Let's solve the task step by step.
Task:
Change the following sentences into negative sentences.
We need to convert each positive sentence into its negative form using appropriate negation (usually with "was not," "did not," or "wasn't," "didn't," etc.), depending on the verb tense and structure.
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1. He was badly hurt.
- Positive: He was badly hurt.
- Negative:
He was not badly hurt.
- Or more naturally:
He was not badly hurt.
✔ Answer:
He was not badly hurt.
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2. She was a lively young girl.
- Positive: She was a lively young girl.
- Negative:
She was not a lively young girl.
- Or:
She wasn’t a lively young girl.
✔ Answer:
She was not a lively young girl.
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3. The ball went behind the bushes.
- Positive: The ball went behind the bushes.
- This is in past simple tense, so we use
did not + base verb.
- Negative:
The ball did not go behind the bushes.
- Or:
The ball didn’t go behind the bushes.
✔ Answer:
The ball did not go behind the bushes.
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4. The monkey was sitting on the tree.
- Positive: The monkey was sitting on the tree.
- This is past continuous tense ("was sitting").
- To negate:
The monkey was not sitting on the tree.
- Or:
The monkey wasn’t sitting on the tree.
✔ Answer:
The monkey was not sitting on the tree.
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5. He threw the ball at Sarah.
- Positive: He threw the ball at Sarah.
- Past simple tense → use
did not + base verb.
- Negative:
He did not throw the ball at Sarah.
- Or:
He didn’t throw the ball at Sarah.
✔ Answer:
He did not throw the ball at Sarah.
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6. Neeraj and Seema stood in front of the school.
- Positive: Neeraj and Seema stood in front of the school.
- Past simple → use
did not + base verb.
- Negative:
Neeraj and Seema did not stand in front of the school.
- Or:
Neeraj and Seema didn’t stand in front of the school.
✔ Answer:
Neeraj and Seema did not stand in front of the school.
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7. He hung the painting above the sofa.
- Positive: He hung the painting above the sofa.
- Past simple → use
did not + base verb.
- Negative:
He did not hang the painting above the sofa.
- Or:
He didn’t hang the painting above the sofa.
✔ Answer:
He did not hang the painting above the sofa.
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Final Answers:
1. He was not badly hurt.
2. She was not a lively young girl.
3. The ball did not go behind the bushes.
4. The monkey was not sitting on the tree.
5. He did not throw the ball at Sarah.
6. Neeraj and Seema did not stand in front of the school.
7. He did not hang the painting above the sofa.
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Summary of Rules Used:
- For
past simple verbs (e.g., went, threw, stood, hung): Use
did not + base verb.
- For
past continuous (e.g., was sitting): Use
was not + present participle.
- For
was/were: Use
was not / were not to negate.
Let me know if you'd like these rewritten in contractions (e.g., wasn’t, didn’t) for simplicity!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of negative sentences worksheet.
