This document discusses how to form negative statements in the present simple tense. It notes that for negative statements, "don't" or "doesn't" is placed before the verb, and after "doesn't" the infinitive form of the verb is used, not the third person form. Examples are provided of using "doesn't" with "she" and "don't" with "I", "you", "we" and "they".
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L9 16 l10ex4apresent simple2
1. Present simple: statements (negative)10
here.
NOTE: After doesn’t we use the infinitive form of the
verb, not the third person form.
She doesn’t live here. NOT She doesn’t lives here.
doesn’t
(does not)
He
She
(It)
live
work
study
don’t
(do not)
I
You
We
They
For negative statements, we put don’t or doesn’t before
the verb.