In this lesson, we shall learn how to form negative answers about the possession of something using ‘have’.
Construction of a negative answer using ‘have’
The structure of an affirmative answer is as follows:
- No, + subject (I/we/you/they/any other plural noun) + don’t have + other words + full stop (.)
Formation of short negative answers using ‘have’
While learning affirmative sentences about possession, we have seen that we should pay attention to the first verb in a question. The question with ‘have started from do.
So, we use the first verb in a sentence to form the short answer.
In this lesson, we are answering the questions starting with do.
So, the formation of a short negative answer is as follows:
- No, + subject (I/we/you/they/any other plural noun) + don’t + full stop (.)
Examples of ‘have’ in a negative answer
Let’s see how to use ‘have’ in the negative answers about possessing something with some examples.
In brief, we can say:
- No, I don’t.
- No, we don’t.
- No, you don’t.
- No, they don’t.
Here are some examples. The formation is as above.
Let’s Have a look-
- No, I don’t have a book with pictures.(No, I don’t.)
- No, we don’t have six notebooks in our cupboard.(No, we don’t.)
- No, you don’t have a new calendar on the wall.(No, you don’t.)
- No, they don’t have a CPU with a graphics card.(No, they don’t.)
- No, I don’t have too much homework.(No, I don’t.)
- No, we don’t have a shoe rack with a blue cover.(No, we don’t.)
- No, you don’t have an artistic viewpoint.(No, you don’t.)
- No, I don’t have a sister who is two years younger than me. (relationship)(No, I don’t.)
- No, I don’t have a green skirt with white patches.(No, I don’t.)
- No, you don’t have a blue shirt with a polo collar.(No, you don’t.)
- No, they don’t have five files of card paper.(No, they don’t.)
- No, I don’t have a severe headache. (physical feeling)(No, I don’t.)
- No, you don’t have a backache due to the overriding of a bicycle.(No, don’t.)
- No, we don’t have our own cricket kit.(No, we don’t.)
- No, they don’t have a water tank in their house.(No, they don’t.)
- No, I don’t have a meeting at 2 p.m. today.(No, I don’t.)
- No, we don’t have a two-bedroom flat in that building.(No, we don’t.)
- No, you don’t have an iPhone to use for shooting that event.(No, you don’t.)
- No, they don’t have a white car.(No, they don’t.)
- No, nurses don’t have a difficult job.(No, they don’t.)
- No, teachers don’t have a vacation for one month.(No, they don’t.)
- No, those boys don’t have blue dresses.(No, they don’t.)
- No, birds don’t have wings.(No, they don’t.)
- No, animals don’t have tails.(No, they don’t.)
- No, squirrels don’t have bushy tails.(No, they don’t.)
- No, I don’t have a new black jersey.(No, I don’t.)
- No, you don’t have a new haircut today.(No, you don’t.)
- No, they don’t have a football match next week.(No, they don’t.)
- No, I don’t have a big assignment this week.(No, I don’t.)
- No, they don’t have two cotton bags.(No, they don’t.)
Related Lessons-
- Use of ‘am’ to explain the state of being
- Use of is to tell about the profession
- Use of pronoun ‘these’ in questions
- Use of will in negative answers
- Use of have in the questions