Forming Negative Sentences with Auxiliary Verbs in English

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What is added after the auxiliary verb to negate a sentence?

Will

Can

Is

Not (correct)

Which of the following is a primary auxiliary verb in English?

Play

Eat

Go

Have (correct)

In which tenses is 'do' used to form negatives when other auxiliaries are not present?

Present continuous only

Past continuous only

Simple present and simple past (correct)

Future tense only

What should the auxiliary verb match in tense with in a sentence?

The main verb Signup and view all the answers

For the sentence 'She is running,' how would you form the negative?

She is not running. Signup and view all the answers

Which auxiliary verb is used in simple present to form negatives?

Do/does Signup and view all the answers

In spoken English and informal writing, what are common contractions used for negation?

'Don't', 'doesn't', 'didn't' Signup and view all the answers

What is used for negation in simple past tense?

'Did not' + base form of verb Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following correctly negates 'He eats.' in simple present tense?

'He doesn't eat.' Signup and view all the answers

Which auxiliary verb is used to form negatives in simple present and simple past tenses when other auxiliaries are not present?

Do Signup and view all the answers

In spoken English and informal writing, which contraction is commonly used for negation?

Isn't Signup and view all the answers

Which auxiliary verb must match the tense of the main verb in the original positive statement?

Do Signup and view all the answers

Which auxiliary verb is used in the present continuous tense to form negatives?

Be Signup and view all the answers

For the sentence 'They played,' what is the negative form in simple past tense?

They did not play Signup and view all the answers

What is added after the auxiliary verb to negate a sentence?

'Not' Signup and view all the answers

'She is running.' How would you form the negative in present continuous tense?

'She is not running.' Signup and view all the answers

'He eats.' What is the correct negative form in simple present tense?

'He does not eat.' Signup and view all the answers

'You have completed.' How would you form the negative in simple past tense?

'You did not complete.' Signup and view all the answers

'They can sing.' What is the correct negative form in present simple tense?

'They cannot sing.' Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct negative form of 'She likes' in simple present tense?

She does not like Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following correctly represents the negative form of 'You have completed' in simple past tense?

You did not complete Signup and view all the answers

In forming negatives in simple past tense, what auxiliary verb should be used with the main verb?

did Signup and view all the answers

Which auxiliary verb is employed to create negatives in present continuous tense?

is not Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct negative form of 'He traveled' in simple past tense?

He did not travel Signup and view all the answers

Which auxiliary verb must be matched in tense with the main verb in a sentence?

'Do' Signup and view all the answers

'They played.' What is the correct negative form in simple past tense?

'They did not play' Signup and view all the answers

Forming Negative Sentences with Auxiliary Verbs in English

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What is added after the auxiliary verb to negate a sentence?

Which of the following is a primary auxiliary verb in English?

In which tenses is 'do' used to form negatives when other auxiliaries are not present?

What should the auxiliary verb match in tense with in a sentence?

For the sentence 'She is running,' how would you form the negative?

Which auxiliary verb is used in simple present to form negatives?

In spoken English and informal writing, what are common contractions used for negation?

What is used for negation in simple past tense?

Which of the following correctly negates 'He eats.' in simple present tense?

Which auxiliary verb is used to form negatives in simple present and simple past tenses when other auxiliaries are not present?

In spoken English and informal writing, which contraction is commonly used for negation?

Which auxiliary verb must match the tense of the main verb in the original positive statement?

Which auxiliary verb is used in the present continuous tense to form negatives?

For the sentence 'They played,' what is the negative form in simple past tense?

What is added after the auxiliary verb to negate a sentence?

'She is running.' How would you form the negative in present continuous tense?

'He eats.' What is the correct negative form in simple present tense?

'You have completed.' How would you form the negative in simple past tense?

'They can sing.' What is the correct negative form in present simple tense?

What is the correct negative form of 'She likes' in simple present tense?

Which of the following correctly represents the negative form of 'You have completed' in simple past tense?

In forming negatives in simple past tense, what auxiliary verb should be used with the main verb?

Which auxiliary verb is employed to create negatives in present continuous tense?

What is the correct negative form of 'He traveled' in simple past tense?

Which auxiliary verb must be matched in tense with the main verb in a sentence?

'They played.' What is the correct negative form in simple past tense?

'She is running.' How would you correctly form the negative in present continuous tense?

'He eats.' What is the correct negative form in simple present tense?

'They can sing.' What is the appropriate negative form in present simple tense?

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