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Add negative tag questions to the ends of the affirmative statements resulting from Exercise 1. Except where the subject of the verb is I, use contractions for the tag questions. I am cautious, am I not? They are friendly, aren't they? Using the Simple Present of the verb to be, and making sure that the word order is correct, form the following groups of words into grammatically correct statements or questions. If the symbol? If the word not is present, form the words into a negative statement or negative question.

Do not use contractions in this exercise. For example: it, brown you,? Are you excited? I, satisfied, not not,? Are they not ready? I, early,? Is she Be she She is 7. They are Are they They is Is they 8. Using the Simple Present tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs shown in brackets. He listens to the radio. Using the Simple Present tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verb to have. I have a pen. He has two pencils.

Paying attention to which verbs change their spelling before adding s in the third person singular, fill in the blanks with the Simple Present of the verbs shown in brackets. She says little. For each of the following verbs, underline the letter or letters representing the sound preceding the es ending, and then indicate the number of syllables in the verb. Change the following affirmative statements into questions.

For example: She walks to work. They take the bus. Does she walk to work? Do they take the bus? I hurry home. He drives a truck. You follow the news. They want a pet. She likes flowers. We need tea. She goes to school He drinks coffee. I learn quickly. It rains heavily.

Change the affirmative statements given in Exercise 6 into negative statements. She does not walk to work. They do not take the bus. Evaluate you Evaluates you Do you evaluate Does you evaluate 2. Offer they Offers they Do they offer Does they offer 3. Consider we Considers we Do we consider Does we consider 5. Decline applicants Declines applicants Do applicants decline Does applicants decline 6. Keep the department Keeps the department Do the department keep Does the department keep 7.

Conduct Mr. Kemp Conducts Mr. Kemp Do Mr. Kemp conduct Does Mr. Kemp conduct 8. Change employees Changes employees Do employees change Does employees change 9. Change the affirmative statements given in Exercise 6 into negative ques- tions. Give both the forms without contractions, and the forms with contrac- tions. Does she not walk to work? Do they not take the bus? Doesn't she walk to work? Don't they take the bus? Add negative tag questions to the affirmative statements given in Exercise 6.

Use contractions for the tag questions. She walks to work, doesn't she? They take the bus, don't they? Using the Simple Past tense, fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verb to be. I was calm. You were right. Rewrite the following affirmative statements as questions, negative statements, negative questions without contractions, negative questions with contractions, and affirmative statements followed by negative tag questions.

For example: You were on time. Were you on time? You were not on time. Were you not on time? Weren't you on time? You were on time, weren't you? It was warm enough. Was it warm enough? It was not warm enough. Was it not warm enough? Wasn't it warm enough? It was warm enough, wasn't it? I was late. He was an artist. They were in a hurry.

We were right. Paying attention to the correct spelling, fill in the blanks with the Simple Past of the regular verbs shown in brackets.

I disguised myself. Referring to the table of English irregular verbs if necessary, fill in the blanks with the Simple Past tense of the irregular verbs shown in brackets. We swept the floor. Paying attention to the correct forms of the bare infinitives, change the fol- lowing affirmative statements into questions. For example: He lifted the suitcase. I paid the rent. Did he lift the suitcase? Did I pay the rent?

She hurried to school. They carried the parcels. You closed the door. I plugged in the lamp. They planned the party. We taught the class. She told a story. Paying attention to the correct forms of the bare infinitives, change the fol- lowing affirmative statements into negative statements.

For example: I scanned the newspaper. They flew to Toronto. I did not scan the newspaper. They did not fly to Toronto. We enjoyed ourselves. She pinned on the brooch. I fanned myself. They emptied their pockets. You replied at once. He went to work. We swam across the river. They took the bus. I shut the windows. You ran fast. Paying attention to the correct forms of the bare infinitives, change the follow- ing affirmative statements into negative questions.

Give both the forms without contractions and the forms with contractions. For example: You walked quickly. He burst the balloon. Did you not walk quickly? Did he not burst the balloon? Didn't you walk quickly?

Didn't he burst the balloon? You watched the game. I climbed the ladder. We pleased the visitors. They canned the peaches He received the letter. You saw the fireworks. It cost five dollars. She hit the ball. He did his homework. They cut the ribbon. Rewrite the following sentences, changing the underlined verbs from the Simple Past to the form with used followed by the infinitive. For example: They took the bus.

She traveled every year. They used to take the bus. She used to travel every year. It snowed heavily. I came often. We were neighbors. He wrote many letters. They walked to work. Using either the auxiliary shall or the auxiliary will for the first person, fill in the blanks with the Simple Future of the verbs shown in brackets. You will publish the results. Rewrite the following affirmative statements as questions, negative state- ments, negative questions without contractions, negative questions with con- tractions, and affirmative statements followed by negative tag questions.

For example: She will notice us. Will she notice us? She will not notice us. Will she not notice us? Won't she notice us? She will notice us, won't she? You will wash the windows. She will help you They will help you. We will buy a car Use shall in the first person for questions in which a request for permission is implied. Shall we leave now? It will not take long. Using the Simple conjugation which expresses determination and compulsion, fill in the blanks with the verbs shown in brackets.

Use the verb to go: On our next business trip we Use the verb to travel: Next month my boss Use the verb to stay: Next week we Use the verb to fly: Tomorrow my colleague Use the verb to visit: Tom our headquarters Use the verb to drive: On our next business trip we Use the verb to take: Next Tuesday I Use the verb to reserve: In the morning I Use the verb to return: My colleague and I Use the verb to depart: Our team My colleague to Florida when she retires.

Sam and Helen this project before they retire. Bingo when we retire. Please make a question with you and the verb to buy Please make a question with we and the verb to download Please make a question with he and the verb to update Please make a question with they and the verb to start Please make a question with you and the verb to work Please make a question with we and the verb to need Please make a question with you and the verb to write The following sentences refer to future events.

Complete each sentence by filling in the blank with the correct form of the Present Continuous tense of to go, followed by the infinitive of the verb shown in brackets. Using either the auxiliary shall or the auxiliary will for the first person, fill in the blanks with the Future Continuous of the verbs shown in brackets.

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