| Forma affermativa | Forma negativa | Forma interrogativa | Risposte brevi | ||||||
| Piena | Contratta | Piena | Contratte | Positive | Negative | ||||
| Piene | Contratte | ||||||||
| I am | I’m | I am not |
I’m not | I’m not | Am I? | Yes, I am | No, I am not | No, I 'm not | No, I 'm not |
| You are | You’re | You are not | You aren’t | You’re not | Are you? | Yes, you are | No, you are not | No, you aren’t | No, you’re not |
| He is | He’s | He is not |
He isn’t | He’s not | Is he? | Yes, he is | No, he is not | No, he isn’t | No, he’s not |
| She is | She’s | She is not | She isn’t | She’s not | Is she? | Yes, she is | No, she is not | No, she isn’t | No, she’s not |
| It is | It'is | It isnot | It isn’t | It’s not | Is it? | Yes, it is | No, it is not | No, it isn’t | No, it’s not |
| We are | You’re | We are not | We aren’t | We’re not | Are we? | Yes, we are | No, we are not | No, we aren’t | No, we’re not |
| You are | You’re | You are not | You aren’t | You’re not | Are you? | Yes, you are | No, you are not | No, you aren’t | No, you’re not |
| They are | They’re | They are not | They aren’t | They’re not | Are they? | Yes, they are | No, they are not | No, they aren’t | No, they’re not |
| Soggetto + verbo | Soggetto + verbo + negazione | Verbo + soggetto + punto interrogativo | Yes + prono-me perso-nale sogget-to + verbo essere | No + pronome personale soggetto + verbo essere + negazione | |||||