Change Negative to Affirmative Sentences Worksheet with Answers
It is easy to change a negative sentence to an affirmative sentence. In some cases you only have to remove not.
- He will not come. (Negative)
- He will come. (Affirmative)
- They have not arrived. (Negative)
- They have arrived. (Affirmative)
- She is not coming. (Negative)
- She is coming. (Affirmative)
If the negative sentence is in the simple present or simple past tense, we have to remove the auxiliary verb as well.
- She does not know the answer. (Negative)
- She knows the answer. (Affirmative) (Does not know becomes knows in the affirmative sentence.)
- They did not recognise each other. (Negative)
- They recognised each other. (Affirmative)
Did not recognise becomes recognised in the affirmative.
Change the following negative sentences to affirmative sentences.
1. They did not inform us.
2. I could not talk to him yesterday.
3. She did not come with me.
4. I don’t want your advice.
5. It did not solve the problem.
6. She did not wait for me.
7. Rahul does not work hard.
8. She does not listen to me.
9. I have not heard from them.
10. You have never appreciated my work.
11. He has not returned from work.
12. The cat did not chase the mouse.
13. He did not dare to speak.
14. I was not surprised.
15. She did not pass her test.
16. I do not like him.
17. His parents do not live with him.
18. She did not answer the call.
19. They are not coming with us.
20. I don’t want to leave.
Answers
1. They informed us.
2. I could talk to him yesterday.
3. She came with me.
4. I want your advice.
5. It solved the problem.
6. She waited for me.
7. Rahul works hard.
8. She listens to me. (The subject is the singular pronoun she; hence, we write listens; does not listen is in the simple present tense.)
9. I have heard from them.
10. You have always appreciated my work.
11. He has returned from work.
12. The cat chased the mouse.
13. He dared to speak.
14. I was surprised.
15. She passed her test.
16. I like him.
17. His parents live with him.
18. She answered the call. (Did not answer is in the simple past tense; hence, we wrote answered in the affirmative sentence.)
19. They are coming with us.
20. I want to leave.
