Définition & Principes
Négation: Subject + Auxiliary + not + Main Verb
(Exception: To Be & Modal Verbs)
(Exception: To Be & Modal Verbs)
Structure générale:
Present: I do not like coffee
Past: I did not go to school
Future: I will not come tomorrow
Continuous: I am not studying
Past: I did not go to school
Future: I will not come tomorrow
Continuous: I am not studying
Formes contractées:
don't, doesn't, didn't
won't, can't, couldn't
isn't, aren't, wasn't, weren't
won't, can't, couldn't
isn't, aren't, wasn't, weren't
Règles fondamentales
Ajouter "not" après auxiliaire
Utiliser le bon auxiliaire
Verbe principal à l'infinitif
Contraction possible
Négation par temps
Present Simple: do/does + not
Past Simple: did + not
Future: will + not
Continuous: be + not + -ing
Perfect: have + not + past participle
Modal: modal + not
Exemples par temps
Present Simple:
I don't like coffee
She doesn't work here
They don't speak French
She doesn't work here
They don't speak French
Past Simple:
I didn't go to school
He didn't finish his homework
We didn't travel last summer
He didn't finish his homework
We didn't travel last summer
Future:
I won't attend the meeting
She won't come tomorrow
They won't finish on time
She won't come tomorrow
They won't finish on time
Conseils & Astuces
Identifier le temps pour choisir l'auxiliaire
Le verbe principal reste à l'infinitif
To Be n'utilise pas Do/Does/Did
Pratiquez les formes contractées
Les modaux ont leur propre forme négative
Erreurs fréquentes
Erreur 1:
"I don't went" → "I didn't go"
Erreur 2:
"He doesn't went" → "He didn't go"
Erreur 3:
"I not am happy" → "I am not happy"
Erreur 4:
"She doesn't can swim" → "She can't swim"
