Framing Negative Sentence part 2 for all competitive exams. Learn how to convert sentence into negative. Negative sentence framing.
In this post we will learn English sentence formation into negative. Basic English grammar for all exams.
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Negative sentence in English:
Negative sentences are created by placing an auxiliary verb and not before the main verb. The auxiliary verb depends on the tense we are using. We use do + not in simple tenses, be + not in progressive tenses, have + not in perfect tenses and have + be + not in perfect progressive tenses. To negate the verb be and all modal verbs, we simply add not.
We use do + not before the main verb to negate all other verbs in the simple present or the simple past.
Example:
We speak Kannada. (Positive)
We do not speak Kannada. (Negative)
Note that main verb is used in the infinitive – only the auxiliary verb do is conjugated. We use does for the third person singular in the simple present but do for all other persons and did for all forms in the simple past.
Example:
1. They speak Kannada. (Positive)
They do not speak Kannada. (Negative)
2. He speaks Kannada. (Positive)
He does not speak Kannada. (Negative)
3. They spoke Kannada. (Positive)
They did not speak Kannada. (Negative)
Progressive, perfect and future tenses as well as sentences in the passive voice already have an auxiliary verb. To negate them, we simply put not between the auxiliary verb and the main verb.
Example:
1. They are speaking Kannada.
They are not speaking Kannada. (present progressive)
2. They have spoken Kannada.
They have not spoken Kannada. (present perfect simple)
3. They will speak Kannada.
They will not speak Kannada. (future simple)
4. Kannada is spoken in that country.
Kannada is not spoken in that country. (passive voice)
Negative sentence examples:
When the verb have indicates belonging or possession, there are two possible ways to construct the negation.
We can use the verb have with the auxiliary verb do, following the regular neagtion pattern for the simple present.
Example:
1. We have a smartphone. (Positive)
We do not have a smartphone. (Negative)
There is also the form have got. For the negation in this case, we don’t use do, instead we put not between have and got.
Example:
They have got a smartphone. (Positive)
They haven’t got a smartphone. (Negative)
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