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Hello English Language lovers, π | |||
I'm Y Carmel, linguist and interpreter. | I'm Y Carmel, linguist and interpreter. | ||
As a language teacher I | As a language teacher, I especially care about Grammar. | ||
There is no limit in learning languages. | There is no limit in learning languages. | ||
People learn languages using different methods | People learn languages using different methods and techniques and adapt themselves using whatever tools they have at their disposal. | ||
However, the most important thing in learning language if you really want to have great speech and accent, | However, the most important thing in learning language, if you really want to have great speech and accent, is learning the grammar. Β | ||
Trust me: even native speakers, | Trust me: even among native speakers, many of them learn grammar, just because they want to sound like great speakers. Β | ||
So if you are a newbie in English language learning, then study English grammar | So if you are a newbie in English language learning, then study English grammar! | ||
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<span link>Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson:</span> [[Language/English/Grammar/Verbosity-or-Circumlocution|Verbosity or Circumlocution]], [[Language/English/Grammar/Contractions|Contractions]], [[Language/English/Grammar/Prepositions-of-Position|Prepositions of Position]] & [[Language/English/Grammar/That-v.s.-Which|That v.s. Which]]. | |||
==Negative sentences== | ==Negative sentences== | ||
We can form negative sentences using any tense.We just have to understand the general notion. | We can form negative sentences using any tense. We just have to understand the general notion. | ||
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<code>Subject + Auxiliary + not + base Verb </code> | <code>Subject + Auxiliary + not + base Verb </code> | ||
(The base verb of a sentence is just the verb without "to") | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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{| class="wikitable | |||
|+ | |+ | ||
! | !tense | ||
! | !long form | ||
! | !short form | ||
! | !contextual situation | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |present | ||
|I do not go | |I do not go | ||
|I don't go | |I don't go | ||
|No buddy, I actually do not go there on Monday | |No buddy, I actually do not go there on Monday. | ||
No buddy, I actually don't go there on Monday. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |present perfect | ||
|I have not gone | |I have not gone | ||
|I haven't gone | |I haven't gone | ||
|I have not gone there so far | |I have not gone there so far. | ||
I haven't gone there so far | I haven't gone there so far. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |past | ||
| | |I didn't go | ||
|I didn't go | |I didn't go | ||
|I did not go there yesterday | |I did not go there yesterday. | ||
I didn't go there yesterday. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |past perfect | ||
|I had not | |I had not gone there | ||
|I hadn't gone there | |I hadn't gone there | ||
|I really wish I hadn't gone there | |I really wish I had not gone there. | ||
I really wish I hadn't gone there. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |future | ||
|I will not go | |I will not go | ||
|I won't go | |I won't go | ||
|I will not go there tomorrow | |I will not go there tomorrow. | ||
I won't go there tomorrow | I won't go there tomorrow. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |conditional present | ||
|I would not go | |I would not go | ||
|I | |I wouldn't go | ||
|Personally I would not go there | |Personally I would not go there. | ||
Personally I wouldn't go there Β | Personally I wouldn't go there. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |conditional perfect | ||
|I would not have gone Β | |I would not have gone Β | ||
|I wouldn't have gone | |I wouldn't have gone | ||
|Maybe I would't have gone there | |Maybe I would not have gone there. | ||
Maybe I wouldn't have gone there. | |||
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==Forming Negative sentences using modal verbs== | ==Forming Negative sentences using modal verbs== | ||
βCanβ, βMustβ, βMayβ are modal verbs that have equivalences. Β | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | ! | ||
!''''' | !'''''equivalence''''' | ||
!''''' | !'''''meaning in short form and long form''''' | ||
!''''' | !'''''contextual situation''''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''''Can''''' | |'''''Can''''' | ||
| | |to be able to | ||
|You | |You cannot do that. | ||
| | You can't do that. | ||
|You can't give a loan to that client without a collateral. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''''May''''' | |'''''May''''' | ||
| | |to be allowed to. | ||
|You may not go | |You may not go. | ||
| | You mayn't go.Β (Rare) | ||
|Your parents may not be home this evening and until further notice you are not allowed to party at night. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'''''Must''''' | |'''''Must''''' | ||
| | |to have to | ||
|You must not go | |You must not go. | ||
|You mustn't throw the banana skin on the road, | You mustn't go. | ||
|You mustn't throw the banana skin on the road. God, what were you thinking? | |||
|} | |} | ||
Please, feel free to correct this lesson or write feedback. | |||
==AUTHOR== | |||
[https://polyglotclub.com/member/Avoceyemalincarmel Avoceyemalincarmel] | |||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Ask|Ask]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Countable-and-Uncountable-Nouns|Countable and Uncountable Nouns]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Comparison-of-Adjectives|Comparison of Adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/More-Uses-of-the-Dash|More Uses of the Dash]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Count-noun|Count noun]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Adverbs-of-Time|Adverbs of Time]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-keep|Collocations with keep]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-Some-pointers-when-using-Adjectives|How Some pointers when using Adjectives]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Contractions|Contractions]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:17, 26 March 2023
Hello English Language lovers, π
I'm Y Carmel, linguist and interpreter.
As a language teacher, I especially care about Grammar.
There is no limit in learning languages.
People learn languages using different methods and techniques and adapt themselves using whatever tools they have at their disposal.
However, the most important thing in learning language, if you really want to have great speech and accent, is learning the grammar.
Trust me: even among native speakers, many of them learn grammar, just because they want to sound like great speakers.
So if you are a newbie in English language learning, then study English grammar!
Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson: Verbosity or Circumlocution, Contractions, Prepositions of Position & That v.s. Which.
Negative sentences[edit | edit source]
We can form negative sentences using any tense. We just have to understand the general notion.
Subject + Auxiliary + not + base Verb
(The base verb of a sentence is just the verb without "to")
tense | long form | short form | contextual situation |
---|---|---|---|
present | I do not go | I don't go | No buddy, I actually do not go there on Monday.
No buddy, I actually don't go there on Monday. |
present perfect | I have not gone | I haven't gone | I have not gone there so far.
I haven't gone there so far. |
past | I didn't go | I didn't go | I did not go there yesterday.
I didn't go there yesterday. |
past perfect | I had not gone there | I hadn't gone there | I really wish I had not gone there.
I really wish I hadn't gone there. |
future | I will not go | I won't go | I will not go there tomorrow.
I won't go there tomorrow. |
conditional present | I would not go | I wouldn't go | Personally I would not go there.
Personally I wouldn't go there. |
conditional perfect | I would not have gone | I wouldn't have gone | Maybe I would not have gone there.
Maybe I wouldn't have gone there. |
You see, it is pretty easy.
You do not have to focus on how to form negative sentences for all the tenses, you only have to understand the basics, the main form and the tense you are going to use.
Forming Negative sentences using modal verbs[edit | edit source]
βCanβ, βMustβ, βMayβ are modal verbs that have equivalences.
equivalence | meaning in short form and long form | contextual situation | |
---|---|---|---|
Can | to be able to | You cannot do that.
You can't do that. |
You can't give a loan to that client without a collateral. |
May | to be allowed to. | You may not go.
You mayn't go. (Rare) |
Your parents may not be home this evening and until further notice you are not allowed to party at night. |
Must | to have to | You must not go.
You mustn't go. |
You mustn't throw the banana skin on the road. God, what were you thinking? |
Please, feel free to correct this lesson or write feedback.
AUTHOR[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Ask
- Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- Comparison of Adjectives
- More Uses of the Dash
- Count noun
- Adverbs of Time
- Collocations with keep
- How Some pointers when using Adjectives
- Contractions