Forming Negative Verbs

(TESOL Worksheets--Negative Verbs)
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Forming Negative Verbs

Directions: Put the words below into the appropriate box.  Some words you will use more than once.

am, are, auxiliary verb, base form of the verb (V1), be verb (past tense), be verb (present tense), did, do, does, have, has is, not, main verb, past participle (V3), verb-ing, was, were

In English, affirmative sentence statements are formed in the following way:

subject

Verb

However negative sentences are formed like this:

subject

There are many different auxiliary verbs:  From the box above, fill in 10 of them.

Auxiliary Verbs (10)

Present Tense

Examples: eat

do not eat, does not eat

Past Simple:

Examples: ate

did not eat

Present Perfect Simple:

have eaten, has eaten

have not eaten, has not eaten

Present continuous

am eating, are eating, is eating

am not eating, are not eating, is not eating

Past Continuous

was eating, were eating

was not eating, were not eating

  

Present Perfect Continuous

have been eating, has been eating

have not been eating, has not been eating

Present Simple Passive

am eaten, are eaten, is eaten

am not eaten, are not eaten, is not eaten

Past Simple Passive

was eaten, were eaten

was not eaten, were not eaten

Answers: Forming Negative Verbs

Directions: Put the words below into the appropriate box.  Some words you will use more than once.

am, are, auxiliary verb, base form of the verb (V1), be verb (past tense), be verb (present tense), did, do, does, have, has is, not, main verb, past participle (V3), verb-ing, was, were

In English, affirmative sentence statements are formed in the following way:

subject

Verb

However negative sentences are formed like this:

subject

auxiliary verb

not

verb

There are many different auxiliary verbs:  From the box above, fill in 10 of them.

Auxiliary Verbs (10)
do	does	did
am	is	are
was	were	have	has

Present Tense

Examples: eat

do not eat, does not eat

do	not	V1
does

Past Simple:

Examples: ate

did not eat

did

not

V1

Present Perfect Simple:

have eaten, has eaten

have not eaten, has not eaten

have	not	V3
has

Present continuous

am eating, are eating, is eating

am not eating, are not eating, is not eating

be verb (present tense)			not	V+ing
am	is	are

Past Continuous

was eating, were eating

was not eating, were not eating

  

be verb (past tense)		not	V+ing
was	were

Present Perfect Continuous

have been eating, has been eating

have not been eating, has not been eating

have	not	been	V+ing
has

Present Simple Passive

am eaten, are eaten, is eaten

am not eaten, are not eaten, is not eaten

be verb (present tense)			not	V3
am	is	are

Past Simple Passive

was eaten, were eaten

was not eaten, were not eaten

be verb (past tense)		not	V3
was	were