What Are Negative Verbs?

Negative verbs are words that show something is not happening or isn’t true. They help us express the opposite of a positive action or state.

How Do We Make Verbs Negative?

To make a verb negative, we usually add the word “not” after the verb.

Examples:

  • I like bananas. → I do not like bananas.
  • She is happy. → She is not happy.

Key Rules

  1. Using “do” or “does”:
    • For most verbs, we use “do” or “does” to make it negative.
    • Example:
      • He plays football. → He does not play football.
      • They eat pizza. → They do not eat pizza.
  2. Using “am,” “is,” and “are”:
    • For the verb “to be,” we just add “not.”
    • Example:
      • I am tired. → I am not tired.
      • They are friends. → They are not friends.
  3. Past Tense:
    • For past tense verbs, we use “did not.”
    • Example:
      • She played the piano. → She did not play the piano.

Tips and Tricks

  • Remember: Always place “not” after the verb.
  • Short Form: We can also use contractions to make it shorter:
    • “do not” → “don’t”
    • “does not” → “doesn’t”
    • “is not” → “isn’t”
    • “are not” → “aren’t”

Engaging Questions

To test your understanding of negative verbs, let’s do some questions!

Easy Level Questions

  1. Change to negative: “I like chocolate.”
  2. Change to negative: “She is happy.”
  3. Change to negative: “They play outside.”
  4. Change to negative: “He reads books.”
  5. Change to negative: “We are friends.”
  6. Change to negative: “You eat breakfast.”
  7. Change to negative: “I am tired.”
  8. Change to negative: “They sing well.”
  9. Change to negative: “He runs fast.”
  10. Change to negative: “She dances beautifully.”

Medium Level Questions

  1. Change to negative: “He goes to the park.”
  2. Change to negative: “They are playing soccer.”
  3. Change to negative: “She loves painting.”
  4. Change to negative: “I have a dog.”
  5. Change to negative: “We watch movies.”
  6. Change to negative: “You help your friends.”
  7. Change to negative: “He has finished his homework.”
  8. Change to negative: “She drinks tea.”
  9. Change to negative: “They are learning Spanish.”
  10. Change to negative: “I am going to the party.”

Hard Level Questions

  1. Change to negative: “I will finish my project.”
  2. Change to negative: “She can swim well.”
  3. Change to negative: “They should do their homework.”
  4. Change to negative: “He might go to the concert.”
  5. Change to negative: “We would like to join you.”
  6. Change to negative: “You have been here before.”
  7. Change to negative: “I could see the stars.”
  8. Change to negative: “They must finish on time.”
  9. Change to negative: “She has been waiting for an hour.”
  10. Change to negative: “We are going to the zoo.”

Answers

Easy Level Answers

  1. I do not like chocolate.
  2. She is not happy.
  3. They do not play outside.
  4. He does not read books.
  5. We are not friends.
  6. You do not eat breakfast.
  7. I am not tired.
  8. They do not sing well.
  9. He does not run fast.
  10. She does not dance beautifully.

Medium Level Answers

  1. He does not go to the park.
  2. They are not playing soccer.
  3. She does not love painting.
  4. I do not have a dog.
  5. We do not watch movies.
  6. You do not help your friends.
  7. He has not finished his homework.
  8. She does not drink tea.
  9. They are not learning Spanish.
  10. I am not going to the party.

Hard Level Answers

  1. I will not finish my project.
  2. She cannot swim well.
  3. They should not do their homework.
  4. He might not go to the concert.
  5. We would not like to join you.
  6. You have not been here before.
  7. I could not see the stars.
  8. They must not finish on time.
  9. She has not been waiting for an hour.
  10. We are not going to the zoo.

Feel free to ask any questions if you need more help understanding negative verbs!