Do vs. Does & Don’t vs. Doesn’t

The Verb “To Be” and the Rest Statements: I am Mexican. Questions and answers: Are you a student? Yes, I am. Negative statements - He is not sleeping. I am We are You are They are He is She is It is

The rest of the verbs Go Study Work Play Eat Cook Write Know Statements: I go to school. Questions: You study? Yes, I study. Negative statements - He no sleeps. Go Study Work Play Eat Cook Write Know

Statements Go I go. Study You study. Work He works. Play She plays. Eat It eats. Cook We cook. Write You write. Know They know.

Questions Do the dogs need training? Go Study Work Play Eat Cook Write Know Do I go? Do you study? Does he work? Does she play? Does it eat? Do we cook? Do you write? Do they know?

Yes/No Answers Yes + person + do/does No + person + don’t/doesn’t don’t = do + not doesn’t = does + not Do I go? Do you study? Does he work? Does she play? Does it eat? Do we cook? Do you write? Do they know? Yes, you do/No, you don’t Yes, I do/No, I don’t Yes, he does/No, he doesn’t Yes, she does/No, she doesn’t Yes, it does/No, it doesn’t Yes, you do/ No, you don’t Yes, we do/No, we don’t Yes, they do/No, they don’t

Negative statements Person + don’t/doesn’t + verb I don’t go Go Study Work Play Eat Cook Write Know I don’t go You don’t study He doesn’t work She doesn’t play It doesn’t eat We don’t cook You don’t write They don’t know

“Do” as a main verb vs. “Do” as a helping verb Helping verb Do they eat meat? Does she ride horses? They don’t study. Main Verb They do their laundry. She does her homework.

Questions with interrogative words do/does person verb What Where When Who Why How

Questions with interrogative words What Where When Who Why How do does I you he/she/it we they read? live? begin? call? eat? travel? ANSWERS CAN VARY

Can – Could – Will – Would – Should – Shall – May – Might – Must Questions with modals Can – Could – Will – Would – Should – Shall – May – Might – Must Statement I climb a mountain He climbs a mountain I can climb a mountain He can climb a mountain Question Do you climb a mountain? Does he climb a mountain? Can you climb a mountain? Can he climb a mountain? Short answer Yes, I do/No, I don’t Yes, I can/No, I can’t Negative statement I don’t climb a mountain I can’t climb a mountain