Exercise

1.Negations in the Simple Present, don't or doesn't

Choose the correct phrases and form negative sentences

1. I don't stay at  don't stay home.

2. We don't wash the family car.

3. Doris doesn't do her homework.

4. They don't go to bed at 8.30 pm.

5. Kevin doesn't open his workbook.

6. Our hamster doesn't eat apples.

7. You don't chat with your friends.

8. She doesn't use a ruler.

9. Max, Frank and Steve don't skate in the yard.

10.  The boy doesn't throw stones.

2.Sentences and questions in the Simple Past .

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Past. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

1. When were you in London?

2.  We did not live in a flat when we were in Paris.

3.  What did you lose yesterday?

4.  He did not do magic tricks at the party.

5.  Mandy did not tidy up her room on Thursday.

6.  Did Frank share a room with Henry when they were in Rome?

7.  I did not like physics at school.

8.  Did the shop assistant take 10 percent off the price?

9.  She used the correct word in the exercise.

10.  Why did the baby cry this morning?

3. Sentences and questions in the Present Perfect

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Present Perfect. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

1.  Emma has not seen this film on TV.

2.  How often has she phoned the office?

3.  Have the Millers arrived yet?

4.  John has not gone on a trip through Alaska.

5.  Have they ever been to New York?

6.  Andy has not repaired his sister's bike.

7.  What have you dropped in the kitchen?

8.  I have bought a new laptop.

9.  Has Toby found his blue pen?

10. The students have not forgotten their homework.

4. Use the verbs in brackets in the Present Perfect Progressive in the sentences.

1. I have been running this website since 1999.

2. My parents have been smoking for years.

3. He has been waiting for his girlfriend since 6 o'clock.

4. We have been living in Greece since last August.

5. Max and Paul have been riding their bikes all day

6. They have been lying in the sun for hours.

7. Emily has been working on the computer for too long.

8. It has been raining since I came home.

9. You have been listening to music since 12:30.

10. Frank has been dreaming for the last 20 minutes.