Unit 1.2
Present Simple Negative
Tenses
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Form
The present simple, in its negative form, has this structure:
Subject + do/does + not + verb + …
- Do/does: the third person singular changes from do to does;
- Verb: the base form of the verb is the same (without any changes).
| Subject | do/does + not | Verb |
|---|---|---|
| I | do not | work |
| You | do not | work |
| He | does not | work |
| She | does not | work |
| It | does not | work |
| We | do not | work |
| You | do not | work |
| They | do not | work |
Irregular verb to be: I am not - you are not - he is not…
Short form
| Subject | don’t/ doesn’t | Verb |
|---|---|---|
| I | don’t | work |
| You | don’t | work |
| He | doesn’t | work |
| She | doesn’t | work |
| It | doesn’t | work |
| We | don’t | work |
| You | don’t | work |
| They | don’t | work |
