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Present Simple Negative Sentences Exercise

October 14, 2026 A1pdf

Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1I ............... eat meat for lunch.
Wrong!
Use "don't" with I, you, we, and they in present simple negative sentences.
2My brother ............... like coffee.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't" with he, she, and it in present simple negative sentences.
3She ............... tennis.
Wrong!
After "doesn't", use the base verb: "doesn't play".
4Tom and Ana ............... live here.
Wrong!
Use "don't" with plural subjects like "Tom and Ana".
5We ............... watch TV in the morning.
Wrong!
In present simple negatives with "we", use "do not" before the base verb.
6You ............... speak Spanish.
Wrong!
Use "don't" with "you" in present simple negative sentences.
7The shop ............... open on Sunday.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't" with singular nouns like "the shop".
8He ............... drive to school.
Wrong!
For a present simple action verb like "drive", use "does not" with he, she, or it.
9They ............... have a car.
Wrong!
Use "don't" with "they" in present simple negative sentences.
10Emma ............... comics.
Wrong!
After "doesn't", use the base verb: "doesn't read".
11It ............... go fast.
Wrong!
Use "doesn't" with "it" in present simple negative sentences.
12I ............... swim in the sea.
Wrong!
Use "do not" with "I" in present simple negative sentences.

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  1. I don’t eat meat for lunch.
  2. My brother doesn’t like coffee.
  3. She doesn’t play tennis.
  4. Tom and Ana don’t live here.
  5. We do not watch TV in the morning.
  6. You don’t speak Spanish.
  7. The shop doesn’t open on Sunday.
  8. He does not drive to school.
  9. They don’t have a car.
  10. Emma doesn’t read comics.
  11. It doesn’t go fast.
  12. I do not swim in the sea.

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