Question

Change positive sentences into negative and interrogative 1. I get up at 7:30 every morning

Answer 1

1  Example: (See unit 22.)

  I can dance.

  I can't dance/I cannot dance.

  Can I dance?

a  She can swim.

b  They can help you.

c  We can ride a horse.

d  He can drive a lorry.

e  It can fly.

2  Example: (I am; he, she, it is; we, you, they are; see unit 6, part 1, section 1.)

  He's happy/He is happy.

  He isn't happy/He is not happy.

  Is he happy?

a  It's snowing.

b  They're working.

c  It's spitting with rain.

d  She's worried.

e  You're watching television.

3  Example: (he, she, it has; other persons, have; see unit 6, part 4, section 1.)

  It's got five doors/It has got five doors.

  It hasn't got five doors/It has not got five doors.

  Has it got five doors?

a  I've got a farm.

b  He's got a lot of friends.

c  They've got my help.

d  It's got three eyes.

e  We've got everything.

4  Example: (all the persons, but he, she, it; see unit 7, part 1.)

  I hate running.

  I don't hate running/I do not hate running.

  Do I hate running?

a  His sisters dust every single day.

b  My friends wish to go abroad.

c  I live in London.

d  They like singing.

e  We need more dancers.

5  Example: (third person singular: he, she, it; see unit 7, part 1.)

  He works hard.

  He doesn't work (infinitive) hard/He does not work hard.

  Does he work (infinitive) hard?

a  She pays them a short visit from time to time. (infinitive: pay)

b  He looks like his father. (infinitive: look)

c  It dries soon. (infinitive: dry)

d  It flies. (infinitive: fly)

e  She washes down the kitchen walls once a month. (infinitive: wash)

6  Revision exercise.

a  It takes time.

b  He's got three parrots.

c  My car is being repaired.

d  You can mend my watch.

e  She loves talking to friends.

f  It worries him.

g  There's a man in the street.

h  They've got all she wishes.

i  They look tired.

j  There are two old ladies at the door.

k  We need a teacher.

l  She can speak five languages.

m  I work in Bristol.

n  You can play tennis.

o  They swim very well.

p  She buys everything.

q  He always pays everything for her.

r  They want to stay at home.

s  Margaret is very fond of classical music.

t  There is a lot of bread.

u  They keep on talking all the time.

v  I can speak and write German.

w  They've got a bad reputation.

x  She plays chess every week.

y  We hate drinking whisky.

z  She feels very lonely.

7  Example: (irregular verbs; see the list provided in unit 8, and unit 7, part 3.)

  I had to do it. (infinitive: have; simple past: had)

  I didn't have (infinitive) to do it/I did not have to do it.

  Did I have (infinitive) to do it?

a  Mary went to the ball.

b  They made coffee.

c  I saw you yesterday.

d  My computer broke down.

e  They overslept yesterday morning.

8  Example: (regular verbs; see unit unit 7, part 3.)

  It killed (simple past) the fly.

  It didn't kill (infinitive) the fly/It did not kill the fly.

  Did it kill (infinitive) the fly?

a  John and Margaret enjoyed Tom's speeches.

b  It rained cats and dogs yesterday.

c  They opened the window.

d  She passed her examinations.

e  He used to knock his children about.

9  Example: (I, he, she, it was; you, we, they were; see unit 6, part 1, section 2.)

  I was exhausted.

  I wasn't exhausted/I was not exhausted.

  Was I exhausted?

a  There were two rivers.

b  There was a cup of tea on the table.

c  He was my best friend.

d  They were dancing when I saw them.

e  You were very cruel to animals.

10 Revision exercise.

a  Tim broke the window.

b  Jane listens to music every evening.

c  It's bucketing down.

d  We can park here.

e  She's got a black eye.

f  He denies it.

g  They got married last year.

h  They came here yesterday.

i  She fried two eggs.

j  He helped her with her homework.

k  They wanted to beat him up.

l  They robbed me yesterday.

m  They take care of Jennifer.

n  There was an armchair.

o  They look down on him.

p  I was fast asleep.

q  His grandmother was wide awake when he came home last night.

r  I ran into Peter last Monday.

s  She always looks ahead.

t  They steal cassette-players from cars.

u  They are looking into the matter carefully.

v  I came across these documents yesterday.

w  We ran out of petrol.

x  She slept very well.

y  It fell to pieces.

z  There were plenty of mines in the area.

11 Example: (he, she it has; other persons, have; see unit 6, part 4, section 9, and unit 7, parts 5 and 6.)

  They've been ill/They have been ill since the day before yesterday.

  They haven't been ill/They have not been ill since the day before yesterday.

  Have they been ill since the day before yesterday?

a  She has been living here since she was born.

b  You've made a mistake.

c  He has arrived.

d  It's gone sour.

e  We've been longing to get divorced for the last few months.