| When we use do not or does not before a verb, the verb stays in its base form. We use does not for a 3rd person singular in the simple present time. |
| Here are some examples of positive and negative sentences. Pay attention to the verb when we are speaking of he, she and it. |
| Positive | Negative |
| I drink milk. | I do not (don’t) drink tea or coffee. |
| We drink tea. | We do not (don’t) drink coffee. |
| You drink coffee. | You do not (don’t) drink tea. |
| They drink tea without milk. | They do not (don’t) drink milk. |
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| He drinks tea. | He does not (doesn’t) drink coffee. |
| She drinks coffee. | She does not (doesn’t) drink tea. |
| My cat (it) drinks milk. | My cat does not (doesn’t) drink water. |
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