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If there is no auxiliary verb, we use do/does/did + not/n't + infinitive (without to).

I like —► / don't like She knows —► She doesn't know (NOT She doesn't knows)
He arrived —► He did not arrive (NOT He did not arrived) It rained —► It didn't rain

^ Make negative sentences.

► Cats eat meat. (potatoes) . . .........................................................................

► Cervantes wrote'Don Quixote'. (Mozart) ..W 9 7 : ^ . i/ v ............................

1 Shakespeare lived in London. (New York) ............................................................................................
2 Dictionaries tell you about words, {phone books) ................................................................................
3 The earth goes round the sun. (round the moon) ..................................................................................
4 Most Algerians speak Arabic. (Russian) ................................................................................................

5 Fridges keep food cold. (cookers) ........................................................................................................
6 The Second World War ended in 1945. (7955) .....................................................................................
7 John knows my parents, [my sister) .....................................................................................................

Q Use expressions from the two boxes, and write eight things that you don't do.

buy socks dance go to sleep play football play the violin ride a bicycle speak English

sing study mathematics write poetry

after breakfast at Christmas at school in London in the bath in the middle of the night
in the middle of the road in the sea on the bus on the telephone on Tuesdays

I dovdt boofes Iia, L.owdow.
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8 .............................................................................................................................................................................................

^ Complete these negative sentences. Use aren't, haven't, doesn't etc.

1 'What's the tim e?''I...................know.'
2 'What was the film like? 'It.................. very good.'

3 'Would Stella like some coffee?' 'No, she.................. drink coffee.'
4 I .................seen William for weeks. Is he OK?
5 Pat and Jim .................. very happy with their new car.
6 'Can I see you tomorrow?' 'I .................be here. How about Tuesday?'
7 'Was the lesson any good?' 'I .................understand a word.'
8 She...................buy the coat; it was too expensive.
9 The baby.................. got much hair.
10 'Can we go?' 'In a minute. I .................ready.'

For more practice with present negatives, past negatives etc, see Sections 2-5.

NOTE: one negative word is enough (see page 115).
Nobody understands me. (NOT Nebedy-deesrYHrnderstand me.)
She never phones me. (NOT She doesn't never phone me.)

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES 113
forms (for example / am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.