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Exercises 6.1 and 6.2: Writing Negatives and Opposites

Answer:

Below you will find a complete guide to forming negatives in the simple present tense (Exercise 6.1) and creating opposites of given positive or negative sentences (Exercise 6.2). Each step is explained in detail, with rules, examples, and a summary table at the end.

Table of Contents

  1. Overview of Simple Present Negatives
  2. Forming the Simple Present Negative
  3. Exercise 6.1: Write the Negative
  4. Forming Opposites: Positive to Negative and Vice Versa
  5. Exercise 6.2: Write the Opposite
  6. Summary Table
  7. Key Takeaways

1. Overview of Simple Present Negatives

The simple present tense is used to express habitual actions, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
To make a negative sentence in the simple present:

  • We use do not (don’t) or does not (doesn’t) + base form of the main verb.
  • do/does acts as an auxiliary (helping) verb.
  • With he, she, it we use doesn’t; with I, you, we, they we use don’t.

2. Forming the Simple Present Negative

Rule breakdown:

  1. Identify the subject (I / you / he / she / it / we / they).
  2. Choose the correct auxiliary:
    • don’t for I, you, we, they
    • doesn’t for he, she, it
  3. Add the base form of the main verb (no –s, –es).
  4. Include any adverbs (very well, every day, etc.) after the verb phrase.

Example:

  • Positive: She works very hard.
  • Negative: She doesn’t work very hard.

3. Exercise 6.1: Write the Negative

Complete the negative forms for each sentence:

# Positive Sentence Negative Sentence
1 I play the piano very well. I don’t play the piano very well.
2 Jack plays the piano very well. Jack doesn’t play the piano very well.
3 You know the answer. You don’t know the answer.
4 She works very hard. She doesn’t work very hard.
5 They do the same thing every day. They don’t do the same thing every day.

Step-by-Step for #3 (“You know the answer.”):

  • Subject: you → auxiliary = don’t
  • Verb: base form = know
  • Negative: You don’t know the answer.

4. Forming Opposites: Positive to Negative and Vice Versa

An opposite sentence can be:

  • Converting a positive statement into a negative one.
  • Converting a negative statement into a positive one.

Key points:

  • For positive → negative, follow the simple present negative rules (using don’t/doesn’t).
  • For negative → positive, remove don’t/doesn’t and restore the correct –s or –es ending for he/she/it.

Examples:

  • Positive: They speak English. → Negative: They don’t speak English.
  • Negative: He doesn’t smoke. → Positive: He smokes.

5. Exercise 6.2: Write the Opposite

Transform each sentence to its opposite (positive ⇄ negative):

# Original Sentence Opposite Sentence
1 I understand. I don’t understand.
2 He doesn’t smoke. He smokes.
3 They know. They don’t know.
4 She loves him. She doesn’t love him.
5 They speak English. They don’t speak English.
6 I don’t want it. I want it.
7 She doesn’t want them. She wants them.
8 He lives in Rome. He doesn’t live in Rome.

Detailed Example for #7 (“She doesn’t want them.”):

  • Original: negative with doesn’t → to make it positive remove doesn’t, add –s to verb for she: wants → She wants them.

6. Summary Table

Exercise # Original Transformed
6.1 1 I play the piano very well. I don’t play the piano very well.
6.1 2 Jack plays the piano very well. Jack doesn’t play the piano very well.
6.1 3 You know the answer. You don’t know the answer.
6.1 4 She works very hard. She doesn’t work very hard.
6.1 5 They do the same thing every day. They don’t do the same thing every day.
6.2 1 I understand. I don’t understand.
6.2 2 He doesn’t smoke. He smokes.
6.2 3 They know. They don’t know.
6.2 4 She loves him. She doesn’t love him.
6.2 5 They speak English. They don’t speak English.
6.2 6 I don’t want it. I want it.
6.2 7 She doesn’t want them. She wants them.
6.2 8 He lives in Rome. He doesn’t live in Rome.

7. Key Takeaways

  • Simple Present Negative: do/does + not + base verb.
  • Opposite Sentences: switch between positive and negative by adding/removing don’t/doesn’t and adjusting the verb ending for third-person singular.
  • Always pay attention to the subject (I / you / he / she / it / we / they) to choose the correct auxiliary (don’t vs. doesn’t).
  • In written form, don’t is short for do not, and doesn’t is short for does not.

By following these rules and the step-by-step examples above, you can confidently form negatives and opposites in the simple present tense. Great job practicing these fundamental English structures!

@Nurgul_Polat

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Here are the answers for the two exercises and a quick rule reminder.

Quick rule: use “don’t” with I/you/we/they and “doesn’t” with he/she/it. Use the base form of the verb after don’t/doesn’t.

6.1 Write the negative

  1. I play the piano very well. → I don’t play the piano very well.
  2. Jack plays the piano very well. → Jack doesn’t play the piano very well.
  3. You know the answer. → You don’t know the answer.
  4. She works very hard. → She doesn’t work very hard.
  5. They do the same thing every day. → They don’t do the same thing every day.

6.2 Write the opposite (positive or negative)

  1. I understand. → I don’t understand.
  2. He doesn’t smoke. → He smokes.
  3. They know. → They don’t know.
  4. She loves him. → She doesn’t love him.
  5. They speak English. → They don’t speak English.
  6. I don’t want it. → I want it.
  7. She doesn’t want them. → She wants them.
  8. He lives in Rome. → He doesn’t live in Rome.

If you want, I can rewrite these in your workbook handwriting style or check any other exercises.