Formation des phrases négatives, exemples et exercices

Exercices sur les phrases négatives

Ces exercices portent sur les phrases négatives.

Comment former des phrases négatives

La structure d’une phrase négative dépend du temps du verbe. La façon la plus courante de former une phrase négative est d’utiliser not avec un auxiliaire (verbe d’aide).

Temps	Phrase affirmative	Phrase négative
Present Simple (do/does)	I like coffee.	I do not (don’t) like coffee.
	She likes tea.	She does not (doesn’t) like tea.
Past Simple (did)	They visited Paris.	They did not (didn’t) visit Paris.
Present Continuous (am/is/are + -ing)	She is reading.	She is not (isn’t) reading.
Past Continuous (was/were + -ing)	We were watching TV.	We were not (weren’t) watching TV.
Present Perfect (have/has + past participle)	He has seen the movie.	He has not (hasn’t) seen the movie.
Future (will)	She will call you.	She will not (won’t) call you.

Phrases négatives avec différents types de verbes

1. Phrases négatives avec “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. Phrases négatives avec des verbes d’action (do, does, did)

She does not (doesn’t) like ice cream.
We did not (didn’t) go to the party.

3. Phrases négatives avec des verbes modaux (can, could, must, should, etc.)

You cannot (can’t) park here.
He should not (shouldn’t) be rude.

4. Phrases négatives avec “have”

She does not have a car. (Present Simple)
He has not had lunch yet. (Present Perfect)

Phrases négatives à différents temps

Temps	Phrase affirmative	Phrase négative
Present Simple	She speaks French.	She does not (doesn’t) speak French.
Past Simple	I ate breakfast.	I did not (didn’t) eat breakfast.
Future Simple	They will help us.	They will not (won’t) help us.
Present Continuous	He is running.	He is not (isn’t) running.
Past Continuous	We were sleeping.	We were not (weren’t) sleeping.
Present Perfect	She has finished.	She has not (hasn’t) finished.
Past Perfect	They had left.	They had not (hadn’t) left.
Future Perfect	She will have arrived.	She will not have arrived.

Phrases négatives avec des pronoms indéfinis

Dans les phrases négatives, utilisez les mots en no- plutôt que les mots en any- :

Correct	Incorrect
Nobody came.	Anybody didn’t come.
Nothing happened.	Anything didn’t happen.

Exemples :

No one was at home. (NOT Anyone wasn’t at home.)
Nothing is ready yet.

Erreurs fréquentes dans les phrases négatives

Incorrect	Correct	Pourquoi ?
He don’t like pizza.	He doesn’t like pizza.	Utilisez “does not (doesn’t)” avec he/she/it.
She didn’t went home.	She didn’t go home.	“Did” marque déjà le passé, donc le verbe reste à la base.
I no have a car.	I do not have a car.	Utilisez “do not” pour la négation au présent.
She isn’t like football.	She does not like football.	“Is” ne s’emploie pas avec des verbes d’action.

Exemples de phrases négatives dans la vie quotidienne

1. Conversations quotidiennes

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

2. Parler des règles

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

3. Exprimer des préférences

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

4. Faire des projets

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

La négation en anglais : règles et exercices