Forma y significado

❖I am not -> Yo no soy/estoy

❖You are not -> Tú no eres/estás
❖He is not -> Él no es/está
❖She is not -> Ella no es/está
❖We are not -> Nosotros(-as) no
somos/estamos
❖They are not -> Ellos(-as) no son/están
 Forma contraída
Forma contraída
Forma no contraída uniendo pronombre y
uniendo el verbo y not
verbo

I am not — I’m not

you are not you aren’t you’re not
he is not he isn’t he’s not
she is not she isn’t she’s not
it is not it isn’t it’s not
we are not we aren’t we’re not
you are not you aren’t you’re not
they are not they aren’t they’re not

* No existe forma contraída para el I am not

Ejemplos
• I’m not Peter • I’m not in Sweden
Yo no soy Pedro Yo no estoy en Suecia

• He’s not in the street • You’re not in Paris

Él no está en la calle Tú no estás en París

• We aren’t happy • She’s not beautiful

Nosotros no somos felices Ella no es hermosa
Interrogativo verbo To Be

Afirmativo Negativo
Am I...? Am I not...? Am I not...?
Are you...? Are you not...? Aren't you...?
Is he...? Is he not...? Isn't he...?
Is she...? Is she not...? Isn't she...?
Is it...? Is it not...? Isn't it...?
Are we...? Are we not...? Aren't we...?
Are you...? Are you not...? Aren't you...?
Are they...? Are they not...? Aren't they...?
Ejemplos

• Is he a happy child?
¿Él es un niño feliz?.
• Is she a smart girl?
¿Ella es una chica lista?.
• Are they brothers?
(¿Ellos son hermanos?).