"不" is used in the past events, mostly to indicate that the author does not want to. "没" means objectively negative. eg: 我不吃早饭。(上课前和下课后都不吃。) 我没吃早饭。(可能下课后吃早饭。)
besides the time distinguish, there is one more thing. "不" stress on personal will. "没" narrate objective facts. ①我今天不吃午饭。(personal will, maybe you want to lose weight, so you dont eat lunch) ②-这一题有问题吗?-没有。(we are in a class, and the teacher ask whether we have problem on this question, we say no)
不 is used to negate action at the moment or in the future, and express sth. subjective. eg. : 不开心、不吃。 没 is used to negate action in the past and for sth. objective. eg.: 没有空、没钱。
不 is used to negate action at the moment or in the future, and express sth. subjective. eg. : 不了解、不习惯。 没 is used to negate action in the past and for sth. objective. eg.: 没有书、没发生。
To say it simply 不 is used to negate present or future verbs like : 我不吃 means I don't eat or i wont eat 没 is use to negate past verbs like: 我没吃 means i didnt eat Note: 没=没有 so you can say 我没有吃 also means i didnt eat For continuous verbs we also use 没 to negate for example: 我在吃饭 becomes 我没(在)吃饭/我没吃饭 which means im not eating.