Indefinite words refer to people and

things that are not specific, for example,

someone or something. Negative words deny
the existence of people and things or contradict
statements, for instance, no one or nothing.
Spanish indefinite words have corresponding
negative words, which are opposite in meaning.

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 There are two ways to form negative
sentences in Spanish. You can place the
negative word before the verb, or you can
place no before the verb and the negative
word after.

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 Because they refer to people, alguien and
nadie are often used with the personal a. The
personal a is also used before alguno/a,
algunos/as, and ninguno/a when these
words refer to people and they are the direct
object of the verb.

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 Atencin! Before a masculine, singular
noun, alguno and ninguno are shortened to
algn and ningn.

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 Pero is used to mean but. The meaning of sino is but
rather or on the contrary. It is used when the first part
of the sentence is negative and the second part
contradicts it.

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 Cambia las oraciones para que sean negativas. La primera se da
como ejemplo.

1. Siempre se viste bien. 5. T siempre te lavas las manos.

Nunca
_____ se viste bien. T _____ te lavas las manos.
_____
No se viste bien _____.
nunca T _____ te lavas las manos _____.
2. Alguien se ducha. 6. Voy a traer algo.
_____ se ducha. _____ voy a traer _____.
_____ se ducha _____. 7. Juan se afeita tambin.
3. Ellas van tambin. Juan _____ se afeita.
Ellas _____ van. Juan _____ se afeita _____.
Ellas _____ van _____. 8. Mis amigos viven en una residencia o en
4. Alguien se pone nervioso. casa.
_____ se pone nervioso. Mis amigos _____ viven _____ en
_____ se pone nervioso _____. una residencia _____ en casa.

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 Cambia las oraciones para que sean negativas. La primera se da
como ejemplo. (contd.)

9. La profesora hace algo en su escritorio. 11. Tienen un espejo en su casa.

La profesora _____ hace _____ en su _____ tienen _____ espejo en su casa.
escritorio.
12. Algunos nios se ponen sus abrigos.
10. T y yo vamos al mercado. _____ nio se pone su abrigo.
_____ t _____ yo vamos al mercado.

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