The document provides rules and examples for using auxiliaries like do and does when forming questions and negative statements in the simple present tense. It covers how to use do and does with pronouns like I, you, she, he, it, we and they. Examples are given for forming questions with do/does, writing negative statements, avoiding common mistakes, and giving short yes/no answers. The document emphasizes that do and does are our best friends in the simple present tense.

1. AUXILIARIES
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING RULES:
NOW, LET’S PRACTICE:
I. Write questions with DO…? And DOES…? Take a look at the example:
1. I like chocolate. How about you? Do you like chocolate?
2. You work hard. How about Anna? Do you work hard ?
3. Lisa plays tennis. How about his friends? Does she play tennis?
4. Tom speaks French. How about his brother? _Does he speak French ?
5. Charles plays soccer. How about Richard? Does he play soccer?
6. Tina wants to be famous. How about you? Does she want to be famous?
7. I do yoga every morning. How about you? Do you yoga every morning?
8. John lives near here. How about his sister? Does he live near here?
9. Susan often goes to the beach. How about Lucy? Does she often go to the beach?
10. I love chemistry. How about you? Do you love chemistry?
II. Write the negative form for the following statements. Look at the example:
1. Lucy plays the piano very well. Lucy doesn’t play the piano very well
2. They know my telephone number. They don´t know my telephone number
3. He has a bath everyday. He doesn’t has a bath everyday
4. You have lunch at the same hour every day. ____ you don’t have lunch at the same hour every day
5. We sing very well. _we don’t sing very well
6. I play the guitar. No I don’t play the guitar
7. She likes to eat salad. She doesn’t like to eat salad
8. My parents visit Rome every year. They don’t visit Rome every year
9. Jerry studies every night. He doesn’t study every night
10. We visit our grandparents on Sunday. We don’t visit our grandparents on sunday
DON’T use DO or DOES with the verb TO BE. WRONG:
Douglas DOES NOT IS a doctor. CORRECT: Douglas IS
NOT a doctor.
DON’T use DO or DOES with the verb CAN. WRONG:
They DON’T CAN speak French. CORRECT: They CAN’T
speak French.
DON’T add –S to a verb in a question or negation with
the third person if you are using DOES. WRONG: Lynette
DOESN’T LIKES strawberries. CORRECT: Lynette DOESN’T
LIKE strawberries.
DON’T ask a question without using DO or DOES. James
plays soccer? DOES James play soccer?
DON’T say NO with verbs different from CAN or TO BE
without using DO or DOES. WRONG: They not write
letters. CORRECT: They DON’T write letters.
Use DO with the pronouns I, YOU, WE, and THEY or
with nouns that can be replaced by those pronouns.
Use DOES with the pronouns SHE, HE, and IT or with
nouns that can be replaced by those pronouns.
Use DO and DOES to ask questions in the simple
present. Example: DO you like pizza? DOES she like
hamburger?
Use DO and DOES to say NO. Example: I DO NOT
study Math. She DOES NOT work.
Use DO and DOES to say NO in an abbreviated form.
Example: We DON’T play baseball. He DOESN’T go
to the gym.
Use DO and DOES to give short answers. Example:
Do you drink wine? Yes, I DO - No, I DON’T.
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