The Verb BE - Present

Affirmative		Subject	Verb	Contractions:	Examples:
	Sing.	I	am	I'm	I'm a student.
		You	are	You're	You're very good.
		He	is	He's	He's from Quebec.
		She	is	She's	She's from Canada.
		It	is	It's	It's cold today.
	Plur.	We	are	We're	We're Canadians.
		You	are	You're	You're students.
		They	are	They're	They're tourists.

Negative		Subject	Verb + NOT	Contractions:	Examples:
	Sing.	I	am not	I'm not I ain't*	I'm not a student. I ain't a student.*
		You	are not	You're not You aren't	You're not very old. You aren't very old.
		He	is not	He's not He isn't	He's not from Montreal. He isn't from Montreal.
		She	is not	She's not She isn't	She's not from Canada. She isn't from Canada.
		It	is not	It's not It isn't	It's not sunny today. It isn't sunny today.
	Plur.	We	are not	We're not We aren't	We're not Canadians. We aren't Canadians.
		You	are not	You're not You aren't	You're not students. You aren't students.
		They	are not	They're not They aren't	They're not from here. They aren't from here.

Interrogative		Verb	Subject	Examples:	Short answers
	Sing.	Am	I	Am I correct?	Yes, I am.	No, I'm not.
		Are	you	Are you married?	Yes, you are.	No, you're not
		Is	he	Is he a singer?	Yes, he is.	No, he's not.
		Is	she	Is she from Ontario?	Yes, she is.	No, she's not.
		Is	it	Is it mild today?	Yes, it is.	No, it's not
	Plur.	Are	we	Are we teachers?	Yes, we are.	No, we're not
		Are	you	Are you students?	Yes you are.	No you're not.
		Are	they	Are they tourists?	Yes, they are.	No, they're not