LinguaPresent simple: negatives and questions
We use the present simple to talk about habits and regular activities. To make a negative with I / you / we / they, use don't + base verb. To make a yes/no question, use Do + subject + base verb.
| Type | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Affirmative | I/You/We/They + verb | I read at night. |
| Negative | I/You/We/They + don't + verb | I don't read at night. |
| Question | Do + I/you/we/they + verb? | Do you read at night? |
Negative sentences with don't
Don't means do not. After don't, use the base verb: don't watch, don't play, don't read. We do not add -s or -ing here.
We don't watch TV in the morning.
They don't play games at night.
Yes/no questions with do
For questions, put do before the subject: Do you... ?, Do they... ? Use the base verb after the subject. These questions ask for yes or no.
Do you listen to music every day?
Do they read at night?
Short answers
| Question | Short answer |
|---|---|
| Do you watch TV? | Yes, I do. / No, I don't. |
| Do we play games? | Yes, we do. / No, we don't. |
| Do they read? | Yes, they do. / No, they don't. |
In short answers, we do not repeat the main verb. We say Yes, I do or No, they don't, not Yes, I watch.
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| watch TV | watch TV | I watch TV at night. |
| play games | play games | We play games after school. |
| read | read | They read in the evening. |
| listen to music | listen to music | You listen to music every day. |
| at night | at night | I read at night. |
| in the morning | in the morning | We don't watch TV in the morning. |
| every day | every day | They listen to music every day. |
| after school | after school | Do you play games after school? |
| yes | yes | Yes, I do. |
| no | no | No, we don't. |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- fill the gap: 3
- build the sentence: 1
- match the pairs: 1
- translate the sentence: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Choose the correct negative sentence.
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.