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English Grammar 3

Sentence Structures Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Negative Helping Verbs in All Tenses

 

Simple Present Tense – do not / does not

Present Continuous Tense – am not / is not / are not

Present Perfect Tense – have not / has not

Present Perfect Continuous – have not been / has not been

 

Simple Past Tense – did not

Past Continuous Tense – was not / were not

Past Perfect Tense – had not

Past Perfect Continuous – had not been

 

Simple Future Tense – will not / shall not

Future Continuous Tense – will not be / shall not be

Future Perfect Tense – will not have / shall not have

Future Perfect Continuous Tense – will not have been / shall not have been

 

 

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – I

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

I do not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

I am not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

I have not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

I have not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

I did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

I was not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

I had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

I had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

I will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

I will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

I will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

I will not have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – We

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

We do not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

We are not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

We have not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

We have not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

We did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

We were not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

We had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

We had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

We will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

We will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

We will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

We will not have been eating rice

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – You

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

You do not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You are not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

You have not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You have not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

You did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You were not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

You had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

You will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

You will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You will not have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – You

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

You do not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You are not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

You have not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You have not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

You did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You were not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

You had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

You will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

You will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

You will not have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – He

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

He does not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

He is not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

He has not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

He has not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

He did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

He was not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

He had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

He had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

He will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

He will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

He will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

He will not have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – She

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

She does not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

She is not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

She has not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

She has not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

She did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

She was not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

She had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

She had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

She will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

She will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

She will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

She will not have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – It

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

It does not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

It is not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

It has not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

It has not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

It did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

It was not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

It had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

It had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

It will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

It will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

It will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

It will not have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – They

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

They do not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

They are not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

They have not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

They have not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

They did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

They were not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

They had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

They had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

They will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

They will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

They will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

They will not have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – Kiran

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

Kiran does not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran is not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

Kiran has not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran has not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

Kiran did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran was not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

Kiran had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

Kiran will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

Kiran will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran will not have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – Ramya

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

Ramya does not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Ramya is not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

Ramya has not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Ramya has not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

Ramya did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Ramya was not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

Ramya had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Ramya had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

Ramya will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Ramya will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

Ramya will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Ramya will not have been eating rice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples of Negative Answers in All Tenses

 

Subject – Kiran and Ramya

Verb – eat

Object - rice

 

Simple Present Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

Kiran and Ramya do not eat rice

 

Present Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya are not eating rice

 

Present Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

Kiran and Ramya have not eaten rice

 

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya have not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Past Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

Kiran and Ramya did not eat rice

 

Past Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya were not eating rice

 

Past Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

Kiran and Ramya had not eaten rice

 

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya had not been eating rice

 

 

Simple Future Tense

S + HV + not + V1 + O

Kiran and Ramya will not eat rice

 

Future Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya will not be eating rice

 

Future Perfect Tense

S + HV + not + V3 + O

Kiran and Ramya will not have eaten rice

 

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

S + HV + not + V4 + O

Kiran and Ramya will not have been eating rice