Do Does questions are common in English. They are used as auxiliary verbs for negative statements or simple present questions.
The lesson below shows you how to use do and does properly. You can find the tests at the bottom of the page.
Questions
Questions with verbs in the simple present use the auxiliary verb “DO”.
Structure
Do/Does + Subject + Base Verb
Examples:
- Do you like pizza?
- Does she play baseball?
Answers
The answers to do/does questions are always “yes” or “no”. This is why they are Yes/No Questions.
Question: Do you like chocolate?
Answer: Yes I do. / No I do not.
Question: Does she have a brother?
Answer: Yes she does. / No she does not.
Negatives
Negative sentences in simple present use do or does.
Structure
Subject + Do/Does + Not + Verb
Examples:
- I do not like hockey
- She does not live in Brazil.
Contractions
Do not = Don’t
Does not = Doesn’t
Examples:
- They don’t have a dog.
- He doesn’t want a drink.
Verb Structure
The verbs after “do” and “does” are always in the base form.
Examples:
- She plays hockey.
- She does not play hockey.
The subject of the sentence only changes the “do” or the “does”. The verb is always a base verb.
- Does she live in New York?
- Do they live in New York?
- He does not have a brother.
- They do not have a brother.
Do/Does Tests
Are you ready to practice? Here are the tests:
Do/Does Test
Do/Does Test 2
Do/Does Test 3