‹Simple present›: Questions and Negation
How it works
In English, ‹Simple Present› is used to express regular actions or facts. To form questions, one usually uses the auxiliary verb ‹do› (with ‹he/she/it›: ‹does›) at the beginning of the sentence. For negations, one uses ‹do not› (‹don't›) or ‹does not› (‹doesn't›) before the verb. The main verb then stands in the base form, e.g. ‹He does not play›. In questions and negations, the -s is omitted with ‹he/she/it› because the auxiliary verb shows the person. Example: Statement: ‹She plays.› Question: ‹Does she play?› Negation: ‹She does not play.›
In questions in ‹Simple Present›, ‹do› or ‹does› stands at the beginning of the sentence, followed by the subject and the verb in the infinitive. For negations, ‹do not› or ‹does not› stands between the subject and the verb. The verb always remains in the infinitive.
An example
What is the correct negation of ‹He likes apples.›?
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50 Exercises
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