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What is the negative form of the present simple tense?
What is the negative form of the present simple tense?
- did + verb
- have/has + verb
- will + verb
- do/does + verb (correct)
What is the negative form of 'She drinks coffee'?
What is the negative form of 'She drinks coffee'?
- She doesn't drink coffee (correct)
- She isn't drinking coffee
- She don't drink coffee
- She drinks coffee not
What is the negative form of 'He likes his job'?
What is the negative form of 'He likes his job'?
- He does not like his job
- He isn't liking his job
- He doesn't like his job (correct)
- He don't like his job
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Negative Form of Present Simple Tense
- The negative form of the present simple tense is formed using the auxiliary verb 'do' in the negative form 'does not' (doesn't) for singular subjects and 'do not' (don't) for plural subjects, followed by the base form of the main verb.
Examples of Negative Form of Present Simple Tense
- The negative form of 'She drinks coffee' is 'She does not drink coffee' (or 'She doesn't drink coffee' in informal writing).
- The negative form of 'He likes his job' is 'He does not like his job' (or 'He doesn't like his job' in informal writing).
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