Negatives exercise Each affirmative sentence given below is followed by two forms of its negative Find the correct form and say why the other form is wrong We had a meeting of the union yesterday a) We hadn’t a meeting of the union yesterday b) We didn’t have a meeting of the union yesterday James had his head shaved at the temple a) James hadn’t shaved his head at the temple b) James did not have his head shaved at the temple I have a bath before dinner every day a) I don’t have a bath before dinner every day b) I haven’t a bath before dinner every day The earth moves round the sun a) The earth does not move round the sun a) The earth move not round the sun You had a good time a) You hadn’t a good time b) You didn’t have a good time Answers We didn’t have a meeting of the union yesterday James did not have his head shaved at the temple I don’t have a bath before dinner every day The earth does not move round the sun You didn’t have a good time Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)