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simple present negatives / don't know. She doesn't ski.

D 1do not work you do not work he/she/it does not work we/they do not work
Contractions: don't, doesn't

We make simple present negatives (B ) with do!does not + infinitive (without to).

STATEMENT D NEGATIVE f l
1 know / do not know (NOT Tknow not)
You think You do not think
He likes He does not like
She remembers She does not remember
It helps It does not help
We want We do not want
They understand They do not understand

^ Make negative sentences. Use do not or does not.
► I play chess, {cards) ..! J^ P . plflujp&X^P:...........
1 You speak very good Arabic. (Chinese) .........................................

2 Bill plays the piano very well, {guitar) ...........................................
3 We agree about most things, {holidays) .......................................
4 Alan and John live near me. {George and Andrew) .......................
5 My father writes novels. (poetry) ..................................................

6 Barbara works in London, {live) ....................................................
7 Henry likes old books, {parties) ....................................................

^ Make negative sentences. Use don't or doesn't.

1 The train stops at Bristol. (Cardiff) It..............................................

2 I like jazz, {pop music) ..................................................................
3 Peter remembers names very well, {faces) ....................................
4 We know our Member of Parliament, {his wife) ............................
5 Alice teaches engineering, {mathematics) ....................................

6 The children play football on Mondays, {hockey) ..........................
7 The shops open on Sunday mornings, {afternoons) .....................

0 Complete the negative sentences, using words from the box.

You can use do not/does not or don't/doesn't, as you like.

fish in Britain much petrol / much tennis
on Sundays Russian your phone number

► My car / use . .M y. 9PT.f^.°pf:'p'P. ucsc wcu.cM, petroL

1 Our cat/like ............................................................
2 Melinda / speak ........................................................
3 I / remember ............................................................
4 Oranges / grow .........................................................
5 The postman/come ................................................
6 We/play ..................................................................

18 PRESENT TENSES