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Tense Negative sentence Contracted form

Present continuous I am not playing cricket. —
tense
She is not going to Amsterdam. isn’t

Rocky and Mayur are not going aren’t
to Amsterdam.

Past tense I was not in Class III. wasn’t

He was not a teacher. wasn’t

They were not friends. weren’t

I did not play cricket yesterday. didn’t

He did not play cricket yesterday. didn’t

They did not play cricket yesterday. didn’t

Past continuous I was not reading a novel. wasn’t
tense
He was not reading a novel. wasn’t

Rocky and Mayur were not reading weren’t
a novel.

Future tense I will not play tomorrow. won’t

He will not play tomorrow. won’t

They will not play tomorrow. won’t

Present perfect tense I have not seen this film. haven’t

She has not seen this film. hasn’t

They have not seen this film. haven’t

C. Change these sentences into negative.

1. Jack will come today.

2. This is my book.

3. The kittens are in the basket.

4. Kalyan walked to school.

5. Mallika can read Tamil.

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