Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Answer Key: Simple Present (Affirmative and Negative)

5. ANSWER KEY:

Fill the blanks with appropriate forms of the verb to form simple present tense and their negatives. (Two examples are given)

1.    He ________ (live) in Mexico.

(He = Subject Third Person Singular Number, Therefore add 's' or 'es')

(a) Affirmative:        He lives in Mexico.

(b) Negative:            He does not live in Mexico.

2.    We ________ (understand) simple present.

(a) Affirmative:        We understand simple present.

(b) Negative:            We do not understand simple present.

3.    I ________ (play) golf.

(a) Affirmative:        I play golf.

(b) Negative:            I do not play golf.

4.    Max ________ (listen) to the radio.

(Max = Subject Third Person Singular Number, Therefore add 's' or 'es')

(a) Affirmative:        Max listens to the radio.

(b) Negative:            Max does not listen to the radio.

5.    We ________ (speak) English.

(a) Affirmative:        We speak English.

(b) Negative:            We do not speak English.

6.    You ________ (drink) coffee in the morning.

(a) Affirmative:        You drink coffee in the morning.

(b) Negative:            You do not drink coffee in the morning.

7.    My cat ________ (eat) meat.

(cat = Subject Third Person Singular Number, Therefore add 's' or 'es')

(a) Affirmative:        My cat eats meat.

(b) Negative:            My cat does not eat meat.

8.    Shelly ________ (drink) milk.

(Shelly = Subject Third Person Singular Number, Therefore add 's' or 'es')

(a) Affirmative:        Shelly drinks milk.

(b) Negative:            Shelly does not drink milk.

9.    I ________ (understand) it now.

(a) Affirmative:        I understand it now.

(b) Negative:            I do not understand it now.

10.  His car ________ (work) properly.

(car = Subject Third Person Singular Number, Therefore add 's' or 'es')

(a) Affirmative:        His car works properly.

(b) Negative:            His car does not work properly.

11.  She ________ (work) in a bank.

(She = Subject Third Person Singular Number, Therefore add 's' or 'es')

(a) Affirmative:        She works in a bank.

(b) Negative:            She does not work in a bank.

12.  They ________ (do) meditation every morning.

(a) Affirmative:        They do meditation every morning.

(b) Negative:            They do not do meditation every morning.

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