Present Simple
Ms. Sheikha
Present Simple
positive negative
He eats fruits He does not eat fruits
every day. every day.
Negative present Simple
Form:
Sub + do/ does + not + base form + Obj
Do Does
I – You
He – She – It
We – They
Singular nouns
Plural nouns
I don’t like you. He doesn’t like you.
Do + not Does + not
Don’t Doesn’t
Negative present Simple
When:
1) Routine / habits
I usually don’t sleep late on Saturdays.
She doesn’t drink water everyday.
I don’t go to work by car.
Negative present Simple
When:
2) Facts / truths
The sun doesn’t set in the east.
Smoking doesn’t cause death.
Flowers don’t need moonlight.
Negative present Simple
When:
3) Schedule / timetable
The bus doesn’t come every 20 minutes.
Class doesn’t begin in two minutes.
Friday prayer doesn’t start at 12:05.
Negative present Simple
Questions:
Sentence: Sub + do/ does + not + base form + Obj
Ali doesn’t eat apple everyday.
Question: don’t/doesn’t + Sub + base + Obj + ?
Doesn’t Ali eat apple everyday?
Negative present Simple
Questions:
The bus doesn’t come every 20 minutes.
The bus doesn’t come every 20 minutes.
Doesn’t the bus come every 20 minutes?
Examples:
‐ I don’t smoke.
‐ I don’t work in Muscat.
‐ She doesn’t eat sushi all the time.
- He doesn’t come to college via bus.
- Nada doesn’t speak Arabic, English and Frenc
- They don’t play baseball weekly.