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Simple Present Negative Exercises

Simple Present — Negative

We form the negative in the simple present with do not / does not.

I / You / We / They → do not (don't)
He / She / It → does not (doesn't)

Example: She doesn't work on Sunday.
[Sie arbeitet sonntags nicht.]

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1. She ______ to work on Sunday. (negative / routine)
a) doesn't go
b) don't goes
[Sie geht sonntags nicht zur Arbeit.]

2. They ______ coffee in the evening. (negative)
a) doesn't drink
b) don't drink
[Sie trinken abends keinen Kaffee.]

3. He ______ in Berlin anymore. (negative fact)
a) doesn't live
b) don't lives
[Er lebt nicht mehr in Berlin.]

4. We ______ TV during the week. (habit)
a) doesn't watch
b) don't watch
[Wir sehen unter der Woche kein Fernsehen.]

5. She ______ meat. (fact)
a) doesn't eat
b) don't eats
[Sie isst kein Fleisch.]

6. I ______ early on Saturdays. (habit)
a) doesn't get up
b) don't get up
[Ich stehe samstags nicht früh auf.]

7. He ______ football. (fact)
a) doesn't play
b) don't plays
[Er spielt kein Fußball.]

8. They ______ near the office. (negative fact)
a) doesn't live
b) don't live
[Sie wohnen nicht in der Nähe des Büros.]

9. She ______ TV in the morning. (routine)
a) doesn't watch
b) don't watches
[Sie sieht morgens kein Fernsehen.]

10. We ______ sugar in our coffee. (habit)
a) doesn't take
b) don't take
[Wir nehmen keinen Zucker in den Kaffee.]

11. He ______ emails on Sunday. (routine)
a) doesn't write
b) don't writes
[Er schreibt sonntags keine E-Mails.]

12. I ______ milk. (fact)
a) doesn't drink
b) don't drink
[Ich trinke keine Milch.]

13. She ______ late. (habit)
a) doesn't arrive
b) don't arrives
[Sie kommt nicht spät an.]

14. They ______ English at home. (fact)
a) doesn't speak
b) don't speak
[Sie sprechen zu Hause kein Englisch.]

15. The train ______ on Sundays. (timetable)
a) doesn't run
b) don't runs
[Der Zug fährt sonntags nicht.]

16. We ______ lunch at work. (habit)
a) doesn't have
b) don't have
[Wir essen bei der Arbeit kein Mittagessen.]

17. He ______ the bus. (fact)
a) doesn't take
b) don't takes
[Er nimmt den Bus nicht.]

18. I ______ TV at night. (habit)
a) doesn't watch
b) don't watch
[Ich sehe nachts kein Fernsehen.]

19. She ______ fast food. (fact)
a) doesn't eat
b) don't eats
[Sie isst kein Fast Food.]

20. They ______ early. (habit)
a) doesn't leave
b) don't leave
[Sie gehen nicht früh.]

21. He ______ coffee. (fact)
a) doesn't like
b) don't likes
[Er mag keinen Kaffee.]

22. We ______ on Sunday. (routine)
a) doesn't work
b) don't work
[Wir arbeiten sonntags nicht.]

23. She ______ late. (habit)
a) doesn't come
b) don't comes
[Sie kommt nicht spät.]

24. I ______ sugar. (fact)
a) doesn't use
b) don't use
[Ich benutze keinen Zucker.]

25. The shop ______ on Monday. (timetable)
a) doesn't open
b) don't opens
[Der Laden öffnet am Montag nicht.]

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