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Una afirmación negativa se utiliza para decir que algo no es cierto. Hay varias formas de crear afirmaciones negativas.
La mayoría de las frases pueden convertirse en una afirmación negativa utilizando el verbo auxiliar do junto con la palabra not delante del verbo principal. Do not se suele acortar a don't. Por ejemplo: I don't eat healthy food.
Una frase también puede hacerse negativa añadiendo palabras como never, nobody, no one, y nowhere
Frases con verbos como:
do | be | can | |
---|---|---|---|
I | do not, don't | am not | cannot, can't |
you | do not, don't | are not, aren't | cannot, can't |
he | does not, doesn't | is not, isn't | cannot, can't |
she | does not, doesn't | is not, isn't | cannot, can't |
it | does not, doesn't | is not, isn't | cannot, can't |
we | do not, don't | are not, aren't | cannot, can't |
they | do not, don't | are not, aren't | cannot, can't |
Otra forma de hacer una frase negativa es añadir la palabra no antes de un sustantivo en la frase.
Ejemplos
I don't see the cup. | No veo la taza. |
She doesn't read the book. | Ella no lee el libro. |
I don't believe you. | Yo no te creo. |
He isn't happy. | Él no es feliz. |
I'm not walking to the store. | No voy a caminar a la tienda. |
He doesn't open the door. | Él no se abre la puerta. |
It's not raining. | No está lloviendo. |
We can't wait for you. | No podemos esperar para usted. |
I can't go today. | No puedo ir hoy. |
My father is not happy. | Mi padre no está feliz. |
I'm not hungry. | No tengo hambre. |