Grammar Verb Conjugation Simple Present Negative In order to form the Simple Present Negative, you have to use the auxiliary verb "To Do" right after the subject. Notice that it changes for the 3rd  person: you must use "doesn´t" and subtract the "-s". Example: He doesn´t see (not "He doesn´t sees).   Observe, listen and repeat the examples below   Regular form Contraction Example Singular Singular Singular I do not I don´t  I don´t want to talk about soccer, I want to talk about music and astronomy You do not You don´t  You don´t need to go to the party if you don´t want but we will be sad if you don´t go He does not He doesn´t Carlisle doesn´t have time to talk because he is a very busy man; he is always working She does not She doesn´t The secretary doesn´t speak French; she only speaks English; German and Spanish It does not It doesn´t The computer doesn´t work; maybe it is broken. We need to take it to the repair shop Plural Plural Plural We do not We don´t  You and I don´t need to argue; we can talk and find a solution to the problem You do not You don´t  You and your best friend don´t study together; you study in different groups They do not They don´t Elena and Victor don´t date; they are just good friends   Activity Write a Simple Present Negative sentence using the verbs below:   # Infinitive Simple Present Negative 1 To Protect ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 To Rain ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 To Save ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 To Show ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 To Smell ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 6 To Start ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 7 To Stop ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 8 To Study ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 9 To Talk ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 10 To Touch ___________________________________________________________________________________________     Listen and repeat: Regular Verbs ending in -e, -d, -k, -t, -l Verb: To See Verb: To Need Verb: To Speak Verb: To Want Verb: To Call Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I don´t see I don´t need I don´t speak I don´t want I don´t call You don´t see You don´t need You don´t speak You don´t want You don´t call He doesn´t see He doesn´t need He doesn´t speak He doesn´t want He doesn´t call She doesn´t see She doesn´t need She doesn´t speak She doesn´t want She doesn´t call It doesn´t see It doesn´t need It doesn´t speak It doesn´t want It doesn´t call Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We don´t see We don´t need We don´t speak We don´t want We don´t call You don´t see You don´t need You don´t speak You don´t want You don´t call They don´t see They don´t need They don´t speak They don´t want They don´t call Regular Verbs ending in -w, -n, -m, -r, -gh Verb: To Know Verb: To Open Verb: To Dream Verb: To Answer Verb: To Laugh Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I don´t know I don´t open I don´t dream I don´t answer I don´t laugh You don´t know You don´t open You don´t dream You don´t answer You don´t laugh He doesn´t know He doesn´t open He doesn´t dream He doesn´t answer He doesn´t laugh She doesn´t know She doesn´t open She doesn´t dream She doesn´t answer She doesn´t laugh It doesn´t know It doesn´t open It doesn´t dream It doesn´t answer It doesn´t laugh Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We don´t know We don´t open We don´t dream We don´t answer We don´t laugh You don´t know You don´t open You don´t dream You don´t answer You don´t laugh They don´t know They don´t open They don´t dream They don´t answer They don´t laugh Regular Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by consonant (consonants are: b, c, d, f, g etc...) Verb: To Study Verb: To Cry Verb: To Bury Verb: To Fly Verb: To Deny Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I don´t study I don´t cry I don´t bury I don´t fly I don´t deny You don´t study You don´t cry You don´t bury You don´t fly You don´t deny He doesn´t study He doesn´t cry He doesn´t bury He doesn´t fly He doesn´t deny She doesn´t study She doesn´t cry She doesn´t bury She doesn´t fly She doesn´t deny It doesn´t study It doesn´t cry It doesn´t bury It doesn´t fly It doesn´t deny Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We don´t study We don´t cry We don´t bury We don´t fly We don´t deny You don´t study You don´t cry You don´t bury You don´t fly You don´t deny They don´t study They don´t cry They don´t bury They don´t fly They don´t deny Regular Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by vowel (vowels are a, e, i, o, u) Verb: To Play Verb: To Buy Verb: To Enjoy Verb: To Betray Verb: To Destroy Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I don´t play I don´t buy I don´t enjoy I don´t betray I don´t destroy You don´t play You don´t buy You don´t enjoy You don´t betray You don´t destroy He doesn´t play He doesn´t buy He doesn´t enjoy He doesn´t betray He doesn´t destroy She doesn´t play She doesn´t buy She doesn´t enjoy She doesn´t betray She doesn´t destroy It doesn´t play It doesn´t buy It doesn´t enjoy It doesn´t betray It doesn´t destroy Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We don´t play We don´t buy We don´t enjoy We don´t betray We don´t destroy You don´t play You don´t buy You don´t enjoy You don´t betray You don´t destroy They don´t play They don´t buy They don´t enjoy They don´t betray They don´t destroy Regular Verbs ending in "-ch" Verb: To Teach Verb: To Watch Verb: To Attach Verb: To Catch Verb: To March Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I don´t teach I don´t watch I don´t attach I don´t catch I don´t march You don´t teach You don´t watch You don´t attach You don´t catch You don´t march He doesn´t teach He doesn´t watch He doesn´t attach He doesn´t catch He doesn´t march She doesn´t teach She doesn´t watch She doesn´t attach She doesn´t catch She doesn´t march It doesn´t teach It doesn´t watch It doesn´t attach It doesn´t catch It doesn´t march Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We don´t teach We don´t watch We don´t attach We don´t catch We don´t march You don´t teach You don´t watch You don´t attach You don´t catch You don´t march They don´t teach They don´t watch They don´t attach They don´t catch They don´t march Regular Verbs ending in "-ss" Verb: To Pass Verb: To Discuss Verb: To Dismiss Verb: To Miss Singular Singular Singular Singular I don´t pass I don´t discuss I don´t dismiss I don´t miss You don´t pass You don´t discuss You don´t dismiss You don´t miss He doesn´t pass He doesn´t discuss He doesn´t dismiss He doesn´t miss She doesn´t pass She doesn´t discuss She doesn´t dismiss She doesn´t miss It doesn´t pass It doesn´t discuss It doesn´t dismiss It doesn´t miss Plural Plural Plural Plural We don´t pass We don´t discuss We don´t dismiss We don´t miss You don´t pass You don´t discuss You don´t dismiss You don´t miss They don´t pass They don´t discuss They don´t dismiss They don´t miss Regular Verbs ending in "-ss" Verb: To Express Verb: To Guess Verb: To Kiss Verb: To Press Singular Singular Singular Singular I don´t express I don´t guess I don´t kiss I don´t press You don´t express You don´t guess You don´t kiss You don´t press He doesn´t express He doesn´t guess He doesn´t kiss He doesn´t press She doesn´t express She doesn´t guess She doesn´t kiss She doesn´t press It doesn´t express It doesn´t guess It doesn´t kiss It doesn´t press Plural Plural Plural Plural We don´t express We don´t guess We don´t kiss We don´t press You don´t express You don´t guess You don´t kiss You don´t press They don´t express They don´t guess They don´t kiss They don´t press Regular Verbs ending in "-sh" Verb: To Clash Verb: To Crush Verb: To Establish Verb: To Finish Verb: To Smash Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I don´t clash I don´t crush I don´t establish I don´t finish I don´t smash You don´t clash You don´t crush You don´t establish You don´t finish You don´t smash He doesn´t clash He doesn´t crush He doesn´t establish He doesn´t finish He doesn´t smash She doesn´t clash She doesn´t crush She doesn´t establish She doesn´t finish She doesn´t smash It doesn´t clash It doesn´t crush It doesn´t establish It doesn´t finish It doesn´t smash Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We don´t clash We don´t crush We don´t establish We don´t finish We don´t smash You don´t clash You don´t crush You don´t establish You don´t finish You don´t smash They don´t clash They don´t crush They don´t establish They don´t finish They don´t smash Regular Verbs ending in "-x" Verb: To Fix Singular I don´t fix You don´t fix He doesn´t fix She doesn´t fix It doesn´t fix Plural We don´t fix You don´t fix They don´t fix   Some irregular verbs. Notice that some of these verbs have a regular conjugation when in Simple Present Negative.   Verb: To Be Verb: To Have Verb: To Go Verb: To Do Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not I don´t have I don´t go I don´t do You are not You don´t have You don´t go You don´t do He is not He doesn´t have He doesn´t go He doesn´t do She is not She doesn´t have She doesn´t go She doesn´t do It is not It doesn´t have It doesn´t go It doesn´t do Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not We don´t have We don´t go We don´t do You are not You don´t have You don´t go You don´t do They are not They don´t have They don´t go They don´t do   Verb: Can Verb: Must Verb: May Singular Singular Singular I can´t I must not I may not You can´t You must not You may not He can´t He must not He may not She can´t She must not She may not It can´t It must not It may not Plural Plural Plural We can´t We must not We may not You can´t You must not You may not They can´t They must not They may not   Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved