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Present Simple Negative Verbs

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  1. Tom ___ like chocolate ice cream.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  2. I ___ understand, do you?
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  3. Dr. Watson ___ smoke, does he?
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  4. We ___ like classical music very much.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  5. Sally said she ___ want it anymore.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  6. Mr. Hill ___ live in New York. He lives in Boston.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  7. Rice ___ grow in cold climates.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  8. They like cofee, they ___ like tea.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  9. We are new here. We ___ know him.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  10. Harry has bad breath because he ___ brush his teeth very often.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  11. We are rich so we ___ have to work.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  12. Dave speaks English, French, and German, but he ___ speak Italian.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  13. They ___ sell that brand anymore.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  14. It is really a cheap restaurant, it ___ cost much to eat there.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  15. I have a televison, but I ___ watch it often.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  16. That kind of earthquake ___ happen often.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  17. We live close to the sea, but we ___ go often.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  18. I love sumo, but I ___ like boxing.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  19. You ___ like me very much, do you?
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  20. My son ___ like skiing. He likes snowboarding now.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

  21. We ___ have time to do that on the way home.
    a. doesn't
    b. don't

Copyright (C) 1997 by Letitia Bradley
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.