Change the following affirmative sentences into negative.
1I ............... like to read science fiction.
Wrong!
Use "do not" with the subject "I" in the present simple.
2Dogs ............... chase cats.
Wrong!
Use "do not" with the plural subject "Dogs" in the present simple.
3Dogs ............... like to chase cats.
Wrong!
Use "do not" before the base verb "like" with the plural subject "Dogs".
4Pete ............... want to talk with Ann.
Wrong!
Use "does not" with the third-person singular subject "Pete" in the present simple.
5Alice ............... work for an insurance company.
Wrong!
Use "does not" with the third-person singular subject "Alice" before the base verb "work".
6I ............... like this wine very much.
Wrong!
Use "do not" with the subject "I" before the base verb "like".
7I ............... enjoy playing with my kids.
Wrong!
Use "do not" with the subject "I" before the base verb "enjoy".
8Sharon ............... make models from clay.
Wrong!
Use "does not" with the third-person singular subject "Sharon" before the base verb "make".
9I ............... practice the violin every morning.
Wrong!
Use "do not" with the subject "I" in the present simple.
10My brother ............... earn two hundred dollars a week.
Wrong!
Use "does not" with the third-person singular subject "My brother" before the base verb "earn".
11Our team ............... play well yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "did not" for a negative past simple sentence with "yesterday".
12He ............... go to school by bus.
Wrong!
Use "does not" with the third-person singular subject "He" before the base verb "go".
Answers
- I do not like to read science fiction.
- Dogs do not chase cats.
- Dogs do not like to chase cats.
- Pete does not want to talk with Ann.
- Alice does not work for an insurance company.
- I do not like this wine very much.
- I do not enjoy playing with my kids.
- Sharon does not make models from clay.
- I do not practice the violin every morning.
- My brother does not earn two hundred dollars a week.
- Our team did not play well yesterday.
- He does not go to school by bus.
