Exercise: Present Simple Practice

Rewrite the sentences in the Negative and Interrogative forms

1. Verb TO BE (Simple Present)

Affirmative:

1. I am happy.
2. You are my best friend.
3. He is a teacher.
4. She is in the garden.
5. It is a rainy day.
6. We are at the zoo.
7. They are siblings.
8. The cat is fluffy.
9. The books are on the shelf.
10. My parents are chefs.

Negative:
Example: I am not happy.
Interrogative:
Example: Am I happy?

2. Verb TO HAVE (Simple Present)

Affirmative:

1. I have a red backpack.
2. You have a new pencil.
3. He has a green ball.
4. She has a yellow dress.
5. It has a long tail.
6. We have a big classroom.
7. They have a pet rabbit.
8. The tree has many leaves.
9. Dad has a blue car.
10. The house has two doors.

Negative:
Example: I do not have a red backpack.
Interrogative:
Example: Do I have a red backpack?

3. Other Verbs (Simple Present)

Affirmative:

1. I eat breakfast every morning.
2. You walk to school.
3. He likes chocolate ice cream.
4. She watches cartoons on TV.
5. It sleeps on the sofa.
6. We play video games.
7. They jump rope at recess.
8. The sun rises in the east.
9. Grandma bakes cookies.
10. The bus stops here.

Negative:
Example: I do not eat breakfast every morning.
Interrogative:
Example: Do I eat breakfast every morning?

Solutions

1. Verb TO BE

1. Negative: I am not happy. Interrogative: Am I happy?
2. Negative: You are not my best friend. Interrogative: Are you my best friend?
3. Negative: He is not a teacher. Interrogative: Is he a teacher?
4. Negative: She is not in the garden. Interrogative: Is she in the garden?
5. Negative: It is not a rainy day. Interrogative: Is it a rainy day?
6. Negative: We are not at the zoo. Interrogative: Are we at the zoo?
7. Negative: They are not siblings. Interrogative: Are they siblings?
8. Negative: The cat is not fluffy. Interrogative: Is the cat fluffy?
9. Negative: The books are not on the shelf. Interrogative: Are the books on the shelf?
10. Negative: My parents are not chefs. Interrogative: Are your parents chefs?

2. Verb TO HAVE

1. Negative: I do not have a red backpack. Interrogative: Do I have a red backpack?
2. Negative: You do not have a new pencil. Interrogative: Do you have a new pencil?
3. Negative: He does not have a green ball. Interrogative: Does he have a green ball?
4. Negative: She does not have a yellow dress. Interrogative: Does she have a yellow dress?
5. Negative: It does not have a long tail. Interrogative: Does it have a long tail?
6. Negative: We do not have a big classroom. Interrogative: Do we have a big classroom?
7. Negative: They do not have a pet rabbit. Interrogative: Do they have a pet rabbit?
8. Negative: The tree does not have many leaves. Interrogative: Does the tree have many leaves?
9. Negative: Dad does not have a blue car. Interrogative: Does Dad have a blue car?
10. Negative: The house does not have two doors. Interrogative: Does the house have two doors?

3. Other Verbs

1. Negative: I do not eat breakfast every morning. Interrogative: Do I eat breakfast every morning?
2. Negative: You do not walk to school. Interrogative: Do you walk to school?
3. Negative: He does not like chocolate ice cream. Interrogative: Does he like chocolate ice cream?
4. Negative: She does not watch cartoons on TV. Interrogative: Does she watch cartoons on TV?
5. Negative: It does not sleep on the sofa. Interrogative: Does it sleep on the sofa?
6. Negative: We do not play video games. Interrogative: Do we play video games?
7. Negative: They do not jump rope at recess. Interrogative: Do they jump rope at recess?
8. Negative: The sun does not rise in the east. Interrogative: Does the sun rise in the east?
9. Negative: Grandma does not bake cookies. Interrogative: Does Grandma bake cookies?
10. Negative: The bus does not stop here. Interrogative: Does the bus stop here?

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