Adults|Grammar|Elementary|37. I don’t…

Read the rule

Positive and negative

Remember:

I/we/you/they don’t… I don’t like football.

he/she/it doesn’t… He doesn’t like football.

Read the examples

We use don’t/doesn’t + infinitive (don’t like / doesn’t speak / doesn’t do etc.):

Examples:

1. I don’t like washing the car. I don’t do it very often.

2. Sarah speaks Spanish, but she doesn’t speak Italian. (not doesn’t speaks)

3. Bill doesn’t do his job very well. (not Bill doesn’t his job)

4. Paula doesn’t usually have breakfast. (not doesn’t … has)

Write the negative

Example:

(I play the piano very well.)

I don’t play the piano very well.

Study the information and write sentences with like or don’t/doesn’t like

Write about yourself. Use:

I never… or I often... or I don’t… very often.

Example:

(watch TV) I don’t watch TV very often. or I never watch TV. or I often watch TV.

Complete the sentences. All of them are negative. Use don’t/doesn’t + these verbs:

use, go, know, cost, see, wear

Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative

If you open the lesson plan you will be able to assign separate pages as homework or all the homework pages at once.