Fill in the blanks with an appropriate negative verb form.
In English we make negative verb forms by putting not after the auxiliary verb. In the simple present tense, we make negatives with do not and does not. In the simple past tense, we make negatives with did not.
1She ............... the offer.
Wrong!
Use "didn't accept" because did not is followed by the base form of the verb.
2I ............... him.
Wrong!
Use "didn't see" because did not is followed by the base form of the verb.
3I ............... see the bird in the picture.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "can't" and "cannot" are correct negative forms of can.
4You ............... happy to see me.
Wrong!
Use "don't look" because you takes don't plus the base verb in the present simple negative.
5She ............... act hastily.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't" because she takes doesn't before the base verb in the present simple negative.
6I ............... more than five minutes to get dressed.
Wrong!
Use "didn't take" because did not is followed by the base form of the verb.
7She ............... have a job.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't" because she takes doesn't before the base verb have.
8I ............... want to quit.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "don't" and "do not" are correct negative forms with I.
9She ............... any manners.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't have" because she takes doesn't plus the base form have.
10Things ............... go according to our plan.
Wrong!
Use "didn't" because did not comes before the base verb go in the past simple negative.
11John ............... English.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't speak" because John takes doesn't plus the base form speak.
12It ............... matter.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't" because it takes doesn't before the base verb in the present simple negative.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- She didn’t accept the offer.
- I didn’t see him.
- I can’t / cannot see the bird in the picture.
- You don’t look happy to see me.
- She doesn’t act hastily.
- I didn’t take more than five minutes to get dressed.
- She doesn’t have a job.
- I don’t / do not want to quit.
- She doesn’t have any manners.
- Things didn’t go according to our plan.
- John doesn’t speak English.
- It doesn’t matter.