Exercise 8. Rewrite each sentence as positive, negative, or a general question, according to the instructions

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I go to bed at 11.00 p.m. (go)

2. Jack speaks _fluent French. (speak)

3. Her children _enjoyed game shows and cartoons. (enjoy)

4. She t elling always funny jokes. (tell)

5. My sister and I often trying to read newspapers in English. (try)

6. People use personal computers at home. (use)

7. It take him about half an hour to get home from college. (take)

Exercise 2. Write positive sentences with the verb in the correct form.

1. My mother comes from Russia.

2. My friends live in Moscow.

3. Paul Simon studies at Trinity College.

4. My father works as an engineer.

^5. My friends and I go to the cinema at weekends^.

6. My friend wears jeans and a T-shirt to the institute.

Exercise 3. Write negative sentences with the verb in the correct form.

1. I don’t take the dog for a walk every day. (take)

2. She doesn’t buy all the food in the nearest supermarket. (buy)

3. We don’t go to football matches every Sunday. (go)

4. This car doesn’t cost much money — it's rather old. (cost)

5. My friends doesn’t work in a bank. (work)

6. Pete doesn’t get up early at weekends. (get up)

Exercise 4. Write true sentences with the given words.

1. A restaurant doesn’t sell shoes.

2. A restaurant serves food.

3. An architect design buildings.

4. Doctors / take care of sick people.

5. The river Amazon / flow into the Pacific Ocean.

6. Glass / break easily.

7. Scientists / have all the answers to the mysteries of the universe.

E xercise 5. Write positive or negative sentences with the verb in brackets in the correct form.

1. I love hard rock. (love)

2. He doesn’t drive to work when the weather is good. (not / drive)

3. You usually forget my birthday. (forget)

4. The village shop doesn’t open at 10 o'clock in the morning. (not / open)

5. We seldom write letters to our old school friends. (write)

6. The planets go around the Sun. (go)

7. My father and I don’t’t watch television most evenings. (not / watch)

Exercise 6. These questions begin with Where/What/How...?

1. I wash my hair twice a week. (how often/you?) _How often do you wash your hair_?

2. I live in London. (where/you?) Where you live?

3. I watch TV every day. (how often/you?) How often you watch TV?

4. I have lunch at home. (where/you?) Where you have lunch?

5. I get up at 7.30. (what time/you?) What time you get up?

6. I go to the cinema a lot. (how often/you?) How often you go to the cinema?

7. I go to work by bus. (how/you?) _____?

Exercise 7. Make these sentences into general questions.

1. The shop closes at 5 o^'clock.- Does shop cloce at 5 o’clock?

2. They have parties every weekend.- Do they have parties every weekend?

3. She speaks good English.- Does she speak good English?

4. You drink a lot of tea.- Do you drink a lot of tea?

5. They go shopping on Saturdays.- Do they go shopping on Saturdays?

Exercise 8. Rewrite each sentence as positive, negative, or a general question, according to the instructions.

1. Helen's husband drives her to work. (question)- Does he drive her to work?

2. They watch television every night. (negative)- They don’t watch television every night.

3. He doesn't walk to work every day. (positive)- He walk to work every day.

4. Does he live in this street? (positive)- He lives in this street.

5. Denny and his cousin go to the cinema on Fridays. (question)- Do they go to the cinema on Fridays?

6. His elder brother works in a fast food restaurant. (negative)- He doesn’t work in a fast foodreastaurant.

Exercise 9. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.

1. He (go) to work by bus /by train?

2. Classes (start) in the morning /in the afternoon?

3. His mother (work) as a bank manager/ as an economist?

4. Jacky (like) classical music/ jazz?

5. The shop (close) at 5 /at 6 p.m.?

6. His friends (watch) television/ go out in the evenings?

7. You (play) the guitar/ the piano?

Exercise 10. Give the correct tag to these sentences.

1. She doesn't live in London, does she?

2. I don't write to my penfriend very often, do I?

3. Emma works in a sports shop, does she?

4. Her elder brother doesn't play the violin, does he?

5. They go dancing on Saturdays, do they?

6. It snows a lot in this part of the country, does it?

7. They don't stay at home most evenings, do they?

Exercise 11. Complete the sentences.

1. When do you listen to the radio? — I listen to it in the morning.

2. Where do they live? — They live in Newcastle.

3. How often do you swimming? — I go swimming once a week.

4. What does your sister like? — My sister likes rock-and-roll.

5. Have you work so much? — I have a lot to do.

6. Where they go most evenings? — They go to the theatre.

7. How you play chess? — I play it very well.

8. How long take you to get to the city centre? — About an hour by bus.

9. Who in that flat? — My parents do.

10. How much these shoes cost? — These shoes cost about 50$.