Last week we looked at the negative contractions of the verb 'to be' in the past simple, and this week we’re going to look at the contractions of the verb 'to do'.
The verb ‘to do’ only has negative contractions, and today we’re going to look at them in both the present simple and the past simple.
OK, firstly, let’s begin with the contractions in the present simple. Here they are.
- I do not I don’t
- You do not you don’t
- He does not he doesn’t
- She does not she doesn’t
- It does not it doesn’t
- We do not we don’t
- They do not they don’t
Here are some simple examples:
- I don’t like Mondays .
- You don’t need to buy me a present.
- He doesn’t know his exam results yet.
- She doesn’t want to go to the concert.
- It doesn’t seem very hot today.
- We don’t have enough rice to make a curry.
- They don’t live here anymore.
Now, let’s (let us) look at the negative contraction of the verb ‘to do’ in the past simple. As only one form, ‘didn’t’, exists, this is very easy.
Here are some simple examples:
- I didn’t answer the telephone.
- You didn’t park in front of the church, did you?
- He didn’t bring any sandwiches.
- She didn’t buy anything in the sales.
- It didn’t rain much yesterday.
- We didn’t go on holiday last year.
- They didn’t invite us to the party.
In order to learn the correct pronunciation, listen to this special edition of the 'Quiero mejorar mi inglés' podcast about the negative contractions of the verb ‘to do’ in both the present simple and the past simple. All you have to do is click on the link above and then again on the pod icon; the podcast will then start to play.
Next week, we'll (we will) take a look at the contractions of the verb 'to have' in the present simple.
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