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Affirmative (+) Affirmative (+)

I run every morning. She runs every morning.
You run every morning. He runs every morning.
We run every morning. It runs every morning.
They run every morning.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences.

1. I run every Monday 2. He _______ every Monday.

3. You wake up at 7 a.m. 4. She _____ at 7 a.m.

5. We eat soup every Sunday. 6. It ____ soup every Sunday.

7. I often listen to music. 8. She often _______to music.

9. They usually go to the park. 10. He usually ____to the park.

Verbs ending in -ss, -s, -ch, -sh, -x, -o ES

Verbs ending in consonant+y y i+es

Exercise 2. Write the third form singular.

I cook - He ............................. They fly - He .............................

We study - He ................................. I buy - He .................................

You teach - She ................................ I do - She ................................

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Negative (-) Negative (-)

I don’t run every morning. She doesn’t run every morning.
You don’t run every morning. He doesn’t run every morning.
We don’t run every morning. It doesn’t run every morning.
They don’t run every morning.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with don’t/doesn’t.

1. She ______ speak Italian. 2. They _____ go to school.

3. We _____ swim very well. 4. He ______ watch TV.

5. You ______live in England. 6. Penny _____study well.

7. Bob ______ ride a bike. 8. We ______wash the dishes.

9. I ______listen to the radio. 10. He _____have a pet.

Exercise 4. Tick the correct verb.

Jo doesn’t ...........................a car. Mike doesn’t .....................a plane.

drive drives fly flies

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Marianna .............salad
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My sister doesn’t ................ milk.

eat eats drink drinks

Exercise 5. Write what they do, and what they don’t.

Jane study hard ride a bike swim very well

They study hard ride a bike swim very well

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Interrogative (?) Answers

Do I run every morning? Yes, I do/No, I don’t
Do you run every morning? Yes, you do/No, you don’t
Do we run every morning? Yes, we do/No, we don’t
Do they run every morning? Yes, they do/No, they don’t

Interrogative (?) Answers

Does she run every morning? Yes, she does/No, she doesn’t
Does he run every morning? Yes, he does/No, he doesn’t
Does it run every morning? Yes, it does/No, it doesn’t

Exercise 6. Complete the questions and answers.

1. ..................the girls like football? No, ......................................

2. ..................Jim eat burgers? Yes, ......................................

3. ..................you go to school? Yes, ......................................

4. ..................she drink lemonade? No, ......................................

5. ..................he help his mother? No, ......................................

6. ..................they walk to school? Yes, ......................................

7. ..................fish live in the water? Yes, ......................................

8. ..................your dog sleep in your bedroom? No, .................................

9. ..................you like bananas? No, ......................................

10. ..................Ann and Mary visit their grandparents? Yes, .....................