ESL	Present Negatives:
	Blues	I Don't Go, Etc.

Here are some of the most common errors using the present simple negative. The correct form is given first:

• I do not speak English very often.
• I speak not English very often.
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• My friend does not do his homework so he has poor grades.
• My friend not do his homework so he has poor grades.
• My friend do not do his homework so he has poor grades.
• To make negative statements, use the auxiliary verb do/does in the following order:
• SUBJECT  +  DO/ DOES  +  NOT  +  BASIC VERB FORM
• Use do with I, you, we, they.
  Use does with he, she, it and individual people or things.

• You are not a member.
• You don't be a member.
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• He cannot come in. He is not a member.
• He don't can come in. He is not a member.
• Do not use do / does with the verb to be and the modal verbs: must, can, should, may..

• Why don't you come with us?
• Why you don't come with us?
• Negative questions are similar to affirmative questions.
  The auxiliary verb do / does becomes don't / doesn't.
  You can also put not after the subject, but this is less common:   "Why do you not come with us?"

• It isn't cold so you don't need gloves.
• It is'nt cold so you dont need gloves.
• To form contractions you must replace the dropped vowel (here = o) with an apostrophe.