Negative Sentence

Negative Sentences – Exercises

These exercises focus on Negative Sentences.

Negative Sentences with Be (am / is / are / was / were)

When the verb is be, we add not after the verb.

Examples:

Short forms are common:

• is not → isn’t

• are not → aren’t

• was not → wasn’t

• were not → weren’t

Examples:

• She isn’t in the office.

• We weren’t late.

Negative Sentences with Action Verbs

With most verbs in Present Simple and Past Simple, we use do / does / did + not.

Present Simple

Examples:

• I don’t watch TV every day.

• He doesn’t play tennis.

Past Simple

Examples:

• We didn’t see the movie.

• She didn’t finish the report.

Negative Sentences with Modal Verbs

With modal verbs, we add not after the modal verb.

Examples:

• You cannot (can’t) enter this room.

• He should not (shouldn’t) drive so fast.

• We must not forget the meeting.

Negative Sentences with Will

To talk about the future, we use will not (won’t).

Examples:

• I won’t travel tomorrow.

• She will not join the class.

Negative Words

Sometimes we use words like nobody, nothing, nowhere.

Examples:

• Nobody answered the phone.

• Nothing is wrong.

• No one came to the meeting.

We usually do not add another negative word.

Incorrect: I didn’t see nobody.
Correct: I saw nobody.

Common Mistakes

Incorrect: He don’t like coffee.
Correct: He doesn’t like coffee.

Incorrect: She didn’t went home.
Correct: She didn’t go home.

Incorrect: I no understand this rule.
Correct: I do not understand this rule.

Everyday Examples

• I don’t understand this question.

• She isn’t feeling well today.

• They didn’t bring their books.

• We won’t start the meeting yet.

Negative sentences help us say that something is not true or does not happen.