You Don't Own Me by Lesley Gore--Song for Negative Verb Formation

(TESOL Worksheets--Negative Verbs)

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 [Use to review negative verb formation.  First hand out sheet where students practice forming negative verbs.  Go over as a class and write the correct negative forms on the board.  Hand out song sheet for "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore.  Students have to listen to the song and write in the correct words in the blank (all examples of negative verbs.)  For lower level students, I usually play the song twice, and the second time I inform them that all the words they'll need are already on the board.]

Look at the sentences, and in each blank write in the negative form of the verb.

Say	you love me.

Tell	me how you feel.

Put	the baby down.

Try	to eat this food.

I	own	a dog.

I	can go	to the movies.

I'm	a teacher.

Tie	your shoe.

Next, listen to the song and write in the missing verbs. 

You ___________ me

___________ just one of your many toys

You ___________ me

___________ I ___________with other boys

And ___________ me what to do

___________ me what to say

And please, when I go out with you

___________me on display 'cause

You ___________me

___________to change me in any way

You ___________ me

___________ me down 'cause I'd never stay

I ___________you what to say

I ___________ you what to do

So just let me be myself

That's all I ask of you

I'm young and I love to be young

I'm free and I love to be free

To live my life the way I want

To say and do whatever I please

And ___________me what to do

Oh, ___________me what to say

And please, when I go out with you

___________me on display

I ___________you what to say

Oh, ___________you what to do

So just let me be myself

That's all I ask of you

I'm young and I love to be young

I'm free and I love to be free

To live

Answers

You don't own me

I'm not just one of your many toys

You don't own me

Don't say I can't go with other boys

And don't tell me what to do

Don't tell me what to say

And please, when I go out with you

Don't put me on display 'cause

You don't own me

Don't try to change me in any way

You don't own me

Don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay

I don't tell you what to say

I don't tell you what to do

So just let me be myself

That's all I ask of you

I'm young and I love to be young

I'm free and I love to be free

To live my life the way I want

To say and do whatever I please

And don't tell me what to do

Oh, don't tell me what to say

And please, when I go out with you

Don't put me on display

I don't tell you what to say

Oh, don't tell you what to do

So just let me be myself

That's all I ask of you

I'm young and I love to be young

I'm free and I love to be free

To live