Definition of Affirmative and
Negative Sentences
1. Affirmative Sentences:
An affirmative
sentence states that something is true, real, or correct. It expresses a
positive meaning and does not contain words like not, never, no, etc.
Examples:
- She likes
ice cream.
- They are
playing football.
- He has
completed his homework.
- I will
call you tomorrow.
2. Negative Sentences:
A negative
sentence states that something is not true, does not happen, or is denied.
It contains words like not, never, no, etc.
Examples:
- She does
not like ice cream.
- They are
not playing football.
- He has
not completed his homework.
- I will
not call you tomorrow.
Basic rules
1 Use ‘not’ after auxiliary verbs .
|
am, is, are, do, does, did, was, were, have,
has, had can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, ought to, must, need
to, dare to, have to, had to , has to |
1. Using "am, is, are" (Present
Tense - Be Verbs)
Affirmative: I am happy today.
Negative: I am not happy today.
Affirmative: She is a teacher.
Negative: She is not a teacher.
Affirmative: They are my friends.
Negative: They are not my friends.
2. Using "do, does, did" (Simple
Present & Past Tense)
Affirmative: I like coffee.
Negative: I do not like coffee.
Affirmative: He plays football.
Negative: He does not play
football.
Affirmative: She visited Nepal last year.
Negative: She did not visit
Nepal last year.
Using "was, were" (Past Tense - Be
Verbs)
Affirmative: She
was at the party.
Negative: She was not at the
party.
Affirmative: They were in the classroom.
Negative: They were not in the
classroom.
4. Using "have, has, had" (Perfect
Tenses & Possession)
Affirmative: I have completed my work.
Negative: I have not completed
my work.
Affirmative: She has a new car.
Negative: She does not have a
new car.
Affirmative: He had a great time yesterday.
Negative: He did not have a great time yesterday.
5. Using "can, could" (Ability,
Possibility)
Affirmative: She can swim fast.
Negative: She cannot swim fast.
Affirmative: He could solve the puzzle.
Negative: He could not solve
the puzzle.
6. Using "may, might" (Permission,
Possibility)
Affirmative: You may enter the room.
Negative: You may not enter the
room.
Affirmative: It might rain today.
Negative: It might not rain
today.
7. Using "shall, should" (Future
Intent, Advice, Obligation)
Affirmative: We shall meet tomorrow.
Negative: We shall not meet
tomorrow.
Affirmative: You should drink more water.
Negative: You should not drink more water.
8. Using "will, would" (Future
Actions, Requests, Hypotheticals)
Affirmative: She will help us.
Negative: She will not help us.
Affirmative: He would accept the offer.
Negative: He would not accept
the offer.
9. Using "ought to" (Moral
Obligation)
Affirmative: We ought to respect our elders.
Negative: We ought not to
respect our elders.
10. Using "must, need to, dare to"
(Necessity, Obligation, Challenge)
Affirmative: You must follow the rules.
Negative: You must not follow
the rules.
Affirmative: She needs to finish the project.
Negative: She does not need to
finish the project.
Affirmative: He dares to speak the truth.
Negative: He dares not to speak
the truth.
11. Using "have to, had to, has to"
(Obligation, Necessity)
Affirmative: I have to wake up early.
Negative: I do not have to wake up early.
Affirmative: He has to submit the report.
Negative: He does not have to submit the report.
Affirmative: She had to attend the meeting.
Negative: She did not have to attend the meeting.
2 Use
do, did, does with the main verbs
|
Main
verb |
Negative
forms |
|
V1,
have, have to |
Do
not (don’t+v1) |
|
V2
, had, had to |
Did
not(didn’t+v1) |
|
V5,
has, has to |
Does
not (doesn’t+v1) |
1. Using V1 (Base Form - Present Simple with
"do/does")
Affirmative: I play football every Sunday.
Negative: I do not play football every Sunday.
Affirmative: She likes chocolate.
Negative: She does not like chocolate.
2. Using V2 (Past Simple - Regular & Irregular
Verbs with "did")
Affirmative: He visited Nepal last year.
Negative: He did not visit
Nepal last year.
Affirmative: They bought a new car.
Negative: They did not buy a
new car.
3. Using V5 (Third-Person Singular - Present
Simple with "does")
Affirmative: He runs five kilometers every morning.
Negative: He does not run five
kilometers every morning.
Affirmative: She studies English daily.
Negative: She does not study
English daily.
Note: If have, had, has comes with v3 ( past participle), use ‘not’
after them as shown
|
have
+v3 |
have
not/ haven’t +v3 |
|
had+v3 |
had
not/hadn’t +v3 |
|
has+v3 |
has
not/hasn’t +v3 |
Examples,
1. She has
finished her homework. → She has not finished her
homework.
2. They have
visited Paris. → They have not visited Paris.
3. He has
seen the movie. → He has not seen the movie.
4. I have
completed the project. → I have not completed the
project.
5. We have
met him before. → We have not met him before.
6. She had cleaned the kitchen yesterday. →
She had not cleaned the kitchen
yesterday.
7. You had arrived in this city last year. →
You had not arrived this city last
year.
25
affirmative sentences
that you can transform into negative sentences:
1.Affirmative: She speaks English fluently.
2.Affirmative: They went to the party last
night.
3.Affirmative: I read books every day.
4.Affirmative: He will finish his homework
soon.
5.Affirmative: She can swim very well.
6.Affirmative: They are playing football in
the park.
7.Affirmative: We have visited that museum
before.
8.Affirmative: I am going to the gym this
afternoon.
9.Affirmative: He enjoys listening to music.
10.Affirmative: She always helps her friends.
11.Affirmative: We finished our work early.
12.Affirmative: They are always on time.
13.Affirmative: I will call you later.
14.Affirmative: He has a new phone.
15.Affirmative: She studied for the exam all
night.
16.Affirmative: They play basketball every
weekend.
17.Affirmative: I understand the lesson.
18.Affirmative: He was at the meeting
yesterday.
19.Affirmative: She is traveling to Paris
tomorrow.
20.Affirmative: We enjoy going to the beach.
21.Affirmative: I can solve this problem.
22.Affirmative: He eats breakfast at 7 am.
23.Affirmative: They visited their grandmother
last weekend.
24.Affirmative: She will join us later.
25.Affirmative: I am excited about the trip.
Answers
25
affirmative sentences
that you can transform into negative sentences:
1.Negative: She does not speak English fluently.
2.Negative: They did not go to the party last night.
3.Negative: I do not read books every day.
4.Negative: He will not finish his homework soon.
5. Negative: She cannot swim very well.
6.Negative: They are not playing football in the park.
7.Negative: We have not visited that museum before.
8.Negative: I am not going to the gym this afternoon.
9.Negative: He does not enjoy listening to music.
10.Negative: She does not always help her friends.
11.Negative: We did not finish our work early.
12.Negative: They are not always on time.
13.Negative: I will not call you later.
14.Negative: He does not have a new phone.
15.Negative: She did not study for the exam all night.
16.Negative: They do not play basketball every weekend.
17.Negative: I do not understand the lesson.
18.Negative: He was not at the meeting yesterday.
19.Negative: She is not traveling to Paris tomorrow.
20.Negative: We do not enjoy going to the beach.
21.Negative: I cannot solve this problem.
22.Negative: He does not eat breakfast at 7 am.
23.Negative: They did not visit their grandmother last
weekend.
24.Negative: She will not join us later.
25.Negative: I am not excited about the trip.
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