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Negative Contractions
We can also form contractions with the word not, forming negative contractions.
Examples:
is not
isn´t
are not
aren´t
was not
wasn´t
were not
weren´t
do not
don´t
did not
didn´t
does not
doesn´t
have not
haven´t
has not
hasn´t
had not
hadn´t
cannot
can´t
will not
won´t
Negative Contractions. Read the sentences. Find the words that can form negative contractions. Circle them. Rewrite each sentence replacing the two words with their contractions. Look at the example.
The minister was not going to tell the Emperor the truth.
The minister wasn´t going to tell the Emperor the truth.
The minister does not see the clothes.
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