{"id":1567,"date":"2016-09-30T15:29:59","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T15:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1567"},"modified":"2016-09-30T15:31:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T15:31:31","slug":"how-to-make-negative-structures-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/how-to-make-negative-structures-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make negative structures in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">In English, we make negative structures by putting<strong> \u2018not\u2019<\/strong> after an auxiliary verb. Study the example sentences given below. You can find more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/english-grammar.htm\">English grammar lessons<\/a> here.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I am an architect. (Affirmative statement)<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>am not<\/strong> an architect. (Negative statement)<\/li>\n<li>She is my best friend.<\/li>\n<li>She<strong> is not<\/strong> my best friend.<\/li>\n<li>He has been invited. (Affirmative)<\/li>\n<li>He <strong>has not been<\/strong> invited. (Negative)<\/li>\n<li>She has forgotten him. (Affirmative)<\/li>\n<li>She <strong>has not forgotten<\/strong> him. (Negative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If there is no auxiliary verb, we use a form of <strong>do (do, does or did).<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She works at a restaurant. (Affirmative)<\/li>\n<li>She <strong>does not work<\/strong> at a restaurant. (Negative)<\/li>\n<li>They invited all of their friends to their party. (Affirmative)<\/li>\n<li>They <strong>did not invite<\/strong> all of their friends to their party. (Negative)<\/li>\n<li>I trust him. (Affirmative)<\/li>\n<li>I <strong>do not trust<\/strong> him. (Negative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that the auxiliary verbs <strong>\u2018do\u2019 and \u2018does\u2019<\/strong> are used in the present tense. The auxiliary \u2018did\u2019 is used in the past tense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do<\/strong> is used with plural nouns and plural pronouns. The first person singular pronoun \u2018I\u2019 also takes<strong> do. Does<\/strong> is used with singular nouns and singular\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">pronouns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>After do, does and did, we use the infinitive without to.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I<strong> do not know<\/strong> the answer. (NOT I do not to know the answer.)<\/p>\n<p>If there is another auxiliary verb, <strong>do<\/strong> is not used.<\/p>\n<p>You should go. (Affirmative)<\/p>\n<p>You <strong>should not go<\/strong>. (Negative) (NOT You do not should go.)<\/p>\n<h2>Exercise<\/h2>\n<p>Change the following affirmative sentences into negative sentences.<\/p>\n<p>1. She recognized him.<\/p>\n<p>2. I pity you.<\/p>\n<p>3. You are a traitor.<\/p>\n<p>4. She has fallen in love with him.<\/p>\n<p>5. We can trust them.<\/p>\n<p>6. You must make another attempt.<\/p>\n<p>7. She sings well.<\/p>\n<p>8. Rahul grows a variety of fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>9. Meena asked a question.<\/p>\n<h2>Answers<\/h2>\n<p>1. She <strong>did not recognize<\/strong> him.<\/p>\n<p>2. I <strong>do not pity<\/strong> you.<\/p>\n<p>3. You<strong> are not<\/strong> a traitor.<\/p>\n<p>4. She <strong>has not<\/strong> fallen in love with him.<\/p>\n<p>5. We <strong>cannot<\/strong> trust them. (Note that \u2018cannot\u2019 is written as one word.)<\/p>\n<p>6. You<strong> must not make<\/strong> another attempt.<\/p>\n<p>7. She <strong>does not sing<\/strong> well.<\/p>\n<p>8. Rahul <strong>does not grow<\/strong> a variety of fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>9. Meena <strong>did not ask<\/strong> a question.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In English, we make negative structures by putting \u2018not\u2019 after an auxiliary verb. Study the example sentences given below. You can find more English grammar lessons here. I am an architect. 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