Negative Sentences (Grade 10 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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Negative sentence definition
Negative sentence definition
Sentence expressing opposite of positive statement
3 main auxiliary verbs
3 main auxiliary verbs
'do', 'be', 'have'
Placement of 'not' in negatives
Placement of 'not' in negatives
Immediately after auxiliary verb
Main verb form with do/does/did
Main verb form with do/does/did
Base form (without endings)
Present simple negative auxiliary
Present simple negative auxiliary
'do' or 'does'
Past simple negative auxiliary
Past simple negative auxiliary
'did'
3rd person singular present negative (he/she/it)
3rd person singular present negative (he/she/it)
'does not' (drop -s from main verb)
Negatives in continuous/perfect tenses
Negatives in continuous/perfect tenses
Add 'not' after existing auxiliary
Base form of verb
Base form of verb
Simplest form without -s, -ed, or -ing
Negative: 'She understands the topic'
Negative: 'She understands the topic'
'She does not understand the topic'