ID: 23863 Language: English School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) Grade/level: Grade 5 Age: 9-12 Main content: Negative sentences Other contents: Present simple, past simple, future simple Add to my workbooks (20) Download file pdf Embed in my website or blog Add to Google Classroom 5) I'm still not sleeping. This “negation” element is created according to the following general rule. We are able to create negative sentences with the help of negative words and adding the word not after auxiliary verbs. Unit 5: NEGATIVE SENTENCES. 3. Sentence: My guests are arriving now. They are anxious about his safety. They aren't coming. Negative: I was not sure if I would pass. In speaking, we often use the short form (n't).With the verb be. Put the correct form of the verb do before not. They know my phone number. The negative word no.. Sentence: Jennie has money. 6) I'm not sleeping yet. Same thing here: just put “did” and “not” in your sentence to make a negative sentence. Change the following affirmative sentences into negative sentences. 2. Negative: Jack doesn’t eat ice-cream every day. Negative: Janetta doesn’t miss her mom. 7. NOTE: It seems to me that it might be a difference in meaning between the sentences 5 and 6. 4. Sentence: Janetta does miss her mom. Posted by Manjusha You are here: Home-> English Grammar-> Negative sentences. 1. QUESTION: Is it not advisable to use STILL in negative sentences, and it always comes before the negative word NOT? Read the following sentences and express their idea in a negative form. Exercise. A negative sentence is a sentence that states that something is false. Negative sentences | Grammar worksheet. Regards I am not a thief. 3. Affirmative: King Alfred was the greatest king that ever ruled England. My sister runs a website. A negative adverb has to be added in order to negate or “cancel” the validity of the sentence. 5 We raise our glasses, eat some nuts, and chat. 6. 2. The contraction n’t.. You use “did” when you want to make a negative sentence in … The negative adverb rarely.. It wasn't very cold there. Negative sentences state that something is false or basically the opposite of the truth. [A]:AFFIRMATIVE, [N]:NEGATIVE 5 [ To be - Positive Sentences & Contractions ] [ To be - negative forms and contractions ] [ The verb to be - yes / no questions ] [ The verb to be - Information questions ] Learn More We put not after the first word of the verb. We work very hard. 4. My mother makes delicious cakes. Affirmative: She is richer than me. Try to make these sentences negative: 1. A helping verb used with the negative word not.. 1. Negative: I am not as rich as her. In English, we create negative sentences by adding the word 'not' after the auxiliary, or helping, verb. He does the same thing every day. Negative Sentences A negative sentence (or statement) states that something is not true or incorrect. Defining Negative Sentences. 6 Then we go home for the weekend. 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