Negative sentences (in the past tense)

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• Examples of negative sentences in the past
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The negative sentences in the past tense are those that deny a condition or circumstance that has taken place in the past. They always include a negation adverb or a semantically negative lexeme, which can correspond to the category of verb or locution. For example: I had no choice but to leave.

Negative sentences are quite frequently used, either alone or as part of a larger structure that also includes a statement that the negative sentence opposes.

The negative sentence can refer to an event of the present, the past or the future, so it can be constructed in any of these three verb tenses.

The most common negation adverb is "no." Other widely used adverbs of negation are "never", which negatively expresses something that is sustained over time, and "nothing", which negatively expresses all elements that do not meet a certain condition.

The indefinite pronouns "nobody" and "no" (the latter with all its variants in gender and number) can also be the words that give negative nuance to negative sentences.

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Examples of negative sentences in the past

1. No I knew what to answer him at that moment.
2. Never I got along well with my father-in-law.
3. In my life I bought with a credit card.
4. Nothing forced them to stay in that hotel.
5. No I liked the way he spoke or stood in front of others.
6. No he dared to tell me to my face, he continued with the murmuring.
7. Never I heard about a certain Flores.
8. No He denied what the only witness who came forward had said.
9. To me no I liked her performance, neither did Teresa.
10. The interviewee no It lived up to our expectations.
11. No he remembered where he had left the keys.
12. No was able to park the car in the area.
13. No he refused to accept that money.
14. No she wanted to know anything about her ex-husband.
15. No company manager gave explanations.
16. Neither With the help of a tow truck we were able to get the car out of the gutter.
17. No one took charge of the expenses for the damage suffered.
18. No I was able to start the water pump.
19. Never I suspected that the criminal was that character.
20. No I heard about that college classmate again for years.
21. Never you forgot your first boyfriend.
22. Never I was involved in those legal matters.
23. No We were able to get to the wedding because there was a lot of traffic.
24. Never we knew the name of the person who helped us.
25. My son no he spoke until he was two years old.
26. Police no could find the culprit.
27. No there were no clue at the crime scene.
28. No we had studied nothing for the oral.
29. My brothers never they understood why I left my house.
30. No one He warned me that the party was for costumes.
31. President no he was able to finish his term.
32. Nothing what they told me made sense.
33. Never I had seen such a nice movie.
34. No one he found out about the affair between the director and the actress.
35. No they wanted to take nothing.
36. No you were there when the winners were announced.
37. No one could prevent the show from being interrupted.
38. Neither I even thanked him for his kind gesture.
39. Never you found nothing in that department.
40. No one he never knew his whereabouts.
41. No there were reasons to think that the empire would disappear.
42. Never but there was a man like him.
43. No I could still listen to the album you gave me.
44. Never I was in an event of this quality.
45. No I was ready to hear the verdict.
46. No swimmer managed to beat the Chinese record.
47. No they knew each other back then.
48. Never I found the card that came with the flowers.
49. No one he clapped when the monologue ended.
50. Already no there were people in the street when the carnival float passed.

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