I don’t … (present simple negative) ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR IN USE ELEMENTARY

ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR IN USE ELEMENTARY

6. I don’t … (present simple negative)

EXERCISES

6.1 Write the negative 1 I play the piano very well. ____ I don’t play the piano very well. _______ 2 Jane plays the piano very well. Jane _____________________________________ 3 They know my phone number. _____________________________________ 4 We work very hard. _____________________________________ 5 He has a bath every day. _____________________________________ 6 You do the same thing every day. _____________________________________ 6.2 Study the information and write sentences with like. 1 ___ Bill and Rose like classical music. Carol ____________________________ I ____________________________ classical music 2 Bill and Rose _____________________ Carol _____________________ I _____________________ 3 6.3 Write about yourself. Use: I never….or I often… or I don’t… very often. 1 (watch TV) ____ I don’t watch TV very often. (OR I never  OR  I often) 2 (go to the theatre) _____________________________________ 3 (ride a bicycle) _____________________________________________ 4 (eat in restaurants) _____________________________________________ 5 (travel by train) _____________________________________________ 6.4 Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use don’t/ doesn’t + one of these verbs: cost go know read see use wear 1 I buy a newspaper every day but sometimes. I ___don’t read ____it. 2 Paul has a car but he ______ it very often. 3 They like films and they ______ to the cinema very often. 4 Amanda is married but she ______ a ring. 5 I ______ much about politics. I’m not interested in it. 6 It’s not an expensive hotel. It ______ much to stay there. 7 Brian lives near us but we ______ him very often. 6.5 Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative. 1 Margaret ___speaks___ four languages – English, French, German, and Spanish. (speak) 2 I ___don’t like___ my job. It’s very boring. (like) 3 ‘Where’s Martin?’ ‘I’m sorry. I _____________.’ (know) 4 Sue is a very quiet person. She _____________ very much. (talk) 5 Jim _____________ a lot of tea. It’s his favourite drink. (drink) 6 It’s not true! I _____________ it! (believe) 7 That’s a very beautiful picture. I _____________ very much. (like) 8 Mark is a vegetarian. He _____________ meat. (eat)

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