Przeczenia

Przeczenia

 

Tworzenie przeczeń w języku angielskim polega na dodaniu partykuły not do:

 

·       czasownika głównego to be:

 

She is not/isn’t here.

Mark was not/wasn’t aware of the fact.

 

·       czasownika posiłkowego (pomocniczego) to be, to have, will:

 

We were not/weren’t at home when you phoned.

I have not/haven’t seen Rita for a long time.

That will not/won’t take long.

 

·       operatora do/does (czas Present Simple) i did (czas Past Simple)

 

I do not/don’t know her.

My brother does not/doesn’t live here any longer.

We did not/didn’t go to the cinema last night.

 

·       czasowników modalnych:

 

She cannot/can’t skate.

You should not/shouldn’t spend so much money on clothes.

 

 

FORMY SKRÓCONE

 

W zdaniach potocznych, zwłaszcza w mowie, rzadziej na piśmie, stosujemy formy skrócone:

 

is + not = isn't                                        He isn't French.

are + not = aren't                                They aren't at work.

was + not = wasn't                              Mia wasn't hungry.

were + not = weren't                        We weren't doing anything special.

 

have + not = haven't                         I haven't read this book yet.

has + not = hasn't                                Bridget hasn't got a car.

 

will + not = won't                               I won't do that!

 

do + not = don't                                   We don't speak English.

did + not = didn't                                Susie didn't finish her school.

 

can + not = can't                                  I can't swim.

could + not = couldn't                     Bob couldn't play the piano when he was 10.

should + not = shouldn't                I shouldn't be late for school.

 

UWAGA!

Nie istnieje forma skrócona od czasownika am + not:

 

am + not          I'm not hungry.