Element FORM: NEGATIVE DECLARATIVE WITH 'HAVE'
SuperCat CLAUSES
SubCat declarative
Lexical Range N/A
Level A2
Cando Can form a simple negative declarative clause with auxiliary 'have' + 'not' or 'n't' and 'have' + 'not' or 'n't (got)'
Corrected Learner Example I haven't eaten Italian food for a long time. (Ecuador; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2003; Spanish - Latin American; Pass)

… now I haven't got any money. (Spain; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2005; Spanish - European; Pass)

I bought them because I hadn't got any clothes for summer. (Turkey; A2 WAYSTAGE; 2008; Turkish; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example
Comments At A2 there are mainly present tense forms of 'have' with contracted 'n't'; it's enough to show that they have mastered the form.

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