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Negative Sentence

To make negative sentences in simple present tense, we use does not with singular

subjects and do not with plural subjects.

Read the given sentences.

1. She does not walk every day.

2. They do not play regularly.

We use the root form of the verb with does not.

Read again the given sentence.

She does not walk every day. (NOT: She does not walks every day.)

Interrogative Sentence

To make interrogative sentences in simple present tense, we use does with singular

subjects and do with plural subjects in the beginning of sentences.

Read the given sentences.

1. Does she walk every day?

2. Do they play regularly?

Test Yourself

A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.
1. I _________________ my parents. (love/loves)

2. We _________________ French. (speak/speaks)

3. My brother _________________ me a letter. (write/writes)
4. My father and mother _________________ tea. (drink/drinks)

5. The boy _________________ a little English. (know/knows)

6. The doctor _________________ the patients. (treat/treats)
7. They _________________ my name. (ask/asks)

8. They _________________ to school every day. (walk/walks)

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