• Exam: GEN
    • Course:
      SUPPORT DOCUMENTS
    • Key words:
      PRESENT SIMPLE - NEGATIVE

Instructions

Complete the sentences by dragging and dropping, or typing the correct word, or its corresponding letter, into the answer box.

Once all the sentences have been completed, click on CHECK to identify mistakes.

If the word chosen is correct, it will show in green.

If the word chosen is not correct, it will show in red, and when that happens, try another word and press the CHECK button again until all the answers show in green.


PRESENT SIMPLE - negative sentences


Theory:

THE PRESENT SIMPLE is used to describe actions that happen regularly or repeatedly or habitually.

Example - I play tennis, or I usually play tennis.


The base form of the verb 'PLAY' is 'TO PLAY'. The PRESENT SIMPLE uses this form with the 'TO' removed.


For negative sentences, DO NOT or DOES NOT is used

For I, YOU, WE and THEY, 'DO NOT' is used.

For HE, SHE and IT, 'DOES NOT' is used.

DON'T is the contraction for 'DO NOT' and 'DOESN'T is the contraction for 'DOES NOT'.

Example - I DO NOT PLAY tennis, but, He DOES NOT PLAY tennis.


Notice that no 'S' is added to the verbs in the negative case.



For the verb TO BE, the PRESENT SIMPLE in the negative form uses 'AM NOT', 'IS NOT' and 'ARE NOT'.


'I' always uses 'AM NOT'.

Example - I AM NOT happy.


'YOU', 'WE' and 'THEY' always use 'ARE NOT'.

Example - You ARE NOT happy.


'HE', 'SHE' and 'IT' always use 'IS NOT'.

Example - He IS NOT happy.


'ISN'T' is the contraction for 'IS NOT' and 'AREN'T' is the contraction for 'ARE NOT', and 'I AM NOT' is contracted to 'I'M NOT'.

Exercises:

- Lazy students (1) (study) for exams.


- An unfriendly person (2) (say) hello.


- Very sporty people (3) (eat) hamburgers every day.


- A selfish friend (4) (listen) to you when you have a problem.


- My favourite teacher (5) (give) us a lot of homework.


- Fun people (6) (work) 24 hours a day!.


- Good friends (7) (talk) a lot when you're watching your favourite programme.


- An honest student (8) (take) other students' pens.


- Quiet people (9) (make) a lot of noise in class.

Possible answers:

  • A) do not study
  • B) does not study
  • C) do not say
  • D) does not say
  • E) do not eat
  • F) does not eat
  • G) do not listen
  • H) does not listen
  • I) do not give
  • J) does not give
  • K) do not work
  • L) does not work
  • M) do not talk
  • N) does not talk
  • O) do not take
  • P) does not take
  • Q) do not make
  • R) does not make


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