I don’t …. (simple present negative) BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE

 

BASIC GRAMMAR IN USE UNIT 6 I don’t …. (simple present negative)

 

A The simple present negative is don’t/doesn’t + verb: • I drink coffee, but I don ’t drink tea. • Sue drinks tea, but she doesn’t drink coffee. • You don’t work very hard. • We don’t watch television very often. • The weather is usually nice. It doesn’t rain very often. • Gary and Nicole don’t know many people. B Remember • I don’t like Fred, and Fred doesn’t like me. (not Fred don’t like) • My car doesn’t use much gas. (not My car don’t use) • Sometimes he is late, but it doesn’t happen very often. C We use don’t/doesn’t + base form (don’t like / doesn’t speak / doesn’t do, etc.): ■ I don’t like to wash the car. I don’t do it very often. ■ Sarah speaks Spanish, but she doesn’t speak Italian. (not doesn’t speaks) ■ Bill doesn’t do his job very well, (not Bill doesn’t his job) ■ Paula doesn’t usually have breakfast, (not doesn’t . . . has) EXERCISES 6.1 Write the negative. 1 I play the piano very well. __ I don't play the piano very well. ___ 2 Jane plays the piano very well. Jane _____________________________ 3 They know my phone number. They ____________________________________ 6.2 Study the information and write sentences with like. 6.3 Write about yourself. Use: I never …… or I …… a lot or I don’t …… very often 1 (watch TV)    I never watch TV or I watch TV a lot or I don’t watch TV very often 2 (go to the theater) ________________________________________ 6.4 Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use don't/doesn't + these verbs cost go know read see use wear 1 I buy a newspaper every day, but sometimes I ____don't read ____ it. 2 Paul has a car, but he _______________ it very often. 3 Paul and his friends like movies, but they _______________ to the movie theater very often. 6.5 Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative. 1 Margaret __speaks ___four languages - English, Japanese, Arabic, and Spanish, (speak) 2 I ___don’t like ____ my job. It’s very boring, (like) 3 “Where’s Martin?” “I’m sorry. I _______________________ .” (know) 4 Sue is a very quiet person. She_______________________ very much, (talk)

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