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What is the negative of might?
The negative form of might is might not or mightn’t. We don’t use don’t/doesn’t/didn’t with might: There might not be anyone in the house. (or There mightn’t be …)
What is the negative of should?
The negative form of should is shouldn’t.
Could and can Questions?
Can, like could and would, is used to ask a polite question, but can is only used to ask permission to do or say something (“Can I borrow your car?” “Can I get you something to drink?”). Could is the past tense of can, but it also has uses apart from that–and that is where the confusion lies.
Could in affirmative negative interrogative?
Can/could always have the same form, even for the third person singular. It is used as a modal verb and can be used in the three forms: affirmative, negative and interrogative….Negative.
| Subject | could + not | Verb |
|---|---|---|
| I/You | could not | work |
| He/She/It | could not | work |
| We/You/They | could not | work |
Can I say Mightn T?
Mightn’t is a spoken form of ‘might not’.
What is the negative form of would?
The negative form of would is wouldn’t. We don’t use don’t, doesn’t, didn’t with would: There wouldn’t be any food in the house. Not: There didn’t would be any food in the house.
What is the negative form of HAS and have?
The standard negative forms of the auxiliaries have, has and had are haven’t, and hasn’t and hadn’t. Example: I haven’t finished my lunch.
Can I ask you or could I ask you?
Can/Shall/Could I ask you something? Either works but for different situations. “Can I ask you a question?” “Shall I ask you a question?” Is more direct, and telling them that you’re going to ask a question not asking. “Could I ask you something?” Is more formal.
Is it can or could?
‘Can’ is a modal verb, which is used with the main verb to express the ability of a person or thing in doing something. On the other extreme, ‘could’ is the past participle or second form of the verb, which is used with the main verb to talk about a past the ability of an individual in doing something.
Can future possibility?
Could, may or might convey the idea of future possibility. Of these, may expresses a stronger degree of certainty that an event will occur. For example: The temperature is dropping.
Does Mightn t exist?
And yes, mightn’t is the contracted form of might and not. It exists all right.