Do you live with your parents or do you live in an apartment?
It is difficult to find an apartment in Quebec. Do you know what your rights are as a renter?
Vocabulary acquisition
Activity 1: Vocabulary
Activity 2: Grammar
Activity 3: Capsule & Questions
Activity 4: Reading & Grammar
Activity 5: Writing & Speaking
Activity 6: Vocabulary Review
Vocabulary
Grammar
Making negatives
To put a simple present or simple past verb into the negative form, you must know if you are using a “be” verb or another verb.
Be
I am | I am not | I was | I was not (wasn’t) |
You are | You are not (aren’t) | You were | You were not (weren’t) |
He is | He is not (isn’t) | He was | He was not |
She is | She is not | She was | She was not |
It is | It is not | It was | It was not |
We are | We are not | We were | We were not |
You are (pl) | You are not | You were | You were not |
They are | They are not | They were | They were not |
Example:
Are the appliances included? No, the appliances are not (aren’t) included.
Is the refrigerator new? No, the refrigerator is not (isn’t) new.
Other verbs
Simple present: use Do/Does + NOT + Base verb
I have two beds. I do not have two beds.
She wants to rent the apartment. She does not want to rent the apartment.
Why do we say, “I don’t want” but “she does not want”?
Simple past: Use Did + NOT + Base verb
The apartment had hot water. The apartment did not have hot water.
The girls signed a lease. The girls did not sign a lease.
Watch the capsule
Answer the comprehension questions that follow.
Reading: Read the following text and then change the verbs into the negative form.
Sebastien and Carl want to rent an apartment together. They went to high school together and are going to the same cegep in the fall because they are good friends. Sebastien works in a restaurant and makes a lot of money. He can afford an expensive apartment. Carl plays guitar and spends all of his money on instruments. He hopes to find a job. Last year, Carl lived with his aunt and uncle. Carl owns a fridge, stove, and microwave oven. Sebastien has two beds and other furniture.
Vocabulary review