Negative forms

I

You

We do not study at school. (do not = don't)

They

He

She does not work on Sundays. (does not = doesn't)

It

Exercise 2. Write positive sentences with the verb in the correct form.

Example: I don't go to school. — I go to school.

1. My mother comes from Russia.

2. My friends live in Moscow.

3. Paul Simon studies at Trinity College.

4. My father works as an engineer.

5. My friends and I go to the cinema at weekends.

6. My friend wears jeans and a T-shirt to the institute.

Exercise 3. Write negative sentences with the verb in the correct form.

Example: I ____to the radio in the morning. (listen) — I don't listen to the radio in the morning.

I don’t take the dog for a walk every day. (take)

She doesn’t buy all the food in the nearest supermarket. (buy)

We don’t go to football matches every Sunday. (go)

This car doesn’t cost much money — it's rather old. (cost)

My friends don’t work in a bank. (work)

Pete doesn’t get up early at weekends. (get up)

Exercise 4. Write true sentences with the given words.

Example: A child/need love, food, care and toys. — A child needs love, food, care and toys.

A child/need a driver's license. — A child doesn't need a driver’s license.

1. A restaurant doesn’t sell shoes.

2. A restaurant serves food.

3. An architect designs buildings.

4. Doctors take care of sick people.

5. The river Amazon doesn’t flow into the Pacific Ocean.

6. Glass breaks easily.

7. Scientists don’t have all the answers to the mysteries of the universe.

Exercise 5. Write positive or negative sentences with the verb in brackets in the correct form.

Example: Children ___ lot of questions. (ask) — Children ask a lot of questions.

I ___ Turkish. (not/speak) — I don't speak Turkish.

1. I love hard rock. (love)

2. He doesn’t drive to work when the weather is good. (not / drive)

3. You usually forget my birthday. (forget)

4. The village shop doesn’t open at 10 o'clock in the morning. (not / open)

5. We seldom write letters to our old school friends. (write)

6. The planets goes around the Sun. (go)

7. My father and I don’t watch television most evenings. (not / watch)

General questions

I I I

you you you

Do we come from Russia? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

they they they

Does (he / she) go to university? Yes, (he / she) does. / No, (he / she) doesn't.

Does it cost much ? Yes, it does./No, it doesn’t.

Exercise 6. Add do or does to make general questions and do, don't, does or doesn't to give short answers.

Example: ------ she live with her parents? — Yes, she-----.

Does she live with her parents? — Yes, she does.

------- you like your job? — No, I ------.___

Do you like your job? — No, I don't.

1. Do I speak good Italian? — Yes, you do.

2. Do you drive to work? — No, I don’t.

3. Do they work hard at university? — Yes, they do.

4. Does Alan smoke? — No, he doesn’t.

5. Does Patrick like computer games and cartoons? Yes, he does.

6. Do the children usually eat much ice-cream? — Yes, they do.

7. Do you take exams every month? - No, we don’t.

Exercise 7. Make these sentences into general questions.

1. Does the shop close at 5 o^'clock?

2. Do they have parties every weekend?

3. Does she speak good English?

4. Do you drink a lot of tea?

5. Do they go shopping on Saturdays?

Exercise 8. Rewrite each sentence as positive, negative, or a general question, according to the instructions.

Example: I visit my parents very often. (negative) — I don't visit my parents very often.

Does he go to school every day? (positive) — He goes to school every day.

She comes from Italy. (question) — Does she come from Italy?

1. Helen's husband drives her to work. (question) Does Helen’s husband drive her to work?

2. They watch television every night. (negative) They don’t watch television every night.

3. He doesn't walk to work every day. (positive) He walks to work every day.

4. Does he live in this street? (positive) He lives in this street.

5. Denny and his cousin go to the cinema on Fridays. (question) Do Denny and his cousin go to the cinema on Fridays?

6. His elder brother works in a fast food restaurant. (negative) His elder brother doesn’t work in a fast food restaurant.