De ontkennende vorm van de present simple maak je door ‘don’t’ voor het hele werkwoord te plaatsen
Voorbeeld: I don’t know the answer.
Bij vervoegingen van het werkwoord ‘to be’, plaats je ‘not’ achter het hele werkwoord.
Voorbeeld: I am not old.
Bij He/She/It plaats je ‘doesn’t’ voor de stam van het hele werkwoord.
Voorbeeld: He doesn’t know the answer.
Persoon | To know | Voorbeeldzin | To be | Voorbeeldzin |
I |
don't know |
I don't know the answer. |
am not | I am not your friend. |
You (enkelvoud) | don't know |
You don't know the answer. |
are not | You are not my friend. |
He/She/It | doesn't know |
He/She/It doesn't know the answer. |
is not | He/She/It is not my friend. |
We | don't know |
We don't know the answer. |
are not | We are not your friends. |
You (meervoud) | don't know |
You don't know the answer. |
are not | You are not my friends. |
They | don't know |
They don't know the answer. |
are not | They are not my friends. |