Present simple: I do, I don’t, Do I?

Present simple: I do, I don’t, Do I?

Exercise 2

Transform the following sentences into negatives.

 
EXAMPLE: I love pizza. ⇒ I don’t love pizza.

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1 He is a student. ⇒ He a student.

2 Peter works in an office. ⇒ Peter in an office.

3 My parents live in Arizona. ⇒ My parents in Arizona.

4 Suzan likes cats. ⇒ Suzan cats.

5 He has brothers and sisters. ⇒ He any brothers or sisters.

6 She speaks three languages. ⇒ She three languages.

7 John and I want to be musicians. ⇒ John and I to be musicians.

8 They play tennis. ⇒ They tennis.

9 She gets home late. ⇒ She home late.

10 Anna and Paul live in the center. ⇒ Anna and Paul in the center.

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Present simple form

In present simple verbs, we need to use the verb do/does in questions and don’t/doesn’t in negatives.

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Our dictionary entry on do explains why ‘Does she works?’ is incorrect.

Spelling of he/she/it

The form is the same for all the other persons except he/she/it. The spelling for he/she/it is different.

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For common spelling errors such as ‘studys’ instead of ‘studies’, see our dictionary entry on spelling.

Present simple use

Habits or actions that happen regularly

We use present simple for habits or actions that we repeat regularly:

• I wash my hair every day.
• I never go to the library.
• I go to the library on Saturdays.

Permanent situations or things that are always or often true

• I don’t drink coffee.
• She’s very tall.
• I have two brothers.
• Water boils at 100 degrees.
• I like soup.