1.2 I don't like violence (negative)
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Negatives
Paying attention to some of the sentences to refer to dislikes, we use the auxiliary verb DO to make negative sentences in the Present Simple Tense (except in the case of modal verbs such as "can't": I can't jump over that fence / No puedo saltar esa valla).
So, we have:
Subject | + | DO | + | NOT |
(Short form) |
+ | Verb |
+ | (Indirect Object) | + | (Direct Object) |
I / you / we / they | + | DO | + | NOT | (don't) | + | like | + | + | action movies. | |
he / she / it |
+ |
DOES |
+ |
NOT |
(doesn't) |
+ |
have |
+ |
|
+ | a favourite musician or a favourite composer. |
Paco and his friends | + | DO | + | NOT | (don't) | + | drink | + | + | alcohol. |
Ejercicio Resuelto
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- We like going to Art exhibitions.
- Claudia loves music.
- She is interested in classical music.
- They have a favourite musician and a favourite composer.
- She enjoys going to the cinema.
- Our teacher, Claudia, comments on films and books.
Can you say the negative of the previous sentences?
Para saber más
- To improve the structure of negative sentences in the Present Simple tense, click here.
- And if you to practice with negative sentences in the Present Simple tense, click here.
We use the auxiliary verb to do to say negative sentences in the Present Simple Tense. However, at this point, you should have noticed that something happens in the third person singular of the Present Simple tense. Let's see what it is in the next section!