The Present Simple Tense

Negatives

We use the auxiliaries do and does with not to form the negative (-).

We usually contract the negatives do not and does not into don't and doesn't:

Negative (-)	Contraction (-)
do not	don't
does not	doesn't

Subject	Negative (-)	Infinitive
I	don't	like	spiders.
You	don't	play	often.
He	doesn't	exercise	much.
She	doesn't	eat	meat.
It	doesn't	snow	often.
We	don't	need	help.
They	don't	want	a dog.

Tip!
* We use the inifinitive form of the main verb with negatives:
I don't likes snakes. ✘
I don't like snakes. ✔
He doesn't likes spiders. ✘
He doesn't like spiders. ✔

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