4.2-Grammar: The present simple interrogative and negative forms
1) Listen and repeat and then write the words under the corresponding picture:
vegetables – a carrot – an onion – turnip - meat
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………………….. | ………………….. | ………………….. | ………………….. | ………………….. |
2) Read the dialogue and tick the correct answer:
Imane likes:
Couscous
Tajine
Vegetables
Meat
3) Read the dialogue and complete the grammar table. Use the bold words only.
Mary: What's your favourite dish Imane?
Imane: Couscous.
Mary: Do you like it? :
Imane: Yes, I like couscous very much
Mary: Are there any vegetables in couscous?
Imane: Yes, there are. There are carrots, turnips, tomatoes and onions. And there's some meat.
Mary: Do you make couscous?
Imane: No, I don't.
Mary: Does your mother make it?
Imane: Yes, she does. But, she doesn't eat it.
Interrogative forms | Positive answers | Negative answers |
_____ you _____ couscous? | Yes, I _____ couscous very much. |
|
_____ you _____ couscous? |
| No, I _____. |
_____ your mother _____ couscous? | Yes, She _____. |
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4) Complete the sentences. Use the short forms; don't or doesn't
My mother and my sister don't buy avocados. |
1. I ……….. eat couscous.
2. Imane ………………... make couscous.
3.We ………………… drink lemonade.
4. Sara ……………………. like cakes.
5. Ahmed and Lamia………….. like carrots.
5) Rewrite the following in the negative form:
1. I like jazz music.
2. You know the answer.
3. John has breakfast at 8.00.
4. He loves his wife.
5. Some schoolgirls wear uniforms,
6. Helen trusts you.
7. The park closes at dusk.
8. The children like sweets.
9. We finish work in the morning.
10. This stove heats the water.
11. She has black hair.
12. They believe you.
13. These thieves work at night.
6) Now complete this grammar table of the interrogative and negative form of the verb like.
| Interrogative form | Negative form | |
Full form | Short forms | ||
Singular | Do I like ...? _______ you _____________...? _______ he _____________...? _______ she ____________...? _______ it ______________...? | I do not like …. You _____ ____ _______. He _____ ____ _______. She _____ ____ _______. It _____ ____ _______. | I don’t like …. You ____ _______. He _____ _______. She _____ ______. It _____ _______. |
Plural | _______ we ____________...? _______ you ____________...? _______ they ____________...? | We _____ ____ _______. You _____ ____ _______. They _____ ____ ______. | We _____ _______. You _____ ______. They _____ _____. |
7) Complete the sentences. Use : do - does – don’t - doesn’t
Sara:_____ your brother play football in the morning?
Fiona: No, He ________ play in the mornings. He plays in the afternoons.
Sara: ______ your parents eat couscous on Fridays?
Fiona: Yes, they ________. But I ______ eat it.
Sara: What ____ you eat on Fridays?
Fiona: I _______ sandwiches.
8) Complete the following dialogue with: does – doesn't- do – don't – play – like – listens - speak
Alex: ________ you ________ couscous? Tim: No, I ________. Alex: ________ your father ________ English? Tim: No, he ________. Alex: What drink ________ you ________? Tim: I ________ Coca Cola. Alex: ________ your brother ________ video games at the weekend? Tim: No, he ________. He ________ to music. |
