Fill in the blanks with an appropriate negative verb.
1She ............... answer my call last night.
Wrong!
Use the simple past negative "didn't" for a finished past action.
2I ............... invite them to my parties anymore.
Wrong!
Use the simple present negative "don't" with the subject "I" for a present habit or situation.
3I ............... go there yesterday.
Wrong!
Use the simple past negative "didn't" with the past time expression "yesterday".
4He ............... offer me any help when I was in trouble.
Wrong!
Use the simple past negative "didn't" because the situation happened in the past.
5He ............... work here any longer.
Wrong!
Use the simple present negative "doesn't" with "he" for a current situation.
6We ............... receive any rain last month.
Wrong!
Use the simple past negative "didn't" with the past time expression "last month".
7I ............... drink tea or coffee, so please don't make me any.
Wrong!
Use the simple present negative "don't" with the subject "I" for a general preference or habit.
8She ............... have a care in the world these days.
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Use the simple present negative "doesn't" with the subject "she" for a current state.
9My dog ............... get on with my cats, so I keep them in separate rooms.
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Use the simple present negative "doesn't" with the singular subject "my dog" for a present situation.
10............... give him any trouble.
Wrong!
Use "Don't" to make a negative imperative.
11He ............... have much patience, so he isn't a good teacher.
Wrong!
Use the simple present negative "doesn't" with the subject "he" for a current characteristic.
12She is twenty, but she still ............... know how to behave.
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Use the simple present negative "doesn't" with the subject "she" for a present situation; "is" and "still" show that it is true now.
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- She didn’t answer my call last night.
- I don’t invite them to my parties anymore.
- I didn’t go there yesterday.
- He didn’t offer me any help when I was in trouble.
- He doesn’t work here any longer.
- We didn’t receive any rain last month.
- I don’t drink tea or coffee, so please don’t make me any.
- She doesn’t have a care in the world these days.
- My dog doesn’t get on with my cats, so I keep them in separate rooms.
- Don’t give him any trouble.
- He doesn’t have much patience, so he isn’t a good teacher.
- She is twenty, but she still doesn’t know how to behave.