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?

<p>The main verb (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>She is not running. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Do/does (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'Don't', 'doesn't', 'didn't' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is used for negation in simple past tense?

<p>'Did not' + base form of verb (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'He doesn't eat.' (A)</p> 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?

<p>Do (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Isn't (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Do (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Be (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>They did not play (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'Not' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'She is not running.' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'He does not eat.' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'You did not complete.' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'They cannot sing.' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>She does not like (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>You did not complete (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>did (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>is not (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>He did not travel (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'Do' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'They did not play' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'She is not running' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'He does not eat' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>'They cannot sing' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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