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Simple
Present Tense - Negative Form
Plural Subjects
With I, you, we, they and plural nouns ( for example: kids, boys, girls ...) we use auxilary verb do not or don't short form.
I don't play tennis.
You don't play
We don't play
They don't play tennis.
Plural nouns:
The students don't play tennis.
The girls don't play tennis.
Tom and Teddy don't play tennis.
Singular Subjects
With she, he, it and singular nouns ( for example: the boy, the kid, Tom ...) we use auxilary verb does not or doesn't short form.
We don't use -s with the verb: doesn't play
He doesn't play
She doesn't play
It doesn't happen
Singular nouns:
The student doesn't play tennis.
The girl doesn't play
Tom doesn't play tennis.
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Negative Forms Table of The Simple Present Tense
SubjectI
You
We
They
My mother and father
The students
Auxilary Verb
do not
don't
Verb
read
like
work
live
go
play
watch
have
Example Sentences:
I don't work in a bank.
Cate doesn't live in Izmir.
It doesn't rains a lot in Texas.
They don't have a car.
She doesn't have a house.
John doesn't know English.
I don't like pizza.
My wife doesn't like eating fruits.
My friends don't go there.
We don't work on Saturdays.
He
She
It
Sally
The girl
does not
doesn't
in a sentence
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