Wrong structure for a negative verb

Wrong structure

for a negative verb

Spoiler alert: you can't

just use "not" all the time!

What's the error in this sentences?

• A large number of murderers are not receive the death penalty.

• It is not really make sense.

• Capital punishment is not provides any advantages.

What's the error in this sentences?

• A large number of murderers are not receive the death penalty.

• It is not really make sense.

• Capital punishment is not provides any advantages.

All of the previous sentences...

• ... were in the present simple.

• ... had a main verb ("to receive", "to make", and "to provide")

• ... were in the negative form.

So... back to the basics! How do you make

a negative verb in the present simple?

• You will need "do not" or "does not" depending on the subject

• "do not + V1" for "I", "you", "we", "you", and "they".

• "does not + v1" for "he", "she", "it"

Let's go back to our sentences.

What's the correct form?

• A large number of murderers do not receive the death penalty.

• It does not really make sense.

• Capital punishment does not provide any advantages.

What if those sentences were in the past simple?

• Easy! You would need "did not + V1" for all subjects.

Here's the correct version in the past simple.

• A large number of murderers did not receive the death penalty.

• It did not really make sense.

• Capital punishment did not provide any advantages.

What if those sentences were in the future simple?

• Easy! You would need "will not + V1" for all subjects.

Here's the correct version in the future simple.

• A large number of murderers will not receive the death penalty.

• It will not really make sense.

• Capital punishment will not provide any advantages.

Finally... how do you make a negative verb

in the present perfect?

• You need "have not + V3" for "I", "you", "we", "you", and "they".

• You need "has not + V3" for "he", "she", and "it.

Here are some examples of negative verbs

in the present perfect.

• Prices have not risen in the past decade.

• The price of this product has not risen in the past decade.

Actually, one more thing:

what's the negative form of the verb "to be", or of any progressive/continuous tense?

• Just add "not" after the right form of the verb "to be"

Here are some examples of negative verbs

of the verb "to be", or of any continuous tense:

• Students are not afraid of ....

• The number of students is not increasing.

• I was not listening to the teacher when he called my name.

Multiple Choice

My students __________ focused yesterday.

• did not

• did not be

• was not

• were not

Multiple Choice

My father ______________ anymore.

• does not work

• is not work

• not work

• do not work

Multiple Choice

I ___________ you when you came home last night.

• do not hear

• was not hear

• did not hear

• not heard

Multiple Choice

I think that next year I ____________ to Korea during my leave from work.

• do not go

• will not go

• not go

• will do not go

Multiple Choice

My mother __________ afraid of ghosts.

• is not

• are not

• does not be

• not

Multiple Choice

Unfortunately my grades ____________ during this quarter.

• did not improved

• do not improve

• have not improved

• do not have improved

Multiple Choice

I ____________ that aliens exist.

• do not believe

• not believe

• am not believe

• have not belief

Multiple Choice

Yesterday afternoon I _________ at home.

• was not be

• did not be

• were not

• was not

Multiple Choice

Tomorrow my sister ____________ to join us at the party.

• not able

• will not able

• will not be able

• will do not able