Present simple: negatives (A1 Grammar)

With I, you, we, they, use don't + the base verb.

Negatives: don't

• I don't like coffee.
• You don't work here.
• They don't speak French.
• Not "I no like coffee." — say "I don't like coffee.". To say no, use don't before the verb, not just 'no'.
• Try it: I ___ coffee. (don't like / doesn't like / no like) Answer: don't like — With I, the negative is don't (doesn't is only for he/she/it). So: I don't like coffee.

Negatives: doesn't

With he, she, it, use doesn't + the base verb (the -s moves to doesn't).

• He doesn't work here.
• She doesn't like coffee.
• Not "She doesn't likes coffee." — say "She doesn't like coffee.". Doesn't already has the -s, the main verb goes back to plain.
• Try it: She ___ French. (doesn't speak / doesn't speaks / don't speak) Answer: doesn't speak — Doesn't already carries the -s, so the verb is plain: doesn't speak (not 'speaks').