Verbs

Past of to be

Present Past
Affirmative Negative Affirmative Negative
I am I'm not I was I wasn't
you are you aren't you were you weren't
she/he/it is she/he/it isn't she/he/it was she/he/it wasn't
we/you/they are we/you/they aren't we/you/they were we/you/they weren't

Note: We can contract the negative sentences in two different ways.

  • You aren't Australian. = You're not Australian.
  • She isn't English. = She's not English.

But it is not possible to contract am.

  • I'm not Spanish.
    NOT: I amn't Spanish.