VERB TENSE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE NEGATIVE SENTENCE

Agree Disagree Agree disagree

I'm thirsty. - So am I. I'm not thirsty. - Neither am I.
VERB TO BE I'm happy to hear the good news - So is John. I’m not I'm not happy to hear the news - Me neither. I am.
I am / You are / Paulo is a student. - Me too. I’m not an engineer. - I am not either.
He-She-It is / We- I’m excited about the trip. - I am too. I’m not excited about the trip. - Neither is Karl.
You-They are

I'm thinking of going to the match on - So am I. I'm not thinking of going to the match on - Neither am I.
PRESENT Saturday. - So is John. I’m not Saturday. - Me neither. I am.
CONTINUOUS I'm expecting a visitor. - Me too. I'm not expecting a visitor. - I am not either.
I’m studying English with Cida. - I am too. I’m not studying English with Cida.

SIMPLE I study in the morning. - So do I. I don’t study in the morning. - Neither do I.

PRESENT He likes beer. - So does John. I don’t. He doesn’t like beer. - Me neither. I do.
They drink coffee every class. - Me too. He doesn’t. They don’t drink coffee every class. - I don’t either. He does.
- I do too. They don’t. - Neither does
- So do Karl and Joe. John.

Elisa came to Timoteo 2 months ago. - So did I. Elisa didn’t come to class. - Neither did I.
SIMPLE PAST Pedro drank juice at the party. - So did John. I didn’t. Pedro didn’t drink juice at the party. - Me neither. I did.
I enjoyed the meal. - Me too. He didn’t. Cecilia didn’t eat ‘feijoada’ yesterday. - I didn’t either. He did.
I saw him the other day. - I did too. I didn’t see him the other day. - Neither did John.
SIMPLE PAST The students were tired on Monday. - So was I. The students weren’t tired on Monday. - Neither was I.
VERB TO BE I was sleepy this morning. - So was Paulo. I was not sleepy this morning. - Me neither.
I was / You were / I was in the USA when the Berlin - Me too. I wasn’t. I was not in the USA when the Berlin - They weren’t I was.
He-She-It was / wall fell. - I was too. They wall fell. either. He was.
We-You-They Paulo was born in 1984. - So were my friends weren’t. - Neither was
were John.

I’ve been to the USA. - So have I. I haven’t got a lot of money. - Neither have I.
PRESENT Rodrigo has visited the ‘Corcovado’. - So has John. I haven’t. Carlos has never been to China. - Me neither. I have.
PERFECT The students have already studied - Me too. He hasn’t. Elisa and Paulo haven’t tried ‘Skin - I haven’t either. He has.
the Present Perfect. - I have too. Cariol’. - Neither has Kate.

MODAL VERBS I can play the guitar. - So - I can’t/ I can’t play the guitar. Neither
I would like some coffee, please. can/would/should/ wouldn’t/ I wouldn’t like some coffee, thanks. can/would/should I can/
can/would/should You should visit Oikos. may I. Shouldn’t/ They shouldn’t visit Oikos. /may I. would/
/may/ will / could / The students may travel in - I can/would/ may not. The students may not travel in - I can’t/wouldn’t/ should/
must December. should/may December. Shouldn’t/ may.
too. May not either.

Exercised prepared by Teacher Cida Alves - Timoteo - MG