LinguaQuestions with does
To ask about he, she, or it in the present simple, use does + subject + base verb. The main verb does not take -s after does.
Does he play tennis on Sundays?
Does she work near here?
Negative sentences with doesn't
For negative sentences with he, she, or it, use doesn't + base verb. Again, the main verb stays in the base form, not with -s.
He doesn't get up early.
She doesn't like football.
| Subject | Positive | Question | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| he | He plays tennis. | Does he play tennis? | He doesn't play tennis. |
| she | She works on Saturdays. | Does she work on Saturdays? | She doesn't work on Saturdays. |
| it | It raines a lot. | Does it rain a lot? | It doesn't rain a lot. |
Do or does?
Use do / don't with I, you, we, they. Use does / doesn't with he, she, it.
| Subject | Question | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| I | Do I need sports shoes? | I don't need sports shoes. |
| you | Do you play every day? | You don't play every day. |
| we | Do we start at eight? | We don't start at eight. |
| they | Do they watch the game? | They don't watch the game. |
| he / she / it | Does he run every morning? | He doesn't run every morning. |
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| get up early | get up early | My partner gets up early every weekday. |
| go to the gym | go to the gym | She goes to the gym after work. |
| play tennis | play tennis | Does he play tennis on Saturdays? |
| watch football | watch football | He doesn't watch football at home. |
| run in the park | run in the park | She runs in the park before breakfast. |
| work late | work late | My husband works late on Thursdays. |
| cook dinner | cook dinner | Does she cook dinner every night? |
| drink coffee | drink coffee | He doesn't drink coffee in the evening. |
| study English | study English | My partner studies English online. |
| drive to work | drive to work | Does he drive to work every day? |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- fill the gap: 3
- match the pairs: 1
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Choose the correct question.
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.