Topic 3

Topic 3             Simple Present Tense    (Negative -)

A.  Verb-to-be 

     [S] am / is / are ---------------------- ( Positive + )

     [S] am / is / are not ------------------ (Negative - )

    In Negative statements, ‘not’ is always put after ‘am / is / are’.

    [S] stands for the Subject which can be replaced by P1 (Personal  Pronouns)        

B.  Ordinary Verb

     [He /She /It] F1 + s / es  ---------------------- ( + )

     [He /She /It] doesn’t  F1  ----------------------- ( - )

     [I /We /You /You /They] F1 -------------------- ( + )   

     [I /We /You /You /They] don’t F1 -------------- ( - )

    

     I am Rita.

     I am not Lita.

     I like to collect stamps.

     I don’t like to collect coins.

     You are Paul.

     You are not Peter.

     You read every day.

     You don’t write every day.

      Lucy is a pupil.

      She is not a teacher.

      She plays basketball every Wednesday afternoon.

      She doesn’t play baseball every Wednesday afternoon.

      This is a hamster.

      This is not a mouse.

      It eats a lot every day.

      It doesn’t drink a lot every day.

      Nora and her friends are active.

      They are not naughty.

      They run and jump a lot every day.     

      They don’t shout a lot every day.                                         (8)                                                            

Topic 3                  Simple Present Tense        (-)                           

Exercise 13

Rewrite the following sentences in the Negative form.

1.  John is talkative in class every day.

     __________________________________________________________

2.  I am tall and thin.

     __________________________________________________________

3.  Betty is poor.

     __________________________________________________________

4.  You and Helen are rich.

     __________________________________________________________

5.  Tina and I are slow in writing.

     __________________________________________________________

Exercise 14

Rewrite the following sentences in the Negative form.

1.  Aminah is often late to school.

     __________________________________________________________

2.  George and his friends are noisy every day.

     __________________________________________________________

3.  Ali is always so careless and forgetful.

     __________________________________________________________

4.  The puppies are very hungry now.

     __________________________________________________________

5.  David and I are proud of our pictures.

     __________________________________________________________

6.  I am selfish and lazy in school.

     __________________________________________________________

Exercise 15

Rewrite the following sentences in the Negative form.

1.  Nora gets up at 5 am every day.

    __________________________________________________________

2.  Akira and her brother prepare breakfast every day.

    __________________________________________________________

3.  I eat a lot of sweets every day.

    __________________________________________________________

4.  You shout too much every day.

    __________________________________________________________

5.  The cat mews a lot every day.

    __________________________________________________________

6.  The children make a lot of noise every day.

    ________________________________________________________(9)

Exercise 16                                                                                 

Rewrite the following sentences in the Negative form.

1.  The fisherman catches a lot of fish every day.

    __________________________________________________________

2.  Miss Wong teaches us Science.

    __________________________________________________________

3.  I play the piano every day.

    __________________________________________________________

4.  That monkey swings a lot.

    __________________________________________________________

5.  You and Sarah often run in the park.

    __________________________________________________________ 

Exercise 17

Rewrite the following sentences in the Negative form.

1.  The pupils are obedient in class.

    __________________________________________________________

2.  Julia’s little sister often cries at night.

    __________________________________________________________

3.  I type in the office every day.

    __________________________________________________________

4.  Jurina is a well-behaved girl.

    __________________________________________________________

5.  Tom and I clean the blackboard every day.

    __________________________________________________________

6.  Francis studies hard every day.

    __________________________________________________________

Exercise 18

Rewrite the following sentences in the Negative form.

1.  My parents are lenient to us.

    __________________________________________________________

2.  Doreen dances a lot every day.

    __________________________________________________________

3.  You listen to the radio every day.

    __________________________________________________________

4.  I am sick today.

    __________________________________________________________

5.  That pencil is very sharp.

    __________________________________________________________

6.  The two brothers fight every day.

   ___________________________________________________________                                                              

                                                                                                (10)