Lesson V: Negative Statements

B. Negative Statements B.1. Action BE Previous patterns: I’M busy. I’M STUDYING. I’M GOING TO STUDY. New pattern: S Action Block … … BE+NOT … … I 'M NOT busy . You AREN'T busy . You WEREN'T busy . He WASN'T busy . They WEREN'T busy . I 'M NOT studying. He ISN'T studying English . I 'M NOT going to study tomorrow. They AREN'T going to study tomorrow. Exercise: B.1.1. Practice Negative Statements Substitute the words and make necessary changes. For example: They aren’t here now. he HE ISN’T HERE NOW. last week HE WASN’T HERE LAST WEEK. next week HE ISN’T GOING TO BE HERE NEXT WEEK. now HE ISN’T HERE NOW. they THEY AREN’T HERE NOW. 1. Mary 9. tomorrow 17. yesterday 2. she 10. we 18. we 3. at home 11. I 19. John 4. yesterday 12. they 20. they 5. he 13. he 21. I 6. I 14. she 22. Jane 7. they 15. Mary 23. now 8. now 16. now 24. tomorrow

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