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Change Into Negative

October 19th, 2023 in English Learning

Change into negative.

It is easy to change a sentence into negative. You only have to put not after the auxiliary verb. In the simple present and simple past, we make questions and negatives with do, does or did.

I talked to him in the morning. (Affirmative)

I did not talk to him in the morning. (Negative)

Exercise

1. I met him yesterday.

2. She was here in the morning.

3. Our team won the first prize.

4. She refused to come with me.

5. She took several weeks to finish the task.

6. I answered all the questions.

7. He writes short stories.

8. He reads a lot.

9. She knows how to swim.

10. They visited us yesterday.

11. He goes to work every day.

12. He can speak French fluently.

13. I had breakfast at 8.30.

14. I consulted a doctor.

15. She has learned her lessons.

Answers

1. I did not meet him yesterday.

2. She was not here in the morning.

3. Our team did not win the first prize.

4. She did not refuse to come with me.

5. She did not take several weeks to finish the task.

6. I did not answer all the questions.

7. He does not write short stories.

8. He does not read much.

9. She does not know how to swim.

10. They did not visit us yesterday.

11. He does not go to work every day.

12. He cannot speak French fluently.

13. I did not have breakfast at 8.30.

14. I did not consult a doctor.

15. She has not learned her lessons.