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5 Write these sentences using the correct form of the verbs. 1 Many people ________ (enjoy / enjoys) birdwatching.
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2 One of my friends ________ (has / have) a bird feeder outside his window. 3 ________ (Does / Do) anyone recognise that big grey and yellow bird? 4 Most days, several parrots ________ (visit / visits) the tree in the yard. 5 I think someone ________ (feed / feeds) them.
6 Where I live, several cats ________ (howl / howls) at night. 7 Everybody ________ (complain / complains) about the noise. 8 None of my neighbours ________ (like / likes) them.
Negative sentences in the simple present tense
We use the helping verb do / does with the root verb to form the negative of the present tense: A hummingbird eats worms. è A hummingbird does not eat worms. helping verb main verb Manatees live more than ten years. è Manatees do not live more than ten years .
6 Rewrite these sentences in the negative. 1 Manatees fight. 2 A manatee sleeps for long stretches like we do. 3 Manatees breathe underwater. 4 Bats fly during the day. 5 That bat eats mice. 5 A monkey spends a lot of time on the ground. 6 Monkeys live alone. 7 The St. Vincent parrot builds nests. 7 Complete these sentences about what does NOT happen at school. 1 Students ______ ______ swim at school. 2 My friend ______ ______ fight at school. 3 The teachers ______ ______ sleep at school. 4 Dogs ______ ______ come to school.
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8 Make up two more sentences of your own about what you or your friends do not do at school.
• Exercise 6: Tell students that the negative form of these sentences is true, e.g. Manatees do not fight .
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