Do and Does are auxiliary verbs used in the simple present.
QUESTIONS
Questions with verbs in the simple present use the auxiliary verb “DO”.
Structure
Do/Does + Subject + Base Verb
Examples:
QUESTIONS
Questions with verbs in the simple present use the auxiliary verb “DO”.
Structure
Do/Does + Subject + Base Verb
Examples:
- Do you like pizza?
- Does she play baseball?
Answers
The answers to do/does questions are always "yes" or "no".
This is why they are Yes/No Questions. Question: Do you like chocolate?
Answer: Yes I do.
No I do not.
Question: Does she have a brother?
Answer: Yes she does.
No she does not.
NEGATIVES
Negative sentences in simple present use do or does.
Structure
Subject + Do/Does + Not + Verb
Examples:
The answers to do/does questions are always "yes" or "no".
This is why they are Yes/No Questions. Question: Do you like chocolate?
Answer: Yes I do.
No I do not.
Question: Does she have a brother?
Answer: Yes she does.
No she does not.
NEGATIVES
Negative sentences in simple present use do or does.
Structure
Subject + Do/Does + Not + Verb
Examples:
- I do not like hockey
- She does not live in Brazil.
Contractions
Do not = Don't
Does not = Doesn't
Examples:
Do not = Don't
Does not = Doesn't
Examples:
- They don't have a dog.
- He doesn't want a drink.
VERB STRUCTURE The verbs after "do" and "does" are always in the base form.
Examples:
- She plays hockey.
- She does not play hockey.
The subject of the sentence only changes the "do" or the
"does". The verb is always a base verb.
- Does she live in New York?
- Do they live in New York?
- He does not have a brother.
- They do not have a brother.
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