Present simple negative form

Present Simple Negative Form

Meaning and use:

The present simple is the tense used to express permanent situations or events that regularly repeat or always occur.

When expressed in its negative form, the verb denies something about the subject

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​Rules:

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We add not t​o do or does.

​Example:

​I do not like pizza. or I don't like pizza.

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​Example:

​She does not like pizza. or She doesn't like pizza.

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​Third person:

​Example:

​They do not like pizza. or They don't like pizza.

​Form:

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SUBJECT + DO/DOES + NOT + VERB + complement.

​I, you,

​we, they + do not or don't + live+ in Mexico.

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​He, she

​It + does not or doesn't + live + in Mexico.

​Practice : Change these sentences to negative form:

​1. I live in Mexico.

​2. She likes pizza.

​3. He walks to school .

​4. They learn English on Saturday's.

​5. We like ice cream.