Make a present simple sentence negative when you want to say something does not happen.
The idea
Use do not before the base verb with I, you, we and they. Use does not with he, she, it and singular nouns. The common contractions are don’t and doesn’t. The main verb remains in its base form after either auxiliary.
Examples
- I do not drink coffee.
- She does not drive to work.
- They do not open on Sundays.
- Our bus does not stop here.
- We don’t eat meat.
- He doesn’t live nearby.
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Watch out
Do not add -s to the main verb after does not: write She does not drive, not She does not drives. The verb be forms negatives differently.
Try it yourself
I ___ not drink coffee.
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do
do is the auxiliary used with I.
She ___ not drive to work.
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does
does is the auxiliary used with she.
The bus does not ___ here. (stop)
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stop
stop stays in its base form after does not.
Practice round
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I ___ not drink coffee.
She ___ not drive to work.
The bus does not ___ here. (stop)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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