Exercise 8 Make the sentences negative

Exercise 1 Write the verbs in the correct column in the third person singular according to the spelling rules.

Cook, study, clean, buy, teach, go, fry, like, discuss, watch, drink, help, copy, run, tidy, open, pay, catch, swim, ride, do, mix, listen, fly, wish, meet, marry, come.

Exercise 2 Rewrite the sentences in the third person singular using the words in brackets.

1. We always help our grandparents. (Mike)
2. They like to swim in the swimming-pool. (Andy)
3. I make the best pizza in our town. (Vicky)
4. We meet our friends every weekend. (Larry)
5. I know everything about cats. (Dolly)
6. We write wonderful poems. (Nelly)
7. You understand French well. (Garry)
8. I teach my little brother to ride a bike. (Sam)
9. Children often play with the ball in the yard. (Pam)
10. Birds sing merrily in the tree. (A bird)
11. You often fly to Prague. (My cousin)
12. They always watch TV in the evening. (His mother)
13. We sometimes see him in the library. (Alice)
14. I usually wash the car on Saturday. (My father)
15. You never tell lies. (Bill)

Exercise 3 Complete the sentences with the correct word in brackets.

1) ... likes to watch shows on TV. (I/you/she) 2)... gather berries in the wood in summer, (he/we/it) 3) ... water the flowers three times a week. (I/she/he) 4)... usually drinks tea in the morning. (I/he/they) 5) ... prefers to stay at home in the evening. (I/my sister/my cousins) 6) ... works properly, (you/the workers/my watch) 7)... never wears a scarf in winter. (Rita/we/my friends) 8) ... mend the roof of the house every summer, (his uncle/you/ my grandfather) 9) ... spend winter holidays in the mountains. (her cousins/she/Fred) 10) ... sometimes goes to the theatre. (my Granny/my parents/my sisters)

Exercise 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1) Frank sometimes ... (to drink) milk for breakfast. 2) They ... (to like) to skate in winter. 3) My friends and me sometimes ... (to walk) in the park after school. 4) His parents ... (to spend) their vacations in the countryside. 5) Her brother ... (to work) as a security officer. 6) The lessons in our school ... (to start) at eight o’clock. 7) Monica ... (to walk) her dog twice a day. 8) We sometimes ... (to play) a game of chess in the evening. 9) My Granny usually ... (to buy) vegetables at the market. 10) This show always ... (to begin) at five o’clock. 11) My cousins often ... (to visit) me at weekends. 12) Susan usually ... (to have) a shower in the morning. 13) It often ... (to rain) in autumn. 14) This car ... (to cost) too much for us. 15) You sometimes ... (to take) your children to the theme park.

Exercise 5 Make up the sentences using the verbs in the correct form.

1) Amanda/fluently/English/speak. 2) Peter/go/and/skiing/ Robert/often. 3) never/in/snow/It/summer. 4) like/TV/ Children/cartoons/watch/to/on. 5) aunt/at/work/hospital/My/ the. 6) to/holidays/We/in/prefer/mountains/spend/ the/ winter. 7) home/sometimes/come/late/She. 8) do/together/Alice/ always/and/the shopping/Jane. 9) listen/ always/in/Colin/car/ music/the/to. 10) library/books/I/from/take/the/sometimes.

Exercise 6 Circle the correct item.

1) We don’t/doesn’t eat ice cream in winter. 2) Tony don’t/ doesn’t always go to the office by bus. 3) The Ostins don’t/ doesn't like to spend their weekends in the town. 4) Lions don't/doesn’t eat fruit. 5) His grandparents don't/doesn't live in a block of flats. 6) Vicky don't/doesn't grow roses in her garden. 7) Butchers don't/doesn't sell bread. 8) Mark’s cousin don't/doesn't play the guitar. 9) Betty’s friend don't/doesn't translate articles without a dictionary. 10) You don't/doesn't listen to news on the radio in the evening.

Exercise 7 Complete the sentences with don't or doesn't.

1) You ... understand my idea. 2) Your brother ... often wash his car. 3) My parents ... get up late on week-days. 4) I ... buy a lot of sweets for my children. 5) Kate ... know the rules of this game. 6) Carol and Pam ... eat much for breakfast. 7) Her uncle ... wear jeans. 8) My sister and me ... want to go skating. 9) I ... expect you to follow my advice. 10) Little Johnny ... like to play alone. 11) The car engine ... work properly. 12) My classmates ... take part in this competition. 13) This article ... contain any useful information. 14) These apples ... look fresh. 15) Some people ... like to travel by plane.

Exercise 8 Make the sentences negative.

1) Martin often goes fishing in summer. 2) You always buy fresh newspapers. 3) His mother bakes tasty pies. 4) This fruit salad tastes delicious. 5) Pineapples grow in trees. 6) My dog eats tomatoes and pears. 7) People know a lot about the life on other planets. 8) I always travel with my grandparents. 9) They plant flowers and trees every spring. 10) Girls always like to do the washing-up.