DON'T vs DOESN'T (Basic) (EXERCISE B88E234)

Do We use do when the subject is I, you, we or they. Do I know you? Do you come from England? Do we have to cut the grass? Do they want to come with us?	Does We use does with third person singular pronouns i.e. when the subject is he, she or it. Does he work with you? Does she have a car? Does it snow in winter?
Past Tense Did is the past form of both do and does. Did he call you? Did you enjoy it? The negative form of did is did not or when speaking, didn't. I did not know you were coming. I didn't know you were coming.	Negatives The negative form of do is do not. In spoken English it is common to use the contracted form of do not which is don't. I do not like sport. I don't like sport. The negative form of does is does not. Also, in spoken English we usually use the contracted form of does not which is doesn't. He does not like sport. He doesn't like sport.

EXERCISE: Choose the correct answer from the possibilities in brackets.

(A)   It ____________ happen very often. (don’t    doesn’t)

(B)   They ____________ it much. (don’t like     doesn’t likes     doesn’t like)

(C)   She _____________ there very often. (don’t go   don’t goes   doesn’t go   doesn’t goes)

(D)   He ___________ the time to do it. (don’t have    don’t has   doesn’t has    doesn’t have)

(E)    These _____________ very nice. (don’t look   don’t looks   doesn’t looks   doesn’t look)

(F)    Everybody _________ to do it. (don’t want  don’t wants  doesn’t wants  doesn’t want)

(G)  Somebody _____­­­­­­____________ you. (don’t believe  doesn’t believe   don’t believes)

(H)   My sister’s friend ­­­­­­­­­­­____________ an invitation yet. (don’t have don’t has  doesn’t have)

(I)     This _________________ a battery. (don’t need   doesn’t needs    doesn’t need)

(J)     Those who ________________ the idea are very angry.

                                                         (don’t like   doesn’t like   doesn’t likes   don’t likes)

ANSWERS

EXERCISE: Choose the correct answer from the possibilities in brackets.

(A)   It doesn’t happen very often. (don’t    doesn’t)

(B)   They don’t like it much. (don’t like     doesn’t likes     doesn’t like)

(C)   She doesn’t go there very often. (don’t go   don’t goes   doesn’t go   doesn’t goes)

(D)   He doesn’t have the time to do it. (don’t have    don’t has   doesn’t has    doesn’t have)

(E)    These don’t look very nice. (don’t look   don’t looks   doesn’t looks   doesn’t look)

(F)    Everybody doesn’t want to do it.(don’t want  don’t wants  doesn’t wants doesn’t want)

(G)  Somebody doesn’t believe you. (don’t believe  doesn’t believe   don’t believes)

(H)   My sister’s friend ­­­­­­­­­­­doesn’t have an invitation yet. (don’t have   don’t has   doesn’t have)

(I)     This doesn’t need a battery. (don’t need   doesn’t needs    doesn’t need)

(J)     Those who don’t like the idea are very angry.

                                                         (don’t like   doesn’t like   doesn’t likes   don’t likes)

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