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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Do/does</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'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used for negation in simple past tense?

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

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

    <p>'He doesn't eat.'</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>Be</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>'Not'</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.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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