Negative否定 Contractions
Notes
With the verb "to be", two negative forms are possible - we aren't or we're not etc.
In questions, am not is contracted to aren't, for example: I'm late, aren't I?
| Short form | Long form |
| aren't | are not |
| can't | cannot, can not |
| couldn't | could not |
| daren't | dare not |
| didn't | did not |
| doesn't | does not |
| don't | do not |
| hasn't | has not |
| haven't | have not |
| hadn't | had not |
| isn't | is not |
| mayn't | may not |
| mightn't | might not |
| mustn't | must not |
| needn't | need not |
| oughtn't | ought not |
| shan't | shall not |
| shouldn't | should not |
| wasn't | was not |
| weren't | were not |
| won't | will not |
| wouldn't | would not |
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