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Exercises
Simple present – write the negation.
- They live in London. → For the simple present we usually need the helping verb do in the negation.
- We are hungry. → If the verb is a form of be, we don’t need a helping verb → we simply write not after the verb
- She has a cat. → For the simple present we usually need the helping verb do in the negation.|Note that the helping verb is used in the third person singular does
- He works a lot. → For the simple present we usually need the helping verb do in the negation.|In the third person singular, the s is removed from the full verb and added to the helping verb instead (because do ends with o, we add es).
- I have lunch at one o'clock. → Here, we need the helping verb do for the negation, because in this sentence have actually means eat, and is not indicating possession or belonging.
Simple past – write the negation.
- We went to school yesterday. → For the negation in the simple past we use the full verb in its basic form and add did not in front of it.
- The bus stopped at the bus stop. → For the negation in the simple past we use the full verb in its basic form and add did not in front of it.
- He saw you. → For the negation in the simple past we use the full verb in its basic form and add did not in front of it.
- They were old. → If the verb is a form of be, we don’t need a helping verb. We simply add not.
- Mel had a sister. → For the negation in the simple past we use the full verb in its basic form and add did not in front of it.|The form have got is not common in past tenses.
Mixed tenses – write the negation.
- Chris was watching a film. → compound tense → not is added after the helping verb
- He will have played the guitar. → compound tense → not is added after the first helping verb
- They would have waited for you. → compound tense → not is added after the first helping verb
- I have written a letter. → compound tense → not is added after the helping verb
- She is going to call you tomorrow. → compound tense → not is added after the first helping verb