Le frasi negative si riportano come tutte le altre: la negazione resta dov'è e il verbo arretra.
- "I don't like it." → He said he didn't like it.
- "She isn't coming." → He said she wasn't coming.
- "I haven't finished." → He said he hadn't finished.
Ordini negativi
Con un ordine o un consiglio si usa not + infinito:
- "Don't touch it." → He told me not to touch it.
- "Don't be late." → She warned me not to be late.
Attenzione
Not va prima dell'infinito:
- He told me not to go. ✅
- He told me to not go. → si sente, ma è meno comune e nello scritto curato si evita.