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I do not cook.

Negative Simple Present Sentences

Beginner

After this lesson, you will be able to say things you do not do.

Exercise 1

Sentence Practice

Cook

I do not cook.
You do not cook.
We do not cook.
They do not cook.
She does not cook.

Study

I don't study English.
You don't study English.
We don't study English.
They don't study English.
He doesn't study English.

Grammar Focus

Use 'do not' before a verb to make a negative sentence in Simple Present. The contracted form is 'don't':

I do not (don't) eat meat.
You do not (don't) exercise often.
We do not (don't) speak Italian.
They do not (don't) work.

For the third person singular (he, she, it) use 'does not' (contracted form 'doesn't') before the verb, and don't add the 's' to the verb:

He does not (doesn't) teach Italian.
She does not (doesn't) like dogs.
It does not (doesn't) rain here often.

Note that to form a negative sentence, we do not make the verb negative. "I eat not meat" is wrong. We add a helping verb 'do' and make 'do' negative: "I do not eat meat."

Remember that the verb 'be' does not need a helping verb. We can make it negative:

I am not Russian.
You are not Russian.
He/she/it is not Russian.
We are not Russian.
They are not Russian.

Exercise 2

Sentence Practice

Talk about things that are generally true:

You don’t have black hair.
She does not like sports.
She doesn’t clean her room.
They don’t know English.

Talk about things that are always true:

The Sun does not go around the Earth.
The Sun does not rise in the west.

Exercise 3

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.

I have children.

A.
do not
B.
does not

She exercise.

A.
do not
B.
does not

We work. We are retired.

A.
do not
B.
does not

He speak English.

A.
do not
B.
does not

They write letters to each other.

A.
do not
B.
does not

Exercise 4

Sentence Building

Turn the following sentences into negative sentences.

Example

They clean their desks. → "They do not clean their desks."

I like movies.
We know English.
You speak Japanese.
He knows George.
She tries hard.
He reads books.
She does her homework.