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‘The present simple negative is don’t/doesn’t + verb: No, thanks. | don’ drink coffee. She doesn’t drink coffee. He doesn’t like his job. positive negative don’t (do not) doesn’t (does not) 0 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. 1 Gary and Nicole don’t know many people. Remember: I/we/you/they don’t ... OI don’t like football he/she/it doesn’t... He doesn’t like football. 0 I don’t like Fred and Fred doesn’t like me. (vot Fred don’t like) © My car doesn’t use much petrol. (or My car don't use) © Sometimes he is late, but it doesn’t happen very often. We use don’t/doesn’t + infinitive (don't like / doesn’t speak / doesn’t do etc.): 3 I don’t like washing the car. I don’t do it very often. © Sarah speaks Spanish, but she doesn’t speak Italian. (not doesn’t speaks) O Bill doesn’t do his job very well. (not Bill doesn’t his job) 1 Paula doesn’t usually have breakfast. (not doesn’t ... has) | dolworklike ete. (present simple) —* Unit § Do you ...? (present simple questions) —» Unit 7 Exercises Unit 6 6.1 6.2 63 64 65 Write the negative. 1 I play the piano very well. | don’t play the. piano very well. 2 Jane plays the piano very well Jane 3 They know my phone number. ‘They 4 We work very hard. 5 He has a bath every day. e Kg “ 4 6 You do the same thing every day. Study the information and write sentences with BEN AND Sopum Kare You 1 _.Ben and. Sophie like classical music. Qa = Do you 1 classical music. We... 2 Ben and Sophie 1 classical music? |_yes no 2 me 2 boxing? no yes | ¢ 3 horror films? yes no 3 Write about yourself. Use: Inever... or often... or [don't ... very often. 1 (watch TV) | don’t, watch TV very often... or never, watch TV... or | often watch TV. 2 (go to the theatre) 3 (ride a bicycle) 4 (cat in restaurants) 5 (travel by train) 2 Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use don't/doesn't + 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 7 it very often. 3 Paul and his friends like films, but they to the cinema very often. 4 Amanda is married, but she aring. 51 much about politics. I'm not interested in it i, 6 The Regent Hotel isn't expensive. It much to stay there. 7 Brian lives very near us, but we him very often. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative. 1. Margaret ...$peaks.... four languages ~ English, French, German and Spanish. (speak) 2 [....don’t, like... my job. Its very boring. (like) 3 ‘Where's Martin?” “I'm sorry. I ? (know) 4 Sue is a very quiet person. She very much. (talk) 5 Andy a lot of tea. It's his favourite drink. (drink) 6 It’s not true! I it! (believe) 7 ‘That's a very beautifull picture. 1 it very much. (like) 8 Mark is a vegetarian, He meat. (at) Ute We use do/does in present simple questio positive question work like do Study the word order: do/does + subject + infinitive Do Do Does Where | do How often | do | you What | does | this word How much | does | it work live play live? wash mean? cost you your friends Chris your parents on Sundays? near here? tennis? ‘your hair? to fly to Rome? Questions with always/usually /often: you | always Chris | offen you Do Does What | do breakfast? you? at weekends? have phone usually | do What do you do? = What's your job? 11 ‘What do you do? — ‘I work in a bank? Remember: do 1/we/you/they ... does he/she/it ... 11 Do they like music? 1 Does he like music? Short answers Do you play the. guitar? I/we/you/they do. I/we/you/they don’t. ‘Yes, No, he/she/it does. he/she/it doesn’t. 5 ‘Do you play tennis?” 3 ‘Do your parents speak English?” 1 ‘Does Gary work hard?” 5 ‘Does your sister live in London? ‘No, I don’t.” “Yes, they do.” “Yes, he does.” ‘No, she doesn’t.’ | dofwork]like etc. Unit § 1 don't... (negative) ~ Unit 6 questions — Units 44~47 Exercises Unit 7 7.1 Write questions with Do ... ? and Does ... ? 1 like chocolate. How about you? Do, you like chocolate. I play tennis. How about you? you You live near here. How about Lucy? Lucy Tom plays tennis. How about his friends? You speak English. How about your brother? I do yoga every morning. How about you? Sue often goes away. How about Paul? - T want to be famous. How about you? ‘You work hard. How about Anna? were eens 7.2 Make questions from these words + do/does. Put the words in the right order. 1 (where / live / your parents) Where. do_your parents. live 2 (you / early / always / get up) Do. you alniays get up early 3 (how often / TV / you / watch) 4 (you / want / what / for dinner) - 5 (like / you / football) 6 (your brother / like / football) 7 (what / you / do / in your free time) 8 (your sister / work / where) 9. (to the cinema / often / you / go) 0 ¢ « ( 0 (what / mean / this word) (often / snow / it / here) ( 1 1 12 (go / usually / to bed / what time / you) 13 (how much / to phone NewYork / it / cost) 14 (you / for breakfast / have / usually / what) 7.3. Complete the questions. Use these verbs: £ de do enjoy go like start teach = work 3 ay What ....40.,. you do. ? T work in a bookshop. cs iz | | Ws OK. Woat time in the morning? | | At 9 o'clock. on Saturdays? | | Sometimes How to work? Usually by bus. And your husband. What He's a teacher. What Science. Yes, he loves it. eIaueens S his job? 7.4 Write short answers (Yes, he does. / No, | don't. etc.). 1. Do you watch TV a lot? No, don't. or _..es,..( do. 2 Do you live in a big city? 3 Do you often ride a bicycle? 4 Does it rain a lot where you live? 5 Do you play the piano? > Additional exercises 4-7 (pages 253-54) 25 always/usually/often etc. (word order 2) These words (always/never etc.) are with the verb in the middle of a sentence: always often ever rarely also. already all usually sometimes never seldom — just still both My brother never speaks to me She’s always late. Do you often go to restaurants? I sometimes eat too much. (or Sometimes I eat too much.) 1G ‘Don't forget to phone Laura’ ‘I’ve already phoned her! I've got three sisters. They're all married. Always/never etc. are before the verb: verb always drink coffee in the morning, always | go : ates | play? (not I drink always coffee) Helen often goes to London. never | have ‘ tel ete (not Helen goes often) G You sometimes look unhappy. They usually have dinner at 7 o'clock. We rarely (or seldom) watch television. Richard is a good footballer. He also plays tennis and volleyball. (not Hee plays also tennis) © Fve got three sisters. They all live in London. But always/never etc. are afier am/is/are/was/were: am Lam always tired. (not I always am tired) ™ | always | 0 They are never at home during the day. 'S | often It is usually very cold here in winter. ate | never When I was a child, | was often late for school. were| etc | ‘Where’ Laura?” “She's still in bed? I've got two brothers. They're both doctors Always/never etc. are between two verbs (have ... been / can ... find etc): verb 1 verb 2 “ill > I will always remember you s It doesn’t often rain here. can find always Do you usually go to work by car? do remember $e | often nn Tecan never find my keys cic | never Have you ever been to Egypt? have | etc. | gone A: Where's Laura? has been B: She’s just gone out. (She's = She has) || __ ete. | My friends have all gone to the cinema always/never + present simple —> Just/already + present perfect > all > 198 both still = Exercises Unit 94 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 Read Paul's answers to the questions. Write sentences about Paul with often/never etc. £ Be 1 Do you ever play tennis? ‘Yes, often. Paul. often. plays, tennis... 2 Do you get up early? ‘Yes, always. He 3.| Are you ever late for work? No, never. He 4 Do you ever get ang Sometimes. 5 | Do you ever go swimming? Rarely. 6 Are you at home in the evenings? Yes, usually Write these sentences with never/always/usually ete. My brother speaks to me. (never) My brother never speaks, tome. Susan is polite. (always) Susan I finish work at 5 o'clock. (usually) 1 Sarah has started a new job. (just) Sarah I go to bed before midnight. (rarely) The bus isn’t late. (usually) I don't eat fish. (often) I will forget what you said. (never) 9 Have you lost your passport? (ever) 10 Do you work in the same place? (still) 11 They stay in the same hotel. (always) 12 Jane doesn’t work on Saturdays. (usually) 13 IsTina here? (already) 14 What do you have for breakfast? (usually) 15 [can remember his name. (never) eI AW ROne Write sentences with also. 1 Do you play football? (tennis) Yes, and. | also play. tennis. 2 Do you speak Italian? (French) Yes, and I 3 Are you tired? (hungry) Yes, and 4 Have you been to England? (Ireland) Yes, 5 Did you buy any clothes? (some books) Write sentences with both and all. ‘fm married. | was born in England, Live in New York, TTive in London, TTive in London: | play football | play football Vm a student. ‘'m a student. I've got a car. Fve got a car. - 1 They, both live. in London.. 2 They married. They football. | They England students. cars.

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