Aggiornato febbraio 19, 2026
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Negazione in inglese: regole ed esercizi

Le frasi negative esprimono che qualcosa non è vero o non accade. Questa lezione si concentra sulla formazione corretta delle frasi negative, soprattutto per quanto riguarda i tempi verbali, i verbi ausiliari e le doppie negazioni.

Esercizi sulle Frasi Negative

Questi esercizi si concentrano sulle frasi negative.

Come Formare le Frasi Negative

La struttura di una frase negativa dipende dal tempo verbale. Il modo più comune per rendere una frase negativa è usare not con un verbo ausiliare (di supporto).

Tempo

Frase Affermativa

Frase Negativa

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.

Frasi Negative con Diversi Tipi di Verbi

1. Frasi negative 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. Frasi negative con verbi d’azione (do, does, did)

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

  • We did not (didn’t) go to the party.

3. Frasi negative con verbi modali (can, could, must, should, ecc.)

  • You cannot (can’t) park here.

  • He should not (shouldn’t) be rude.

4. Frasi negative con “Have”

  • She does not have a car. (Present Simple)

  • He has not had lunch yet. (Present Perfect)

Frasi Negative in Tempi Diversi

Tempo

Frase Affermativa

Frase Negativa

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.

Frasi Negative con Pronomi Indefiniti

Nelle frasi negative, usa parole con no- invece di any-:

Corretto

Sbagliato

Nobody came.

Anybody didn’t come.

Nothing happened.

Anything didn’t happen.

Esempi:

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

  • Nothing is ready yet.

Errori Comuni nelle Frasi Negative

Sbagliato

Corretto

Perché?

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” indica già il passato, quindi il verbo resta alla forma base.

I no have a car.

I do not have a car.

Usa “do not” per le negative al presente.

She isn’t like football.

She does not like football.

“Is” non si usa con i verbi d’azione.

Esempi di Frasi Negative nell’Uso Quotidiano

1. Conversazioni quotidiane

  • I don’t understand this question.

  • She isn’t feeling well today.

  • They haven’t finished their homework yet.

2. Parlare di regole

  • You can’t park here.

  • You must not smoke inside the building.

3. Esprimere preferenze

  • I don’t like spicy food.

  • He doesn’t enjoy horror movies.

4. Fare programmi

  • We won’t go to the party.

  • She isn’t coming with us.

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