Present simple negative (I don't eat, he doesn't pray, we don't love..)
Woman : No, thanks. I don't drink coffee.
A. The present simple negative is don't / doesn't + verb:
Affirmative/Positive sentence Negative sentence
I drink I
we like we do not
you do you (don't)
they have they drink
like
he drinks he do
she likes she does not have
it does it (doesn't)
has
- I drink coffee but I don't drink beer.
- Lisa drinks tea but she doesn't drink milk.
- You don't study hard.
- We don't go on holiday very often.
- It doesn't rain very often.
- Gary and Lisa don't know many people.
- You don't know who I am, do you?
B. Remember:
I/we/you/they don't ... > I don't like loud music..
he/she/it doesn't ... > He doesn't like loud music.
- I don't like Lisa and Lisa doesn't like me.
- Sometimes my scooter is broken but it doesn't happen very often.
- My wife doesn't eat much meat.
C. We use don't/ doesn't + infinitive. (don't drink/ doesn't like/ doesn't do etc.)
- I don't like watching T.V. I don't do it very often.
- Katro speaks Spanish but he doesn't speak English.
- Desya doesn't usually have breakfast.
- Neneng has got a car but she doesn't use it very often.
See also:
Present simple question (Do you ... ?)
Present simple (I eat, I pray, I love ...)
Present simple (I eat, I pray, I love ...)
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