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Unit 6 · Present

I don't ... (present simple negative)

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A

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

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She doesn't drink coffee.

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He doesn't like his job.

positive

I work
we like
you do
they have
he works
she likes
it does
has

negative

I don't (do not) work
we like
you do
they have
he doesn't (does not)
she
it
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I drink coffee, but I don't drink tea.

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Sue drinks tea, but she doesn't drink coffee.

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You don't work very hard.

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We don't watch TV very often.

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The weather is usually nice. It doesn't rain very often.

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Sam and Chris don't know many people.

B

Remember:

I / we / you / they don't ...
he / she / it doesn't ...
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I don't like football.

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He doesn't like football.

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I don't like Fred and Fred doesn't like me. (not Fred don't like)

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My car doesn't use much petrol. (not My car don't use)

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Sometimes he is late, but it doesn't happen very often.

C

We use don't/doesn't + infinitive (don't like / doesn't speak / doesn't do etc.):

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I don't like washing the car. I don't do it very often.

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Sarah speaks Spanish, but she doesn't speak Italian. (not doesn't speaks)

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David doesn't do his job very well. (not David doesn't his job)

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Paula doesn't usually have breakfast. (not doesn't ... has)

Exercises (5)

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6.1

Write the negative.

  1. 1
    I play the piano very well. I the piano very well.example
  2. 2
    Anna plays the piano very well. Anna the piano very well.
  3. 3
    They know my phone number. They my phone number.
  4. 4
    We work very hard. We very hard.
  5. 5
    He has a bath every day. He a bath every day.
  6. 6
    You do the same thing every day. You the same thing every day.
6.2

Study the information and write sentences with like.

  1. 1
    Ben and Sophie: classical music (yes), boxing (no), horror movies (yes) Kate: classical music (no), boxing (yes), horror movies (no) You: classical music (?), boxing (?), horror movies (?)
    Ben and Sophie classical music.example
  2. 2
    Kate classical music.
  3. 3
    Ben and Sophie boxing.
  4. 4
    Kate boxing.
  5. 5
    Ben and Sophie horror movies.
  6. 6
    Kate horror movies.
  7. 7
    I classical music.
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    I boxing.
  9. 9
    I horror movies.
6.3

Write about yourself. Use: I never ... or I often ... or I don't ... very often.

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    (watch TV)
    I TV very often. or I TV. or I TV.example
  2. 2
    (go to the theatre)
  3. 3
    (ride a bike)
  4. 4
    (eat in restaurants)
  5. 5
    (travel by train)
6.4

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

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    The weather here is usually nice. It much.example
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    Paul has a car, but he it very often.
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    Paul and his friends like films, but they to the cinema very often.
  4. 4
    Amanda is married, but she a ring.
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    I much about politics. I'm not interested in it.
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    The Regent Hotel isn't expensive. It much to stay there.
  7. 7
    Ed lives very near us, but we him very often.
6.5

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

  1. 1
    (speak)
    Margaret four languages – English, French, German and Spanish.example
  2. 2
    (like)
    I my job. It's very boring.example
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    (know)
    'Where's Steve?' 'I'm sorry. I .'
  4. 4
    (talk)
    Sue is a very quiet person. She very much.
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    (drink)
    Andy a lot of tea. It's his favourite drink.
  6. 6
    (believe)
    It's not true! I it!
  7. 7
    (like)
    That's a very beautiful picture. I it very much.
  8. 8
    (eat)
    Mark is a vegetarian. He meat.