50 Examples of Sentences with Negative "would"

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would not(either wouldn't, which is its contracted form) is the negative of would, and is used to form the negative conditional or potential, which is used to express negative hypothetical situations. For example: Yo would not buy those shoes./ I wouldn't buy those shoes.

Would it's a modal verb in english used together with a main verb to form the conditional or potential (would eat/ would come, would go/ would go). For example: Yo would travel more if I could./ I would travel more if he could.

would not + like (wouldn't like) It is used to express a wish in the negative. It translates as "I wouldn't like it", "I wouldn't want to", "I wouldn't want to". For example: Yo wouldn'tlike to go out tonight./ I would not like to go out tonight.

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Sentence structure with would negative

The negative sentences with wouldare formed by adding not to would. They follow the structure:

subject + would not (wouldn't)+ infinitive verb

For example: He would not (wouldn't) travel alone./ He would not travel alone.

The abbreviated form of would notis wouldn't.

Examples of sentences with would negative

1. Yo wouldn't go out so late at night.
   I wouldn't be out this late at night.
2. Joyce would not do that.
   Joyce wouldn't do that.
3. billy wouldn't I will give.
   Billy wouldn't dare.
4. My friends would not spend so much money on that.
   My friends wouldn't spend that much money on it.
5. Millie wouldn't be impolite for a second.
   Millie wouldn't be rude for a moment.
6. Yo would not Waste my time playing video games all day long.
   He wouldn't spend my time playing video games all day.
7. my brother wouldn't go to school if he could miss it.
   My brother would not go to school if he could.
8. Yo would not mind having more leisure time.
   She wouldn't mind me having more free time.
9. The teacher told us she would not give us extra homework on Friday.
   The teacher told us that she would not give us any extra homework on Friday.
10. Jamie said he wouldn't make it to the appointment.
    Jamie said he wouldn't make it to the appointment.
11. Yo would not walk to the station if I were you.
    He wouldn't walk to the station if he were you.
12. My father would not work for another company.
    My dad wouldn't work for another company.
13. Yo would not like to move.
    I would not like to move.
14. Yo would not buy that house even if I had the money.
    He wouldn't buy that house even if he had the money.
15. Scott would not visit that city again.
    Scott would not visit that city again.
16. Yo wouldn't accept the invitation if I were you.
    I wouldn't accept the invitation if I were you.
17. Mike wouldn't swim in the lake.
    Mike would not swim in the lake.
18. Jenny wouldn't do more leisure activities if she had the time.
    Jenny wouldn't do any more leisure activities if she had the time.
19. The children promised they wouldn't misbehave next time.
    The children promised not to misbehave next time.
20. My mother said she would not be back home by the time we arrived.
    My mom said that she wouldn't be home by the time we got back.
21. Yo wouldn't choose the desert as a tourist destination.
    I would not choose the desert as a tourist destination.
22. Yo wouldn't like to travel back in time.
    I wouldn't want to travel back in time.
23. Penny would not speak to anyone like that.
    Penny wouldn't talk like that to someone.
24. We wouldn't ask them for money.
    We would not ask them for money.
25. Yo wouldn't like to join them for dinner tomorrow.
    He wouldn't want to have dinner with them tomorrow.

1. my best friend wouldn't like to work for a big corporation.
   My best friend wouldn't want to work for a big corporation.
2. Sarah would not like to be part of our team.
   Sarah would not like to be part of our team.
3. Terry wouldn't save money even if he could.
   Terry wouldn't save money even if he could.
4. Yo wouldn't like to go to the movies tonight.
   I wouldn't want to go to the movies today.
5. the girl wouldn't try that dish.
   The girl would not taste that dish.
6. I have wouldn't join us if he could.
   He wouldn't come with us if he could.
7. my brother wouldn't like to study German.
   My brother would not like to study German.
8. Yo wouldn't bother if I were you.
   I wouldn't mind if I were you.
9. The children wouldn't like to go to bed now.
   The children would not like to go to sleep now.
10. Naomi wouldn't behave like that.
    Naomi wouldn't behave like that.
11. my dad wouldn't like to attend that concert.
    My dad wouldn't like to go to that concert.
12. Yo wouldn't mind.
    I do not care.
13. We wouldn't like to stay home on the weekend.
    We wouldn't want to stay home for the weekend.
14. They wouldn't spend so much money on that trip if there was another option.
    They wouldn't spend so much money on that trip if there was another option.
15. Yo wouldn't stay up so late.
    I wouldn't stay up this late.
16. I knew this wouldn't last.
    He knew this would not last.
17. Alec wouldn't hear of it.
    Alec didn't want to hear it.
18. She wouldn't hurt anyone.
    She wouldn't hurt anyone.
19. That wouldn't work.
    That wouldn't work.
20. this boy wouldn't Say something like that.
    This kid wouldn't say something like that.
21. dad wouldn't buy this car even if he had the money.
    Dad wouldn't buy this car even if he had the money.
22. Yo wouldn't I will give.
    I would not dare.
23. Dave said he wouldn't eat.
    Dave said he wasn't coming.
24. The children promised they wouldn't behave so badly again.
    The children promised that they would not behave so badly again.
25. Yo wouldn't go there.
    I would not go there.

Uses of would not (wouldn't)

Wouldn'tis used for:

• Express negative potential or conditional. Would not (wouldn't)followed by an infinitive is equivalent in Spanish to “no hacería” (or any conditional verb, such as “no jugaría”). For example: Yo would not play this game all my life./ I wouldn't play this game all my life.
• Talk about imaginary and hypothetical situations. Wouldn'texpresses the result of an improbable or impossible condition (second conditional). For example: Yof I were you, I wouldn't go out at night in that neighborhood./ If I were you, I wouldn't go out at night in that neighborhood.
• Formulate the past of will not (won't), in indirect speech sentences. For example: Paul said he wouldn't eat. / Paul said he wouldn't come.

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Follow with:

• Sentences with "may”
• “Conditionals" in English
• Sentences with "I wish – If only”
• Sentences with "will” interrogative

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