Simple Present Tense Negative
The Present Simple is learned when we first begin to study English and is used all the time. (O presente é aprendido quando começamos a estudar inglês e é usado o tempo todo)
It is important to know how to make negative sentences in the Present
Simple.
(É
importante saber fazer frases negativas no Presente)
👉Use DON´T with: I, You, We or They.
Example:
I/You/We/They
like to play soccer. (Eu gosto de jogar futebol)
I/You/We/They
don´t like to play soccer. (Eu não gosto de jogar
futebol)
👉Use DOESN´T with: He, She or It.
Example:
He/She likes to play soccer. (Ele/Ela gosta de jogar futebol)
He/She
doesn´t like to play soccer. (Ele/Ela não gosta de
jogar futebol)
· It
(the dog) barks a lot at night. (Ele late muito de noite)
It doesn´t bark a lot at night. (Ele
não late muito de noite)
A. Write the negative form of these sentences and translate them to Portuguese.
1. She has a bath every day. – Ela toma banho todos os dias.
"She doesn't have a bath every day." – Ela não toma banho todos os dias.
2. Lara plays the piano very well.
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3. We work very hard.
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4. He does the same thing every day.
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5. They know my phone number.
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6. I read the newspaper every day.
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7. My brother likes the cinema.
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8. Brian wears a wedding ring.
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9. John lives near us.
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10. I drive to university.
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B. Read the text below and fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use Present simple negative.
Note: It´s fake news. This story was invented and the name of Sanjay Thakrar was not found in the bank's database, which has, since 2017, David Rasquinha as CEO, according to boatos.org (boatos.org) and (ayupp). The purpose of this lesson is to teach the use of don´t and doesn´t when making negative sentences.
Nota: Essa notícia é boato (fake News). Essa história foi inventada e o nome de Sanjay Thakrar não foi encontrado no banco de dados do banco mencionado, que tem, desde 2017, David Rasquinha como CEO, segundo boatos.org (boatos.org) e (ayupp). O objetivo desta lição é ensinar o uso de don´t e doesn´t nas frases negativas.
The bicycle is the slow death of the planet.
General Director of Euro Exim Bank Ltd. got economists thinking when he said:
“A cyclist is a disaster
for the country’s economy: he _________________ (not buy) cars and _________________
(not borrow) money to buy. He _________________ (not pay) for insurance
policies. He _________________ (not buy) fuel, _________________ (not pay) for the necessary
maintenance and repairs. He does not use paid parking. He _________________
(not cause) serious accidents. He _________________ (not require) multi-lane
highways. He _________________ (not even get) fat.
On the contrary, every new McDonald’s restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself.”
Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald’s? It is worth considering.
P.S. Walking is even worse.
Pedestrians _______ (not even buy) bicycles.
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