{"id":52149,"date":"2026-07-05T20:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-english.net\/?page_id=52149"},"modified":"2026-07-05T20:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:07:15","slug":"negation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/live-english.net\/it\/centro-apprendimento-inglese\/grammatica-inglese\/negation\/","title":{"rendered":"La negazione in inglese: come formare frasi negative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"le-learn\">\n<style>\n  body{background:#fff !important;}\n  #primary,#content,#main,.entry-content,article,.site-content,.elementor{background:#fff !important;}\n  .le-learn{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;font-family:\"Montserrat\",-apple-system,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,sans-serif;color:#222;line-height:1.6;max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;background:#fff;padding:50px 28px 12px;border-radius:0;}\n  .le-learn *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n  .le-learn h1{font-size:30px;line-height:1.25;color:#023E8A;margin:0 0 16px;}\n  .le-learn 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h1{font-size:25px;}\n    .le-toc ul{columns:1;}\n  }\n<\/style>\n<h1>La negazione in inglese: come formare frasi negative<\/h1>\n<div class=\"le-trust\"><span><b>10,000+<\/b> professionisti formati<\/span><span class=\"le-sep\">&bull;<\/span><span>dal <b>2007<\/b><\/span><span class=\"le-sep\">&bull;<\/span><span><b>4.9\/5<\/b> di valutazione<\/span><span class=\"le-sep\">&bull;<\/span><span>insegnanti madrelingua esperti<\/span><span class=\"le-sep\">&bull;<\/span><span>prova gratuita, <b>senza carta<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p>La negazione significa rendere una frase negativa, di solito con la parola <strong>not<\/strong>. Sembra semplice, ma l&#8217;inglese ha alcune regole che mettono in difficolta: quale ausiliare usare, quando cambiare \u00ab some \u00bb in \u00ab any \u00bb e perche non si possono usare due negazioni insieme.<\/p>\n<p>Questa guida e pensata per studenti di livello A2-B1. Alla fine saprai rendere negativa qualsiasi frase, le forme brevi da usare, la regola some-in-any, come formare aggettivi negativi con i prefissi e gli errori da evitare. In questa pagina ci sono tre esercizi per fare pratica subito.<\/p>\n<div class=\"le-toc\">\n  <strong>In questa pagina<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-video\">Riassunto video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-basic\">La regola di base<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-tenses\">I negativi nei tempi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-short\">Forme brevi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-some-any\">Some diventa any<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-prefix\">Prefissi negativi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-double\">Doppie negazioni<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-mistakes\">Errori comuni<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-practice\">Esercizi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ng-takeaways\">Punti chiave<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"ng-video\">Un breve riassunto video<\/h2>\n<div class=\"le-video\">\n  <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZKpFb-F4_No\" title=\"Negation in English\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"ng-basic\">La regola di base: aggiungere \u00ab not \u00bb all&#8217;ausiliare<\/h2>\n<p>Per rendere una frase negativa, aggiungi <strong>not<\/strong> all&#8217;ausiliare. L&#8217;unica domanda e quale ausiliare ti serve.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.7;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;\"><strong>Con il verbo \u00ab be \u00bb:<\/strong> basta aggiungere not. \u00ab I am English \u00bb diventa \u00ab I <strong>am not<\/strong> English. \u00bb<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;\"><strong>Con gli altri verbi al present o past simple:<\/strong> aggiungi l&#8217;ausiliare \u00ab do \u00bb (do, does, did) piu not. \u00ab I like coffee \u00bb diventa \u00ab I <strong>do not like<\/strong> coffee. \u00bb<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;\"><strong>Con i tempi che hanno gia un ausiliare<\/strong> (continuous, perfect): basta aggiungere not a quell&#8217;ausiliare. \u00ab I have been to Paris \u00bb diventa \u00ab I <strong>have not<\/strong> been to Paris. \u00bb<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:8px;\"><strong>Con i verbi modali<\/strong> (can, will, should): basta aggiungere not. \u00ab I can swim \u00bb diventa \u00ab I <strong>cannot<\/strong> swim. \u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"ng-tenses\">I negativi nei vari tempi<\/h2>\n<div class=\"le-table-scroll\">\n<table class=\"le-tbl\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Tempo<\/th>\n<th>Affermativo<\/th>\n<th>Negativo<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Present simple (be)<\/td>\n<td>She is happy.<\/td>\n<td>She <strong>is not \/ isn&#8217;t<\/strong> happy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Present simple (other verbs)<\/td>\n<td>They like tea.<\/td>\n<td>They <strong>do not \/ don&#8217;t<\/strong> like tea.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Past simple (other verbs)<\/td>\n<td>He called.<\/td>\n<td>He <strong>did not \/ didn&#8217;t<\/strong> call.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Present continuous<\/td>\n<td>I am working.<\/td>\n<td>I <strong>am not<\/strong> working.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Past continuous<\/td>\n<td>We were going.<\/td>\n<td>We <strong>were not \/ weren&#8217;t<\/strong> going.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Present perfect<\/td>\n<td>She has finished.<\/td>\n<td>She <strong>has not \/ hasn&#8217;t<\/strong> finished.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Future (will)<\/td>\n<td>I will go.<\/td>\n<td>I <strong>will not \/ won&#8217;t<\/strong> go.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Modal<\/td>\n<td>You should wait.<\/td>\n<td>You <strong>should not \/ shouldn&#8217;t<\/strong> wait.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"le-cta\">\n<p><strong>Sulla carta le regole sono chiare; l&#8217;obiettivo e usarle senza pensarci.<\/strong> Prenota una lezione di prova gratuita ed esercitati a formare i negativi con un insegnante madrelingua esperto, senza carta di credito.<\/p>\n<p>  <a class=\"le-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/member.booknstart.com\/trial-registration?lg=it&#038;referred_by=grammar&#038;office_id=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prenota la prova gratuita<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"ng-short\">Forme brevi (contrazioni)<\/h2>\n<p>Nel parlato e nello scritto informale, \u00ab not \u00bb di solito si abbrevia. Impara le forme brevi: sono quelle che sentirai di piu.<\/p>\n<div class=\"le-table-scroll\">\n<table class=\"le-tbl\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Forma completa<\/th>\n<th>Forma breve<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>is not \/ are not<\/td>\n<td>isn&#8217;t \/ aren&#8217;t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>do not \/ does not \/ did not<\/td>\n<td>don&#8217;t \/ doesn&#8217;t \/ didn&#8217;t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>have not \/ has not<\/td>\n<td>haven&#8217;t \/ hasn&#8217;t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>will not<\/td>\n<td>won&#8217;t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>cannot<\/td>\n<td>can&#8217;t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>should not \/ would not<\/td>\n<td>shouldn&#8217;t \/ wouldn&#8217;t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"ng-some-any\">Some diventa any nei negativi<\/h2>\n<p>Nelle frasi negative, l&#8217;inglese usa <strong>any<\/strong> e la sua famiglia invece di <strong>some<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"le-table-scroll\">\n<table class=\"le-tbl\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Affermativo (some)<\/th>\n<th>Negativo (any)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>some<\/td>\n<td>any<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>something<\/td>\n<td>anything<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>someone \/ somebody<\/td>\n<td>anyone \/ anybody<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>somewhere<\/td>\n<td>anywhere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cosi \u00ab I know <strong>somebody<\/strong> here \u00bb diventa \u00ab I <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> know <strong>anybody<\/strong> here \u00bb, non \u00ab I don&#8217;t know somebody here \u00bb.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ng-prefix\">Prefissi e suffissi negativi<\/h2>\n<p>Molti aggettivi diventano negativi con un prefisso, e alcuni con il suffisso -less. Non c&#8217;e una regola unica per scegliere il prefisso, quindi imparalo con la parola.<\/p>\n<div class=\"le-table-scroll\">\n<table class=\"le-tbl\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Prefisso \/ suffisso<\/th>\n<th>Esempi<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>un-<\/td>\n<td>unhappy, unfair, unable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>in-<\/td>\n<td>incorrect, invisible, informal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>im- (before m, p)<\/td>\n<td>impossible, impatient, impolite<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>il- (before l)<\/td>\n<td>illegal, illogical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ir- (before r)<\/td>\n<td>irregular, irresponsible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>dis-<\/td>\n<td>dishonest, disagree, dislike<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>-less (suffix)<\/td>\n<td>hopeless, careless, useless<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"ng-double\">Doppie negazioni: usane una sola<\/h2>\n<p>L&#8217;inglese standard non ammette due negazioni nella stessa proposizione. Alcune parole hanno gia un significato negativo (never, no, nobody, nothing, none, nowhere), quindi non si aggiunge anche \u00ab not \u00bb.<\/p>\n<div class=\"le-note\">\n<p>Sbagliato: \u00ab I am not never hungry. \u00bb &nbsp; Giusto: \u00ab I am <strong>never<\/strong> hungry. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Sbagliato: \u00ab I don&#8217;t know nobody. \u00bb &nbsp; Giusto: \u00ab I don&#8217;t know <strong>anybody<\/strong> \u00bb (oppure \u00ab I know <strong>nobody<\/strong> \u00bb).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"ng-mistakes\">Errori comuni con la negazione<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"le-mistakes\">\n<li><strong>Usare una doppia negazione.<\/strong> Sbagliato: \u00ab I don&#8217;t want nothing. \u00bb Giusto: \u00ab I don&#8217;t want <strong>anything<\/strong>. \u00bb<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mantenere \u00ab some \u00bb in un negativo.<\/strong> Sbagliato: \u00ab I don&#8217;t have some money. \u00bb Giusto: \u00ab I don&#8217;t have <strong>any<\/strong> money. \u00bb<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dimenticare l&#8217;ausiliare.<\/strong> Sbagliato: \u00ab I not like it. \u00bb Giusto: \u00ab I <strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong> like it. \u00bb<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aggiungere un ausiliare in piu con i modali o be.<\/strong> Sbagliato: \u00ab I don&#8217;t can swim. \u00bb Giusto: \u00ab I <strong>can&#8217;t<\/strong> swim. \u00bb Sbagliato: \u00ab He doesn&#8217;t is ready. \u00bb Giusto: \u00ab He <strong>isn&#8217;t<\/strong> ready. \u00bb<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"ng-practice\">Esercizi sulla negazione<\/h2>\n<p id=\"ex1\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><strong>Esercizio 1.<\/strong> Rendi negative le seguenti frasi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"le-embed\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/learningapps.org\/watch?v=pnhrcs5ej22\" title=\"Negation exercise 1\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p id=\"ex2\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><strong>Esercizio 2.<\/strong> Abbina ogni parola affermativa al prefisso o suffisso corretto per formare una parola negativa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"le-embed\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/learningapps.org\/watch?v=pbs6qsv0a22\" title=\"Negation exercise 2\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p id=\"ex3\" style=\"scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><strong>Esercizio 3.<\/strong> Trova i sette errori nella storia (pensa alle doppie negazioni e all&#8217;uso di \u00ab any \u00bb).<\/p>\n<div class=\"le-embed\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/learningapps.org\/watch?v=poyx6o6f322\" title=\"Negation exercise 3\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Ora riscrivi la storia in modo corretto.<\/p>\n<div class=\"le-embed\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/learningapps.org\/watch?v=px23kh8hn22\" title=\"Negation exercise 3 rewrite\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Autoverifica rapida<\/h3>\n<p>Correggi ogni frase, poi rivela le risposte.<\/p>\n<p>1. Rendi negativa: \u00ab She likes coffee. \u00bb<br \/>\n   2. Correggi: \u00ab I don&#8217;t want nothing. \u00bb<br \/>\n   3. Rendi \u00ab happy \u00bb negativo con un prefisso.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>Mostra le risposte<\/summary>\n<div class=\"le-ans\">\n<p>1. She doesn&#8217;t like coffee. &nbsp; 2. I don&#8217;t want anything. &nbsp; 3. unhappy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"le-cta\">\n<p><strong>Com&#8217;e andata?<\/strong> Fare i negativi giusti sulla carta e una cosa. Produrli senza esitare mentre parli e l&#8217;obiettivo. In una lezione di prova gratuita, un insegnante madrelingua esperto ti aiutera a renderli automatici.<\/p>\n<p>  <a class=\"le-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/member.booknstart.com\/trial-registration?lg=it&#038;referred_by=grammar&#038;office_id=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prova una lezione gratuita<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"ng-faq\">Domande frequenti<\/h2>\n<details>\n<summary>Come si rende negativa una frase in inglese?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"le-ans\">Aggiungi \u00ab not \u00bb all&#8217;ausiliare. Con \u00ab be \u00bb basta not (I am not). Con gli altri verbi al present o past simple aggiungi do, does o did piu not (I do not like). Con i tempi che hanno un ausiliare, o con i modali, basta not (I have not gone, I cannot swim).<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Quando si usano don&#8217;t, doesn&#8217;t e didn&#8217;t?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"le-ans\">Usa don&#8217;t con I, you, we e they al presente (I don&#8217;t know), doesn&#8217;t con he, she e it al presente (she doesn&#8217;t know) e didn&#8217;t con ogni soggetto al passato (they didn&#8217;t know). Dopo questi, il verbo principale resta alla forma base.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Che cos&#8217;e una doppia negazione?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"le-ans\">Una doppia negazione e usare due parole negative nella stessa proposizione, come \u00ab I don&#8217;t know nobody. \u00bb In inglese standard e scorretto. Usa una sola negazione: \u00ab I don&#8217;t know anybody \u00bb oppure \u00ab I know nobody. \u00bb<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Quando si usa \u00ab any \u00bb invece di \u00ab some \u00bb?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"le-ans\">Usa any (e anything, anybody, anywhere) nelle frasi negative e nella maggior parte delle domande, e some nelle frasi affermative. \u00ab I have some money \u00bb diventa \u00ab I don&#8217;t have any money. \u00bb<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Come si rendono negativi gli aggettivi in inglese?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"le-ans\">Molti aggettivi prendono un prefisso negativo come un- (unhappy), in- (incorrect), im- (impossible), il- (illegal), ir- (irregular) o dis- (dishonest). Alcuni usano il suffisso -less (hopeless). 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