Like, likes, don't like, doesn't like. Present simple tense.
Affirmative sentences with like.
I like chocolate
You like flowers.
We like card games.
They like books.
Let's look at the first sentence again.
I like chocolate.
But for this person, she. What do we say?
We say: She likes chocolate.
LIKES with an S.
For he/she/it
we use LIKES with an S at the end.
She likes chocolate.
He likes ice cream.
It likes bones.
Remember IT is for animals.
Negative sentences with LIKE.
Look at this sentence.
I like snakes.
Yes, I work at a zoo and I like snakes.
This is an affirmative sentence.
How can we make this a negative sentence?
I don't like snakes.
We use DON'T to make negative sentences
in the present simple tense
when the subject is I, you, we or they.
You put DON'T before the verb.
I like snakes.
I don't like snakes.
DON'T is a contraction of DO NOT.
You can say:
I don't like snakes... or... I do not like snakes.
Contractions are very common in spoken English.
More examples of negative sentences with DON'T LIKE.
I don't like windy days.
You don't like injections.
We don't like spiders.
They don't like spinach.
Now look at this sentence.
He likes dogs.
What is the negative of this sentence?
The negative is
He doesn't like dogs.
We use DOESN'T to make negative sentences,
in the present simple tense,
when the subject is he, she or it.
You put DOESN'T before the verb.
He likes dogs.
He doesn't like dogs.
Notice... there is no S at the end of like.
There is no S at the end of the verb in negative sentences.
We cannot say: He doesn't "likes" dogs.
No, this is not correct.
He doesn't like dogs. This is correct.
Also DOESN'T is a contraction of DOES NOT.
You can say:
He doesn't like dogs... or... He does not like dogs.
Contractions are a lot more common in spoken English
More examples of negative sentences with DOESN'T LIKE
He doesn't like bad news.
She doesn't like winter.
My cat doesn't like dogs.
My cat refers to IT. It doesn't like dogs.
And remember,
no S at the end of LIKE in negative sentences.
Questions with LIKE.
For questions we simply add DO or DOES at the beginning.
For example
You like chocolate.
This is an affirmative sentence.
How can we change this into a question?
For I, you, we, they,
we add DO at the beginning to make it a question.
It becomes...
Do you like chocolate?
And with this sentence.
He likes chocolate.
This is an affirmative sentence.
How can we change this into a question?
For he, she, it,
we add DOES at the beginning to make it a question.
Does he like chocolate?
Again there is no S at the end of the verb in questions.
Look at these questions.
We can respond with short answers.
Do you like chocolate?
Yes, I do.
or
No, I don't.
Does she like chocolate?
Yes, she does.
or
No, she doesn't.
More examples of questions using LIKE.
Do you like fast food?
Yes, I do.
Do they like secrets?
Yes, they do.
Does she like sales?
Yes, she does.
Does he like broccoli?
Yes, he does.
Answer these questions in the comments section.
Do you like dogs?
Do you like coffee?
Do you like pizza?
Do you like horror movies?
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