In the previous lessons we went over the verb DO and its basic meanings.
In this lesson we will start going over the verb DO as a helping verb.
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reminder:
A helping verb is a verb we use together with another verb (called the main verb of the sentence) to express an action or a state.
Helping verb + Main verb = Complete idea
Quick note:
In the simple present tense the verb DO has these two forms:
We will use these forms in our examples and exercises.
We use the helping verb DO before a main verb to make negative sentences.
Here is how we do it:
Subject + DO + NOT + main verb
+ the rest of the
sentence
Example:
Joe and Kate do not work here.
You can also combine DO and NOT into one short form:
DO
+ NOT = Don't
Example:
Joe and Kate don't work
here.
Here
are some more examples:
They do not talk. They don't talk. |
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He does not stop. He doesn't stop. |
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They do not work. They don't work. |
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She does not play baseball. She doesn't play baseball. |
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I do not shoot. I don't shoot. |
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He does not know what to do. He doesn't know what to do. |
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Tim and Amy do not play cards. Tim and Amy don't play cards. |
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The computer does not work. The computer doesn't work. |
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I do not know what to say. I don't know what to say. |
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Jack does not feel so good. Jack doesn't feel so good. |
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