(SER O ESTAR)
+ AFFIRMATIVE FORM
Long Form Short Form AM=’M IS=’S ARE=’RE
I AM I’m
SINGULAR
You ARE You’re
He IS He’s
She IS She’s
It IS It’s
We ARE We’re
PLURAL
You ARE You’re
They ARE They’re
- NEGATIVE FORM
Long Form Short Form NOT = N’T
I am NOT I’m NOT
You are NOT You areN’T
He is NOT He isN’T
She is NOT She isN’T
He is NOT He isN’T
It is NOT It isN’T
We are NOT We areN’T
You are NOT You areN’T
They are NOT They areN’T
? INTERROGATIVE FORM: INVERSION!!!
(+)You are a boy. (-) He is not my friend.
(?) ARE YOU a boy? (?) IS HE your friend?
Short answers:
Yes, I am/No, I’m not. Yes, he is/No he isn’t.