Forme negative : structure complete

Auxiliaire + not + verbe • Cabinet Action

Fiche de reference complete sur la forme negative en anglais. La regle universelle est auxiliaire + not + verbe a la base. Seul l'auxiliaire change selon le temps.

Tableau complet des negations par temps

TempsAuxiliaireContractionExemple
Present simple (I/you/we/they)do + notdon'tI don't speak Russian.
Present simple (he/she/it)does + notdoesn'tShe doesn't smoke.
Present continuousam/is/are + notisn't / aren'tHe isn't working.
Preterit simpledid + notdidn'tWe didn't go.
Preterit continuouswas/were + notwasn't / weren'tThey weren't listening.
Present perfecthave/has + nothaven't / hasn'tI haven't seen it.
Past perfecthad + nothadn'tShe hadn't finished.
Futur simplewill + notwon'tI won't forget.
Futur prochebe + not going toisn't going toHe isn't going to come.
Modal (can)can + notcan't / cannotI can't help.
Modal (must)must + notmustn'tYou mustn't smoke.
Modal (should)should + notshouldn'tShe shouldn't worry.
Modal (would)would + notwouldn'tI wouldn't say that.
Modal (could)could + notcouldn'tWe couldn't wait.
Be (present)am/is/are + notisn't / aren't / 'm notI'm not ready.
Be (preterit)was/were + notwasn't / weren'tIt wasn't easy.
Have (possession)do + not + havedon't haveI don't have a car.

Les 5 types de negation

TypeMarqueurExemple
Verbalenot / n'tI don't like it.
Nominaleno + nomThere is no problem.
Adverbialenever, hardly, barely, seldom, scarcelyHe never arrives late.
Pronominalenobody, nothing, none, neither, nowhereNobody knows the answer.
Exceptiveneither... nor, no one butNeither John nor Paul came.

Conjugaison de do/does/did a la negative

SujetPresentPreterit
II don'tI didn't
YouYou don'tYou didn't
He / She / Itdoesn'tdidn't
WeWe don'tWe didn't
You (pl.)You don'tYou didn't
TheyThey don'tThey didn't