The Simple Present Tense

Negative sentences:

The negative form is used to express actions or situations that do not happen or are not true in the present. Let’s understand when to use “do” and “does” correctly.

1. “Do” in the negative form:

• use “do not” or its contraction “don’t” with: I, you, we, and they.

Example:
I do not like coffee. / We don’t watch TV on weekdays.

2. “Does” in the negative form:

• use “does not” or its contraction “doesn’t” with: he, she, and it.

Example:
She does not eat meat. / It doesn’t rain often in this city.

Let’s look at some examples to further clarify the difference:

• Positive sentence: He plays the guitar.
• Negative sentence: He does not play the guitar. / He doesn’t play the guitar.
• Positive sentence: They study English.
• Negative sentence: They do not study English. / They don’t study English.

Practice using negative sentences in the simple present tense to reinforce your understanding of when to use “do” and “does” correctly. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

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Subject + Do/Does + Not + Verb + Complement

Instructions: Listen and Repeat

Example:
They do not like spicy food.
He does not play the guitar.
We do not live in that city.
I do not enjoy spicy food.
She does not speak Spanish.
They do not have a car.
He does not play the piano.
We do not live in that neighborhood.
The cat does not like water.
It does not snow here.
The restaurant does not serve vegetarian food.
They do not watch TV in the morning.
She does not work on Sundays.

Using Contractions:

Instructions: Listen and Repeat

1. I don’t like coffee.
2. She doesn’t live here.
3. They don’t play tennis.
4. He doesn’t speak French.
5. We don’t have any pets.
6. It doesn’t rain often in this area.
7. You don’t understand what I’m saying.
8. Mary doesn’t work on Mondays.
9. We don’t usually go out on weekdays.
10. He doesn’t know how to swim.
11. They don’t believe in ghosts.
12. It doesn’t get dark until late in the summer.
13. I don’t enjoy watching horror movies.

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Instructions: Please fill in the blanks use contractions

Example:
She __________ (not kiss) the monkey.
doesn’t kiss

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