Unit 6: I don't...

Present Simple Negative – Full Textbook Version

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A. Form: don't / doesn't + verb

PositiveNegative
Iwork
like
do
have		I do not (don't) work
wewe
youyou
theythey
he
she
it		works
likes
does
has		he does not (doesn't) have

B. Remember:

I/we/you/they don’t …
he/she/it doesn’t …
I don’t like football.
He doesn’t like football.
I don’t like Fred and Fred doesn’t like me. (not Fred don’t like)
My car doesn’t use much petrol. (not My car don’t use)
Sometimes he is late but it doesn’t happen very often.

C. don’t/doesn’t + infinitive

I don’t like washing the car. I don’t do it very often.
Sandra speaks Spanish but she doesn’t speak Italian. (not doesn’t speaks)
Bill doesn’t do his job very well. (not Bill doesn’t his job)
Paula doesn’t usually have breakfast. (not doesn’t … has)

Examples

Coffee

She doesn’t drink coffee.

Job

He doesn’t like his job.

“Coffee?” “No, thanks. I don’t drink coffee.”
She doesn’t drink coffee.
He doesn’t like his job.
I drink coffee but I don’t drink tea.
Sue drinks tea but she doesn’t drink coffee.
You don’t work very hard.
We don’t watch television very often.
The weather is usually nice. It doesn’t rain very often.
Gerry and Linda don’t know many people.

Exercises 6.1 – 6.5

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6.1 Write the negative

  1. I play the piano very well. → I don't play the piano very well.
  2. Jane plays the piano very well. →
  3. They know my phone number. →
  4. We work very hard. →
  5. He has a bath every day. →
  6. You do the same thing every day. →
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6.2 Study the information and write sentences with like

Table

Bill and Rose like classical music.

  1. Bill and Rose → like classical music
  2. Carol →
  3. Bill and Rose →
  4. Carol →
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6.3 Write about yourself. Use: I never ... or I often ... or I don't ... very often.

  1. (watch TV) →
  2. (go to the theatre) →
  3. (ride a bicycle) →
  4. (eat in restaurants) →
  5. (travel by train) →
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6.4 Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use don’t/doesn’t + one of these verbs:

cost go know read see use wear

  1. I buy a newspaper every day but sometimes I don't read it.
  2. Paul has a car but he →
  3. They like films but they →
  4. Amanda is married but she →
  5. I → much about politics. I'm not interested in it. →
  6. It's not an expensive hotel. It → much to stay there. →
  7. Brian lives near us but we → him very often. →
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6.5 Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.

  1. Margaret speaks four languages – English, French, German and Spanish. (speak)
  2. I don't like my job. It's very boring. (like) →
  3. "Where's Martin?" "I'm sorry. I → ." (know) →
  4. Sue is a very quiet person. She → very much. (talk) →
  5. Jim → a lot of tea. It's his favourite drink. (drink) →
  6. It's not true! I → it! (believe) →
  7. That's a very beautiful picture. I → it very much. (like) →
  8. Mark is a vegetarian. He → meat. (eat) →

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