Updated on February 18, 2025
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Oración Negativa

Las oraciones negativas expresan que algo no es verdadero o no sucede. Esta lección se enfoca en cómo formar oraciones negativas correctamente, especialmente con los tiempos verbales, los verbos auxiliares y las dobles negaciones.

Ejercicios de Oraciones Negativas

Estos ejercicios se enfocan en las oraciones negativas.

Cómo Formar Oraciones Negativas

La estructura de una oración negativa depende del tiempo verbal. La forma más común de hacer una oración negativa es usando not con un verbo auxiliar.

Tiempo

Oración Afirmativa

Oración Negativa

Presente Simple (do/does)

I like coffee.

I do not (don’t) like coffee.

 

She likes tea.

She does not (doesn’t) like tea.

Pasado Simple (did)

They visited Paris.

They did not (didn’t) visit Paris.

Presente Continuo (am/is/are + -ing)

She is reading.

She is not (isn’t) reading.

Pasado Continuo (was/were + -ing)

We were watching TV.

We were not (weren’t) watching TV.

Presente Perfecto (have/has + participio pasado)

He has seen the movie.

He has not (hasn’t) seen the movie.

Futuro (will)

She will call you.

She will not (won’t) call you.

Illustration of Oración Negativa

Oraciones Negativas con Diferentes Tipos de Verbos

1. Oraciones Negativas con "Be" (am, is, are, was, were)

He is not at home. (NOT He doesn’t be at home. ❌)

They were not late. (NOT They didn’t be late. ❌)

2. Oraciones Negativas con Verbos de Acción (do, does, did)

She does not (doesn’t) like ice cream.

We did not (didn’t) go to the party.

3. Oraciones Negativas con Verbos Modales (can, could, must, should, etc.)

You cannot (can’t) park here.

He should not (shouldn’t) be rude.

4. Oraciones Negativas con "Have"

She does not have a car. (Presente Simple)

He has not had lunch yet. (Presente Perfecto)

Oraciones Negativas en Diferentes Tiempos Verbales

Tiempo

Oración Afirmativa

Oración Negativa

Presente Simple

She speaks French.

She does not (doesn’t) speak French.

Pasado Simple

I ate breakfast.

I did not (didn’t) eat breakfast.

Futuro Simple

They will help us.

They will not (won’t) help us.

Presente Continuo

He is running.

He is not (isn’t) running.

Pasado Continuo

We were sleeping.

We were not (weren’t) sleeping.

Presente Perfecto

She has finished.

She has not (hasn’t) finished.

Pasado Perfecto

They had left.

They had not (hadn’t) left.

Futuro Perfecto

She will have arrived.

She will not have arrived.

Oraciones Negativas con Pronombres Indefinidos

En oraciones negativas, se usan palabras con no- en lugar de palabras con any-:

Correcto

Incorrecto

Nobody came. ✅

❌ Anybody didn’t come.

Nothing happened. ✅

❌ Anything didn’t happen.

🔹 Ejemplos:

✅ No one was at home. (NOT Anyone wasn’t at home. ❌)

✅ Nothing is ready yet.

Errores Comunes en Oraciones Negativas

Incorrecto

✅ Correcto

¿Por qué?

He don’t like pizza.

He doesn’t like pizza.

Usa does not (doesn’t) con he/she/it.

She didn’t went home.

She didn’t go home.

Did ya indica pasado, así que go se queda en su forma base.

I no have a car.

I do not have a car.

Usa do not para negativos en presente.

She isn’t like football.

She does not like football.

Is no se usa con verbos de acción.

Ejemplos de Oraciones Negativas en el Uso Diario

1. Conversaciones Cotidianas

✅ I don’t understand this question.
✅ She isn’t feeling well today.
✅ They haven’t finished their homework yet.

2. Hablando de Reglas

✅ You can’t park here.
✅ You must not smoke inside the building.

3. Expresando Preferencias

✅ I don’t like spicy food.
✅ He doesn’t enjoy horror movies.

4. Haciendo Planes

✅ We won’t go to the party.
✅ She isn’t coming with us.

Preguntas Frecuentes sobre Oraciones Negativas

¿Cómo hago una oración negativa en presente simple?

Usa do not (don’t) / does not (doesn’t) + verbo base:
✅ She doesn’t like coffee. (NOT She doesn’t likes coffee. ❌)

¿Puedo usar dos negativos en una misma oración?

No, en inglés no se permiten dobles negaciones:
❌ I don’t know nothing.
✅ I don’t know anything.

¿Cómo hago una oración negativa en pasado?

Usa did not (didn’t) + verbo base:
✅ He didn’t go to school. (NOT He didn’t went to school. ❌)

¿Cuál es la forma negativa de "will"?

Usa will not (won’t):
✅ She won’t be late.

¿Cómo uso oraciones negativas con "have"?

  • Presente: She does not have a car.

  • Pasado: She did not have a car.

  • Presente Perfecto: She has not had a car for years.

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