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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======To be====== ========== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/183_7b8124962c62a291c206cec324f2f215.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="479" height="360" id="183" style="width: 134px; height: 103px;" alt="lecturer, university professor, teacher, chemistry" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/183_7b8124962c62a291c206cec324f2f215.jpg"></a><strong> <font color="#000000">James</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> <font color="#000000">a teacher.</font></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><br></strong></span></p></html> =====The affirmative form===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">The affirmative form: subject + 'to be'</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><font color="#000000">I</font> </strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><strong>am </strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><font color="#000000">You</font> </strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><strong>are</strong></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><strong> </strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>He </strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><strong>is </strong></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">She</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><font color="#000000">It </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span></strong></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><font color="#000000">They </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><b>We </b></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><b>are</b></span></span></span></span><font color="#000000"><b> </b></font></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><font color="#000000">They </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span></strong></span><b> </b></font></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><br></span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td width="206" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.25pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'><font color="#000000">Nationality</font></span></b></p></td><td width="208" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 155.95pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'>I </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'>am </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'>Canadian. </span></b><font face="Calibri"> <a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/4_3c71456e14684fe9fbfaba5bdffdbbb9.jpg" rel="image_show"></a><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/4_3c71456e14684fe9fbfaba5bdffdbbb9.jpg" rel="image_show"></a></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri"><br></font></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td width="206" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.25pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'><font color="#000000">Name</font></span></b></p></td><td width="208" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 155.95pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'>She </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'>is</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'> Erica.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span style='font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td width="206" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.25pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'><font color="#000000">Age</font></span></b></p></td><td width="208" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 155.95pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'>He</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'>is</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'> 35.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td width="206" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.25pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'><font color="#000000">Job</font></span></b></p></td><td width="208" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 155.95pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'><font color="#000000">She</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span><font color="#000000"> an architect.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td width="206" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.25pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'><font color="#000000">Description</font></span></b></p></td><td width="208" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 155.95pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'><font color="#000000">It </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> <font color="#000000">beautiful.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td width="206" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 154.25pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'><font color="#000000">Location</font></span></b></p></td><td width="208" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 155.95pt; background-color: transparent;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR;'><font size="3"><font color="#000000">They</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> <font color="#000000">in London.</font></font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p></html> =====The negative form===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">The negative form:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>subject + 'to be' + not</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></span></b></span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">I</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">am not </span></span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">You </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are not </span></span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">He</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is not </span></span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">She</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is not</span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><b><font color="#000000">It</font> is not</b></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><font color="#000000"><b>We</b></font><b> are not</b></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><font color="#000000"><b>They</b></font><b> are not</b></span></span></p></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/50_bf85fe64d9607c5d22126276d81bdbf4.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="181" height="261" id="50" style="width: 85px; height: 120px;" alt="woman, femme" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/50_bf85fe64d9607c5d22126276d81bdbf4.jpg"></a> <b><span lang="EN-US"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri">I </font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>am</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">a sales assistant.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><font color="#000000">I </font></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">am not </span><font color="#000000">a customer.</font> </span></b></p><span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1633_855fcbd595208268486cbcb858248cc8.png" rel="image_show"><img width="136" height="169" id="1633" style="width: 88px; height: 122px;" alt="medical sector staff doctor hospital secteur médical employé docteur médecin interne" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1633_855fcbd595208268486cbcb858248cc8.png"></a> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">He</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><font color="#000000">a doctor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is not </span><font color="#000000">a pharmacist.</font></span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/53_9762c90d599086895efd8b43f1cbd6c3.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="235" height="231" id="53" style="width: 91px; height: 98px;" alt="France, map, carte" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/53_9762c90d599086895efd8b43f1cbd6c3.jpg"></a> <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong><font color="#000000">It</font> </strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><strong>is</strong></span><strong> <font color="#000000">France.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is not</span> <font color="#000000">Italy.</font></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/138_49873792f279ce4ca5cc20d35ee65274.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="309" height="480" id="138" style="width: 95px; height: 133px;" alt="Couple in Paris romantic outside walking holding hands" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/138_49873792f279ce4ca5cc20d35ee65274.jpg"></a> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">They</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> <font color="#000000">in Paris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are not </span><font color="#000000">in London.</font></span></b></p></span></span><p><br></p></html> =====The interrogative form===== <html><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong>The </strong><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Interrogative</span></b><strong> form:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>'to be' + subject</strong></p></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></p><strong> </strong><span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Am</span> I? </strong></span></p></span><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><strong>Are</strong></span><strong> you? </strong></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Is</strong></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b><strong> he? </strong></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Is</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> she?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Is </strong></span></span><strong>it?</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><b>Are </b></span><b>you?</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b>Are</b></span><b> we?</b></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b>Are</b></span><b> they?</b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b> </b></span></span></p></span></span></span> </span></span></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong> </strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></p><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/206_af6e10eae03ad442aa0f9af577fad616.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="600" height="399" id="206" style="width: 122px; height: 86px;" alt="Late person man hard hat watch construction" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/206_af6e10eae03ad442aa0f9af577fad616.jpg"></a> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Am <font color="#000000">I</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"> on</font> time? </span></b><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/86_f03419a10b07947cd86bfbf618d95bec.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="424" height="282" id="86" style="width: 122px; height: 104px;" alt="woman femme office worker employée de bureau office bureau desk bureau laptop ordinateur" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/86_f03419a10b07947cd86bfbf618d95bec.jpg"></a> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Is <font color="#000000">she</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"> at work?</font></span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/48_43a169fdf313129ea6969017722fd28a.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="176" height="254" id="48" style="width: 122px; height: 136px;" alt="woman, femme, scientist, scientifique microscope research recherche" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/48_43a169fdf313129ea6969017722fd28a.jpg"></a> <span><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Is</strong></span></span><span><strong> <font color="#000000">it interesting? </font></strong><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/239_c34007d2993b7de58b9c863a2ebd943e.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="429" height="279" id="239" style="width: 122px; height: 100px;" alt="Paris friends ami" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/239_c34007d2993b7de58b9c863a2ebd943e.jpg"></a> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Are <font color="#000000">they</font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"> in <!--?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /-->Paris?</font><span style="color: black;"></span></span></b><strong> </strong></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></p></span></span></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><br></p></html> =====The contracted form===== <html><p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><img width="204" height="209" id="3328" style="width: 103px; height: 110px;" alt="visitor_airport_visiteur_visitante travel hand shake meet handshake serrer voyage" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/3328_32961095adcd5113e1771ea57def6191.jpg"> <strong><font color="#000000">Hello.</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm</span> <font color="#000000">Tony.</font><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></strong></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">Replace the first letter of</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">am</span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> <font color="#000000">and</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> <font color="#000000">with an apostrophe.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><font color="#000000"></font><table style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td width="130" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">Full form</font></span></b></p></td><td width="170" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 127.6pt; background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000"></font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">Contracted form</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td width="130" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">I</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">am</span></span></b></p></td><td width="170" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 127.6pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">I'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width="130" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">You</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span></span></b></p></td><td width="170" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 127.6pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">You'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td width="130" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">He </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span></span></b></p></td><td width="170" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 127.6pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">He'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td width="130" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">She</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span></span></b></p></td><td width="170" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 127.6pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">She'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td width="130" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">It</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span></span></b></p></td><td width="170" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 127.6pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">It'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><td width="130" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">We </font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span></span></b></p></td><td width="170" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 127.6pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">We'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><td width="130" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 97.55pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">They</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td><td width="170" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 127.6pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">They'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"></span></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><b>Use the</b></font><b> </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><b>contracted form <font color="#000000">when speaking and in</font> </b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><b>informal writing.</b></font></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><b>Use the</b></font><b> </b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><b><font color="#000000">full form</font> <font color="#000000">i</font></b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><b>n </b></font><font color="#000000"><b>formal writing.</b></font></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><b><br></b></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><b>Examples</b></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td width="175" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 131.25pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><b>I'</b></font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><b>m</b></span><b> </b><font color="#000000"><b>American.</b></font><b> </b></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">You'</font><span style="color: rgb(24, 3, 153);">re</span><font color="#000000"> a manager.</font></span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">He'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> <font color="#000000">a doctor.</font></span></b></p></span></span></td><td width="210" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 157.65pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br></span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td width="175" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 131.25pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">She'</font><span style="color: rgb(24, 3, 153);">s</span> <font color="#000000">at work.</font></span></b></p></font></span></td><td width="210" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 157.65pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width="175" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 131.25pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">It'</font><span style="color: rgb(24, 3, 153);">s</span> <font color="#000000">interesting.</font></span></b></p></td><td width="210" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 157.65pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td width="175" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 131.25pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">We</font>'<span style="color: rgb(24, 3, 153);">re</span> <font color="#000000">French.</font></span></b></p></font></span></td><td width="210" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 157.65pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td width="175" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 131.25pt; background-color: transparent;" colspan="2"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">They'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span> <font color="#000000">in Paris.</font></span></b></p></font></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></font></span></span></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br></p></html> =====The negative form===== <html><table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td width="125" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 93.75pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><img height="112" id="15" style="width: 116px; height: 72px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/15_75b8d461ee8b685fcf33de2233ca6e48.jpg"></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br></span></span></p></td><td width="494" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 370.65pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">I'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"> </span><font color="#000000">American.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><font color="#000000">I'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m not </span><font color="#000000">Canadian.</font></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Construction</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(24, 3, 153); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">The contracted form of 'to be' in the negative:</font></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">subject + contracted form of 'to be' + not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re not</span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><font color="#000000"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>or</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></font></p><font color="#000000"></font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">subject + 'to be' with contracted form of not <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">aren't</span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'></span></b> </p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'><font color="#000000" face="arial"><font color="#000000">Note:</font> </font></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">I'</font><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m not </span></span></b><span lang="FR"><img width="29" height="17" style="width: 15px; height: 17px;" alt="" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg"> <font color="#000000"> </font></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">I</font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">amn't <img width="18" height="22" alt="" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></span></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><font color="#000000"></font><font color="#000000"> </font><table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td width="128" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 96pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p></td><td width="228" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 171pt; background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000"></font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 7.35pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">Contracted form 1</font></span></b></p></td><td width="263" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 197.4pt; background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000"></font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><font color="#000000">Contracted form 2</font></span></b> </p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td width="128" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 96pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p></td><td width="228" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 171pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 6.6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m not</span></span></b></p></td><td width="263" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 197.4pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> -</span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width="128" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 96pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p></td><td width="228" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 171pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 6.6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>You'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re not</span></span></b></p></td><td width="263" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 197.4pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>You<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> aren't</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td width="128" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 96pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p></td><td width="228" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 171pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 7.35pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s not</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"></span></span></b></p></td><td width="263" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 197.4pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> isn't </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"></span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td width="128" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 96pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p></td><td width="228" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 171pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 7.35pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s not</span></span></b></p></td><td width="263" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 197.4pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> isn't</span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td width="128" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 96pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p></td><td width="228" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 171pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 9.6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s not</span></span></b></p></td><td width="263" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 197.4pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>isn't </span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><td width="128" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 96pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p></td><td width="228" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 171pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 8.1pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re not</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"></span></span></b></p></td><td width="263" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 197.4pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> aren't</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96);"></span></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><td width="128" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 96pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p></td><td width="228" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 171pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 8.1pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>They'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re not</span></span></b></p></td><td width="263" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); border-image: none; width: 197.4pt; background-color: transparent;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>They<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> aren't </span></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br></html> =====Examples===== <html><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1633_855fcbd595208268486cbcb858248cc8.png" rel="image_show"><img width="135" height="170" id="1633" style="width: 92px; height: 136px;" alt="medical sector staff doctor hospital secteur médical employé docteur médecin interne" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1633_855fcbd595208268486cbcb858248cc8.png"></a> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span>a doctor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">isn't </span>a pharmacist.</span></b></p><p><img height="146" id="53" style="width: 94px; height: 98px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/53_9762c90d599086895efd8b43f1cbd6c3.jpg"> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s</span> France.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">isn't</span> Italy.</span></b></p><p><img height="98" id="54" style="width: 99px; height: 71px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/54_3c5c5418208e4dd1f566d03037d26ae2.jpg"> <b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re</span> French.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">aren't</span> Swiss.</span></b><br></p></html> [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]