# Where không goes with đã, đang, sẽ in Vietnamese (A1)

> Không goes after sẽ and đã, right before the verb: Tôi sẽ không đi. I won't go. It's the same order as English "will not".

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/negation-tense-order/ · Updated 2026-11-09

**negation with time words**

Pattern: `([time word]) + [person] + (cũng) + (đã / sẽ) + không + [verb]`

Level: A1 (our estimate) · Register: everyday

*Không* goes after *sẽ* and *đã*, right before the verb: *Tôi sẽ không đi.* I won't go. It's the same order as English "will not".

*Sẽ không* is the everyday "won't", and it often sounds like a decision or a promise: *Em sẽ không quên.* I won't forget. With a future time word, plain *không* is just as common: *Mai tôi không đi làm.* I'm not going to work tomorrow.

*Đã không* means "didn't", but it's used less than English speakers expect. With a past time word, plain *không* is enough: *Hôm qua em không đi học.* *Đã không* adds weight, often for something that should have happened and didn't: *Anh đã không gọi.* You didn't call. For "haven't yet", use *chưa* instead: *Tôi chưa ăn.*

*Cũng* (also, either) goes in front of them all: *Tôi cũng sẽ không đi.* I won't go either.

With *đang*, the order is less settled. For a state right now, *đang không* is heard: *Em đang không vui.* I'm not happy right now. For an action, people usually leave *đang* out: *Tôi không làm gì.* I'm not doing anything.

## A common mistake

✗ Tôi không sẽ đi.

✓ Tôi sẽ không đi.

*Sẽ* comes first, then *không*, as in English "will not". *Không* goes right before the verb.

## Examples

- Mai tôi sẽ không đi làm. — I won't go to work tomorrow.
- Em sẽ không quên đâu. — I won't forget, I promise.
- Hôm qua em không đi học. — I didn't go to class yesterday.
- Anh đã không gọi cho em. — You didn't call me.
- Tôi cũng sẽ không đi. — I won't go either.

## Compare

- [Not: không before the verb or adjective](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/khong-not/): not
- [Saying it already happened: đã](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/da-past/): did / has done
- [Not yet: chưa](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/grammar/chua-not-yet/): not yet

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