Remember It
The verb to do-
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We use the Present Simple tense to talk about regular or permanent actions.

Learn It
The Present Simple - "don't" = do not | "doesn't" = does not
In the third person (he, she, it) form, the negative form of the verb to do takes an s. For example:-
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do not | do not have | do not read | do not like | do not eat | do not drink |
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I/we/you/they
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don't | don't have | don't read | don't like | don't eat | don't drink |
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He/she/it
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does not | does not have | does not read | does not like | does not eat | does not drink |
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He/she/it
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doesn't | doesn't have | doesn't read | doesn't like | doesn't eat | doesn't drink |
Things Mr Bean does and doesn't do on Saturday mornings.
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On Saturday Mr Bean doesn't wake up at 6.00 am. He wakes up at 8.00 am. |
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He doesn't get up at 6.15 am. He gets up at 9.00 am. |
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He doesn't go to the office. He goes to the bathroom. |
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He doesn't have a shower. He has a bath. |
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After his bath, he doesn't have a cup of coffee. He has a shave and brushes his teeth. | |
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He doesn't eat breakfast at about 7.00 am. He eats breakfast at about 10.00 am. |
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After breakfast he doesn't read the newspaper. He goes for a run. |
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After his run he doesn't go to work. He usually visits his friends. |



















