This grammar exercise tests your ability to form negative sentences in English. In English, we make negatives by putting not after an auxiliary verb. Use the first form of the verb after do, does and did. Use the past participle (third form of the verb) after has, have and had.
1I ............... him yesterday.
Wrong!
Use "didn't see" because "yesterday" needs past simple negative with the base verb after "didn't".
2They ............... the invite.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "hadn't received" and "didn't receive" are possible negative forms, depending on the time relationship in context.
3She ............... any friends in the city.
Wrong!
Use "hasn't got" to express possession with the singular subject "She".
4She ............... anybody here.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't know" because "She" takes "doesn't" plus the base verb.
5He ............... .
Wrong!
Use "didn't come" because "didn't" is followed by the base verb.
6It ............... more than 30 minutes to finish this job.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't take" because "It" takes "doesn't" plus the base verb.
7He ............... me although I recognized him.
Wrong!
Use "didn't recognize" because the past event is matched with "I recognized him".
8It ............... right to me.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't seem" because "It" takes "doesn't" plus the base verb.
9The truck driver ............... after hitting the pedestrian.
Wrong!
Use "didn't stop" because the sentence describes a completed past event.
10She ............... English.
Wrong!
Use "does not know" because "She" takes "does not" plus the base verb.
11I ............... this coming.
Wrong!
Use "didn't see" because "didn't" is followed by the base verb.
12She ............... much.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't eat" because "She" takes "doesn't" plus the base verb.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I didn’t see him yesterday.
- They hadn’t received / didn’t receive the invite.
- She hasn’t got any friends in the city.
- She doesn’t know anybody here.
- He didn’t come .
- It doesn’t take more than 30 minutes to finish this job.
- He didn’t recognize me although I recognized him.
- It doesn’t seem right to me.
- The truck driver didn’t stop after hitting the pedestrian.
- She does not know English.
- I didn’t see this coming.
- She doesn’t eat much.
