Lesson V: Negative Statements

B.4. With NEVER, RARELY & SELDOM Previous patterns: He ISN'T HERE in the afternoon. He WASN'T USUALLY here in the afternoon. He DOESN'T STUDY here in the afternoon. He DIDN'T USUALLY STUDY here in the afternoon. The action BE: S Action Block Actional Block … BE Action Frequency … He IS NEVER here in the afternoon. He IS RARELY here in the afternoon. He WAS SELDOM here in the afternoon. Actions other than BE: S Action Frequency Action Block Actional Block He NEVER STUDIES here in the afternoon. He RARELY STUDIES here in the afternoon. He SELDOM STUDIED here in the afternoon. Exercise: B.4.1. Practice Negative Statements Substitute the words and make necessary changes. For example: He doesn’t usually smoke . often HE DOESN’T OFTEN SMOKE . never HE NEVER SMOKES . rarely HE RARELY SMOKES . always HE DOESN’T ALWAYS SMOKE . seldom HE SELDOM SMOKES . 1. always 4. rarely 7. rarely 2. often 5. usually 8. always 3. seldom 6. never 9. never