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DON’T use DO or DOES with the
THE SIMPLE
Use DO with the pronouns I, YOU, verb TO BE. WRONG: Douglas
WE, and THEY or with nouns that
PRESENT!!
DOES NOT IS a doctor. CORRECT:
can be replaced by those
pronouns.
AUXILIARIES Douglas IS NOT a doctor.
DON’T use DO or DOES with the
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING RULES:
Use DOES with the pronouns SHE, verb CAN. WRONG: They DON’T
HE, and IT or with nouns that can CAN speak French. CORRECT:
be replaced by those pronouns. They CAN’T speak French.
Use DO and DOES to ask DON’T add –S to a verb in a
questions in the simple present. question or negation with the
Example: DO you like pizza? DOES third person if you are using
she like hamburger? DOES. WRONG: Lynette DOESN’T
LIKES strawberries. CORRECT:
Use DO and DOES to say NO. Lynette DOESN’T LIKE
Example: I DO NOT study Math. strawberries.
She DOES NOT work.
DON’T ask a question without
Use DO and DOES to say NO in an using DO or DOES. James plays
abbreviated form. Example: We soccer? DOES James play soccer?
DON’T play baseball. He DOESN’T
go to the gym. DON’T say NO with verbs
different from CAN or TO BE
NOW, LET’S PRACTICE: DO and DOES to give short
Use without using DO or DOES.
answers. Example: Do you drink WRONG: They not write letters.
I. Write questions with DO…? And DOES…? Take a look at the example:
wine? Yes, I DO - No, I DON’T. CORRECT: They DON’T write
letters.
1. I like chocolate. How about you? Do you like chocolate?
2. You work hard. How about Anna? Do you work hard?
3. Lisa plays tennis. How about his friends? Does Lisa play tennis?
4. Tom speaks French. How about his brother? _ does he speak French?
5. Charles plays soccer. How about Richard? Does Charles play soccer?_
6. Tina wants to be famous. How about you? Does she wants to ve famous?
7. I do yoga every morning. How about you? Do I do yoga every morning?__
8. John lives near here. How about his sister? Does he live near here?__
9. Susan often goes to the beach. How about Lucy? Does she often goes to the beach?__
10. I love chemistry. How about you? Do I love chemistry?____
II. Write the negative form for the following statements. Look at the example:
1. Lucy plays the piano very well. Lucy doesn’t play the piano very well
2. They know my telephone number. _______they don´t know telephone number__
3. He has a bath everyday. _______he doesn´t have a bath everyday__
4. You have lunch at the same hour every day. _________you don´t have lunch at the same hour every day___

2. 5. We sing very well. ______we don´t very well_____
6. I play the guitar. ______i don´t play the guitar_____
7. She likes to eat salad. _______she doesn´t like to eat salad__________
8. My parents visit Rome every year. ____my parents don´t visit Rome every year_______
9. Jerry studies every night. ___jerry doesn´t every night________
10. We visit our grandparents on Sunday. ____we don´t visit our grandparents on Sunday______________
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