GRAMMAR EXERCISE: NEGATION and ASKING QUESTIONS
Mind the tenses!
a) Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense.
b) Negate the following sentences.
c) Ask for the underlined words.
1. Tom (like) English.
2. Harry (visit) his friends last week.
3. Uncle Henry (know) a lot of jokes.
4. In January she (be) in San Diego.
5. She (always/forget) to hand in her homework.
6. They (watch) TV in the living room at this moment.
7. Frank (often, play) chess with his father.
8. John (go) to school yesterday.
9. They (watch) an interesting film last night.
10. Tomorrow Jim (fly) to Seattle.
11. Tom (enjoy) listening to his old records.
12. Yesterday at 4 p.m. they (take) their dog for a walk.
13. Kelly and George (like) watching horror movies.
14. When she (copy) her homework, the teacher entered the room.
15. In 1993 Jennifer (teach) English in Japan.
16. In 1993 Wenona (move) to Monterey.
17. She usually (take) the bus and tube to get to school.
18. Last summer they (watch) Dances with Wolves in Poznan.
19. She (often, spend) her holidays in Denmark.
20. Jack and Martin (often, cheat) at cards.
21. She (take) a shower when the telephone rang.
22. Harriet (move) to London next month.
23. At this moment Harry (play) tennis with his friend.
24. Tom (always, watch) the news on TV.
25. Some of Liz's friends (bring) their instruments along tonight.
GRAMMAR EXERCISE: NEGATION and ASKING QUESTIONS
Mind the tenses!
a) Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense.
b) Negate the following sentences.
c) Ask for the underlined words.
1. Tom (like) English.
Tom likes English.
Tom doesn’t like English.
What does Tom/he like?
2. Harry (visit) his friends last week.
Harry visited his friends last week, Harry didn’t visit his friends last week.
When did Harry visit his friends?
3. Uncle Henry (know) a lot of jokes.
Uncle Henry knows a lot of jokes.
Uncle Henry doesn’t know a lot of jokes.
Who knows a lot of jokes?
What does Uncle Henry know?
4. In January she (be) in San Diego.
In January she was in San Diego.
In January she wasn’t in San Diego.
When was she in San Diego?
Where was she in January?
5. She (always/forget) to hand in her homework.
She always forgets to hand in her homework.
She doesn’t always forget to hand in her homework.
What does she always forget to hand in?
She is always forgetting to hand in her homework. (The speaker is annoyed.)
She isn’t always forgetting to hand in her homework.
What is she always forgetting to hand in?
6. They (watch) TV in the living room at this moment.
They are watching TV in the living room at this moment.
They aren’t watching TV in the living room at this moment.
Where are they watching TV at this moment?
7. Frank (often, play) chess with his father.
Frank doesn’t often play chess with his father.
What does Frank often play with his father?
Who does Frank often play chess with?/With whom does Frank often play chess?
8. John (go) to school yesterday.
John went to school yesterday.
John didn’t go to school yesterday.
When did John go to school?
9. They (watch) an interesting film last night.
They watched an interesting film last night,
They didn’t watch an interesting film last night.
What did they watch last night?
When did they watch an interesting film?
10. Tomorrow Jim (fly) to Seattle.
Tomorrow Jim is flying to Seattle.
When is Jim flying to Seattle?
11. Tom (enjoy) listening to his old records.
Tom enjoys listening to his old records.
Tom doesn’t enjoy listening to his old records.
What does Tom enjoy listening to?
12. Yesterday at 4 p.m. they (take) their dog for a walk.
Yesterday at 4 p.m. they were taking their dog for a walk.
Yesterday at 4 p.m. they were not taking their dog for a walk.
What were they doing yesterday at 4 p.m.?
13. Kelly and George (like) watching horror movies.
Kelly and George like watching horror movies.
Kelly and George don’t like watching horror movies.
What do Kelly and George like watching?
14. When she (copy) her homework, the teacher entered the room.
When she was copying her homework, the teacher entered the room.
When she wasn’t copying her homework, the teacher entered the room.
What was she copying when the teacher entered the room.
15. In 1993 Jennifer (teach) English in Japan.
In 1993 Jennifer taught English in Japan.
In 1993 Jennifer didn’t teach English in Japan.
What did Jennifer teach in Japan in 1993?
Where did Jennifer teach English in 1993?
16. In 1993 Wenona (move) to Monterey.
In 1993 Wenona moved to Monterey.
In 1993 Wenona didn’t move to Monterey.
When did Wenona move to Monterey?
17. She usually (take) the bus and tube to get to school.
She usually takes the bus and tube to get to school.
She doesn’t usually take the bus and tube to get to school.
What does she usually take to get to school.
18. Last summer they (watch) Dances with Wolves in Poznan.
Last summer they watched Dances with Wolves in Poznan
Last summer they didn’t watch Dances with Wolves in Poznan.
Where did they watch Dances with Wolves?
When they watch Dances with Wolves in Poznan?
19. She (often, spend) her holidays in Denmark.
She often spends her holidays in Denmark.
She doesn’t often spend her holidays in Denmark.
Where does she often spend her holidays?
20. Jack and Martin (often, cheat) at cards.
Jack and Martin often cheat at cards.
Jack and Martin do not often cheat at cards.
Who often cheats at cards? (subject)
21. She (take) a shower when the telephone rang.
She was taking a shower when the telephone rang.
She was not taking a shower when the telephone rang.
When was she taking a shower?
22. Harriet (move) to London next month.
Harriet is moving to London next month.
Harriet isn’t moving to London next month.
When is Harriet moving to London?
23. At this moment Harry (play) tennis with his friend.
At this moment Harry is playing tennis with his friend.
At this moment Harry isn’t playing tennis with his friend.
With whom is Harry playing tennis at this moment?
Who is Harry playing tennis with?
24. Tom (always, watch) the news on TV.
Tom always watches the news on TV.
Tom doesn’t always watch the news on TV.
What does Tom always watch on TV?
25. Some of Liz's friends (play) their instruments tonight.
Some of Liz’s friends are playing their instruments tonight.
Some of Liz’s friends aren’t playing their instruments tonight.
What are some of Liz’s friends playing tonight?