Changing a sentence to a negative sentence usually requires the addition of a negative word to the sentence to convey the opposite meaning.
1.A simple affirmative statement becomes a negative sentence
Original sentence (English): He likes to read. he likes reading books.
Negative sentence (English): He doesn't like to read. he doesn't like reading books.
In this example, simply add the negative word "no" between the subject "he" and the predicate "like".
2.An affirmative sentence containing a modal verb becomes a negative sentence
Original sentence (English): You should wake up early. you should get up early.
Negative sentence (English): You shouldn't get up early. you shouldn't get up early.
In sentences that contain modal verbs such as "should", it is sufficient to place the negative word "no" before the modal verb.
3.The simple interrogative sentences in the simple present, simple past tense, or simple future tense become negative sentences
Original sentence (simple present tense, English): He runs every day. he runs every day.
Negative sentence (English): He doesn't run every day. he doesn't run every day.
Original sentence (simple past tense, English): He went to the library. he went to the library.
Negative sentence (English): He didn't go to the library. he didn't go to the library.
Original sentence (in the simple future tense, English): He will come to the party. he will come to the party.
Negative (English): He won't come to the party. he won't come to the party.
For such sentences, negative words such as "no, no, no" are placed in front of auxiliary verbs (do, does, did, will, etc.) or verbs (be verbs, am is are were were were are, etc.) to form a negation.
4.The present continuous tense, past continuous tense, and future continuous tense containing action verbs become negative sentences
Original sentence (present continuous tense, English): He is eating. he is eating dinner.
Negative sentence (English): He is not eating. he isn't eating dinner.
Original sentence (past continuous tense, English): He was doing his homework at the time. he was doing his homework at that time.
Negative (English): He wasn't doing his homework at the time. he wasn't doing his homework at that time.
Original sentence (future continuous tense, English): He will be working by that time. by then, he will be working.
Negative sentence (English): He will not be working by then. by then, he won't be working.
In this type of sentence structure, the negative word is also placed in the auxiliary verb (e.g"am/is/are not"or"was/were not"Wait for the present and past continuous tense forms, "will not be" is the future continuous tense form).
5.Yes"there be"The structure of the sentence becomes a negative sentence
Original sentence (English): There are some books on the table. there are some books on the table.
Negative sentence (English): There is no book on the table. there aren't any books on the table.
In this sentence pattern, simply add"there is/are"Instead"there isn't/aren't"can form a negative sentence.
In English, changing a sentence to a negative sentence is usually preceded by a negative word"do/does/did + not"Or just use the auxiliary verb with"not"Abbreviated form"don't/doesn't/didn't"。For the progressive tense, it is will"be"The verb is changed to the corresponding negative form such as:"is/am/are not"etc., while for the future tense it is used"will not" (won't) Negative. In addition,"there be"The negative form of the structure is simply in"be"Add after the verb"not"or use the corresponding abbreviation.
Negative sentences