Ejemplo: you aren’t tall / you’re not tall (tú no eres alto).
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