Make a simple Spanish statement negative
The idea
Find the subject and the conjugated verb in the simple sentence.
Step by step
- Find the subject and the conjugated verb in the simple sentence.
- Keep the subject and put no immediately before that verb.
- Keep the verb’s subject ending and read the new sentence to check its negative meaning.
Example
Make this simple statement negative without changing its subject or action: Yo estudio hoy.
Answer
Yo no estudio hoy.
Place no directly before the conjugated verb: Yo no estudio hoy. This means “I do not study today.”
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Write three simple affirmative present-tense sentences. Insert no before each verb and translate the change in meaning.
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