Present Simple Tense * Negative sentences * Part 2 * 2 exercises

  – Rewrite the negative sentences into affirmative.

e.g.: I don’t go to school.  I go to school.

 

1)      Tim doesn’t copy music.

 

2)      The Smiths don’t drink juice for dinner.

 

3)      My father doesn’t wash the car.

 

4)      Dennis and I don’t clean the windows.

 

5)      I don’t want a new bicycle.

 

6)      Steve doesn’t speak Arabic.

 

7)      They don’t watch late night films.

 

8)      Lola doesn’t miss the last bus.

 

9)      Grandma doesn’t write a postcard to her family.

 

10)      You don’t worry about your exam.

 

 

 

  – Rewrite the sentences. Use the short forms. Look at the examples below.

e.g.: I don’t start school at half past 7.  I never start school at half past 7.

e.g.: We don’t often visit museums.  We rarely / seldom visit museums.

1)      John doesn’t fly to London.

 

2)      The work rarely finishes at 4 o’clock.

 

3)      I never begin a new topic before holiday.

 

4)      Harry doesn’t remember my name.

 

5)      We don’t often walk to school.

 

6)      Sally never cuts my hair.

 

7)      Sam doesn’t fix cars.

 

8)      My parents don’t often dance.

 

9)      The wind never blows here.

 

10)      Leslie and you seldom break the window.

 

11)      You never notice angry dogs.

 

12)      Tim doesn’t bake a cake for me.

 

13)      Martha rarely runs fast.

 

14)      Lottie doesn’t often drive his car.

 

15)      I never eat meat.

 

16)      Hank rarely irons the clothes.

 

17)      Molly and Bob don’t go to bed at 10.

 

18)      We don’t often have lunch at 1.

 

19)      Cindy never rides a bike.

 

20)      Eve rarely catches a taxi.

 

  

            

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