The simple present negative is don't/doesn't + verb

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Coffee? don't drink coffee

I don't like my job

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She doesn't drink coffee He doesn't like his job

Affirmative Negative

he he
likes doesn't
(does not)

O l drink coffee. but I don't drink tea

O Sue drinks tea, but she doesn't drink coffee
O You don't wow very hard
O We don't watch w very often
O The weather is usually nice. It doesn't rain very often
O Matt and Nicole don't know many people
Remember
I/we/you/they don't o I don't like football
he/she/it doesn't O He doesn't like football
O I don't like josh, and josh doesn't like me. (not josh don't like)
O My car doesn't use much gas. (not My car dora'r use)
O Sometimes he is late, but it doesn't happen very often
We use don't/doesn't + base form (don't like / doesrl't speak / doesn'c do, etc)
oI don't like to wash the car. I don't do it very often
O Sarah speaks Spanish, but she doesn't speak Italian. (not doesn't speaks)
O Bill doesn't do his job very well. (not Bill doesn't his job)
O Maria doesn't usually have breakliasn (not doesn't . . . has)

( do/work/like, etc (simple present) -»u»acs Doyou ... ? (simple present questions) -» Unit 7

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Exercises
Write the negative.
1 I play the piano very well. 1
..........don't ...... ...the
....... .........play ........ ...well.
...............very
...........piano .. ......................... .............................................................

2 Anna plays the piano very well. Anna ...Doesn’t ...........the

...................play ...............very
........piano .......................................................................................
...........well
3 They know my phone number. 117ey .Don’t ..............my
..............know .......................................................................................................
................number
........phone

4 We work very hard. .....We .............work

.........don’t ........................................................................................................................
...........hard
.............very
5 Mike has a car. ...Mika .....................have
..............doesn’t ............................................................................. ....................................
.....car
..............a .

6 You do the same Ching every day. ...........................................................................................................................................................................

Study the information and write sentences with like.

1 .......Bill ............Rose
..........and .................. .......music
.... .. ...classical
........... ....like ......... .... ................. . . .. ......
v
.

Carol ...Doesn’t ........classical

.................like ...................................... ......................
...................musics

.............................. ................... classical music.

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Do you r
I ...Like
.................. .

like . . . ? BMLAND 2 Bill and Rose ..................................................... .. . . . . ..........................

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Rose CAROL YOU Carol ........................................ .................................................. ...............

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1 classical music? yes no I ........................................................................................................................
2 boxing?
3 horror movies?
no
yes
yes
no ? 3 ...........................................................................................................................

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...........................................................................................................................

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Write about yourself Use:
never... or I . • . a lot or ..
don't . very often.
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1 (watch Tv) ........Ido . . ..............h
. . .......watt
........l»'t .....W ....................... OI' ...........never
........ ..often
.........very .... .........h
................wars .....Tv.
.............. or
... ....lwatc
. ............. ..hTValot
.............................................................. ........................................ .. .. .... .............. . .... ................... .. . . . . . .....................
. . . .
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2 (go to the cheater) .... ...................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................

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3 (ride a bike) ......................................................................................................................................................................................... ..........................
tt

4 (eat in restaurants) ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................

5 (travel by train) . ......................................................................................................................................................................
. .........................................
a

Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use don't/doesn't + these verbs:
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cost go know -Fain- see use wear

1 The weather here is usually nice. It .......oesn't ....................rain

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.. ............. a lot.
2 Andy has a can but he . Doesn’t use ....... .. .. . ... ... . .... .. . . . . . . . . .. . ....... .. ......................... .......... it very often.
LT

3 Dan and his friends like movies, but they ................... .......................................... ................ ... to the movies very often. .

4 Amanda is married, but she .................................................................................. a ring.

I

.................................................................................. much about politics. l'm not interested in it.

IE

6 The Regent Hotel isn't expensive. It .................................................................................. much to stay there.

7 David lives near us, but we .................................................................................. him very often.

Put the verb into the correct form, afFirmative or negative.

1 Lauren ......&P§ak§...... .. .......... ........... four languages - English, Korean, Arabic, and Spanish. (speak)

2 I . ......... ......................... my job. It's very boring. (like)

3 "Where's David?" "I'm sorry. I .................................................................................. (know) l.

4 Sue is a very quiet person. She ........................................................................... .. .... very much. (talk) .

s Andy .................................................................................. a lot of coffee. It's his favorite drink. (drink)

6 That's not true! I ........................ ............................................ ............. it! (believe)
7 II1at's a very beautiful picture. I .................................................................................. italot. (like)
8 Iohn is vegetarian. He .................................................................................. meat. (eat)

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