Interactive quiz - negatives

Multiple choice questions:

Verbs in the negative :

Choose the only correct option from the alternatives suggested for each of the 12 negative sentences below.
Select and slide the correct answer into the box, or retype it exactly in the box.

Student's name (optional) :

My brother likes not / doesn't like / is not liking / don't liking eating meat
The man in the car not wore / not was wearing / wore not/ was not wearing a hat
I've read the book but I not have seen / didn't have seen / saw not / haven't seen the movie.
The man not lost / did not lost / did not lose any of his money..
He lost the match because he played not / did not play / not played well.
That man over there has not / doesn't have / does not has any money.
They could hear him, but they not could see / could not see him.
The President has not finished / not has finished / does not have finished speaking.
The film not finishes / finishes not / does not finish / before midnight .
You should read this book, but you ought not to / not ought to / do not ought to read that one.
They said that they not might be / might be not / might not be ready in time.
Listen ! The birds not singing / are not singing / not are singing any more.

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