Negative

- Put <do not / don't> in front of the base form of the verb.- Put <does not / doesn't> in front of the base form of the verb in the 3rd pers. singular

Full forms Short forms Examples I You We do not work You They

I You We don't work You They

- I don't eat meat. - You don't live here. - We don't watch TV. - You don't smoke. - They don't play tennis.

He She does not work It

He She doesn't work It

- He doesn't swim. - She doesn't work. - It doesn't help people.