{"id":77064,"date":"2024-01-29T10:03:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T10:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=77064"},"modified":"2025-11-16T16:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T16:19:09","slug":"change-affirmative-to-negative-class-8-grammar-worksheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/change-affirmative-to-negative-class-8-grammar-worksheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Change Affirmative to Negative | Class 8 Grammar Worksheets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is easy to make negative sentences. We only have to write <strong>not<\/strong> after the auxiliary verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She is a dancer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She <strong>is not<\/strong> a dancer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the simple present tense, we make negatives with <strong>do<\/strong> and <strong>does.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She <strong>works<\/strong> hard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She <strong>does not work<\/strong> hard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <strong>does<\/strong> with singular nouns and pronouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They <strong>love<\/strong> cats.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They <strong>do not love<\/strong> cats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Use <strong>do<\/strong> with plural nouns and pronouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the simple past tense, we make negatives with <strong>did not.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I saw him yesterday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I did not see him yesterday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/change-affirmative-to-negative-class-8-grammar-worksheets\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/affirmative-to-negative-1024x710.png\" alt=\"Change affirmative to negative worksheet \" class=\"wp-image-78087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/affirmative-to-negative-1024x710.png 1024w, https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/affirmative-to-negative-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/affirmative-to-negative-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/affirmative-to-negative-640x444.png 640w, https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/affirmative-to-negative.png 1148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change affirmative to negative &#8211; worksheet 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rewrite the following affirmative sentences as negative sentences.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. I can help you solve these problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. She was here in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I had a strange experience yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. She has done her homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. It has stopped raining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Their performance amazed me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. I did much work yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. She earns a lot of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. I heard a knock on the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. There is something under the bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. There are many stores on this street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. She passed the exam with A grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. She refused to let us in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. They threw a party to celebrate the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. I wandered around the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. Several students participated in the cultural program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. I enjoy reading novels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18. She lives alone in that house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19. The storm blew our roof off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20. She chose the brown shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21. I rang the bell six times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22. My sister wants to be a pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23. He needs time to adapt to the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24. I enjoy this party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25. She aspires to be an astronaut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. I <strong>cannot<\/strong> help you solve these problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. She <strong>was not<\/strong> here in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I <strong>did not have<\/strong> a strange experience yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. She <strong>has not done<\/strong> her homework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. It <strong>has not stopped <\/strong>raining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Their performance <strong>did not amaze<\/strong> me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. I <strong>did not do<\/strong> much work yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. She <strong>does not earn<\/strong> a lot of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. I <strong>did not hear<\/strong> a knock on the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. There <strong>isn\u2019t anything<\/strong> under the bed. \/ There <strong>is nothing <\/strong>under the bed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. There <strong>are not <\/strong>many stores on this street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. She <strong>did not pass<\/strong> the exam with A grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. She <strong>did not refuse <\/strong>to let us in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. They <strong>did not throw<\/strong> a party to celebrate the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. I <strong>did not wander <\/strong>around the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16. Several students <strong>did not participate<\/strong> in the cultural program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>17. I <strong>do not enjoy <\/strong>reading novels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18. She <strong>does not live<\/strong> alone in that house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>19. The storm <strong>did not blow<\/strong> our roof off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20. She <strong>did not choose<\/strong> the brown shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>21. I <strong>did not ring<\/strong> the bell six times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22. My sister <strong>does not want<\/strong> to be a pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>23. He<strong> does not need <\/strong>time to adapt to the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24. I <strong>do not enjoy<\/strong> this party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25. She <strong>does not aspire<\/strong> to be an astronaut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Worksheet 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Change the following affirmative sentences into negative sentences. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Yesterday I went to the library to borrow some books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. She remembers everything vividly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. My neighbours are very rich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I know him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. She both sings and dances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. We want to start now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Their children behave well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. He owns six cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. She speaks eight languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. He reads a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. They are waiting for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. I often visit my grandparents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13. The cat has found her kittens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>14. They spend a lot of money on gadgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15. His father works in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Answers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Yesterday I <strong>did not go<\/strong> to the library to borrow some books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. She <strong>does not remember<\/strong> anything vividly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. My neighbours <strong>are not<\/strong> very rich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I <strong>do not know<\/strong> him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. She <strong>neither<\/strong> sings nor dances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. We <strong>do not want <\/strong>to start now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. Their children <strong>do not behave<\/strong> well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. He <strong>does not own<\/strong> six cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. She <strong>does not speak<\/strong> eight languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. He <strong>does not read <\/strong>a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. 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