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Soufan Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Don't or Doesn't

What's the difference between don't and doesn't ? Is don't for the present and doesn't for the past ?
  

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No, they are both present tense. "doesn't" (= "does not") is for third-person singular subjects ("he/she/it doesn't"). "don't" (= "do not") is for everything else ("I/you/we/they don't").

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  • No, they are both present tense.
  • "doesn't" (= "does not") is for third-person singular subjects ("he/she/it doesn't").
  • "don't" (= "do not") is for everything else ("I/you/we/they don't").
  • Past tense would be "didn't".
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No, they are both present tense. "doesn't" (= "does not") is for third-person singular subjects ("he/she/it doesn't"). "don't" (= "do not") is for everything else ("I/you/we/they don't"). Past tense would be "didn't".
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SoufanIs don't for the present and doesn't for the past ?
No. It goes like this:

........ .I / you / we / they ................ he / she / it

Present: don't ................................. doesn't ............

Past: .....didn't .................................. didn't ...............

CJ
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SoufanWhat's the difference between don't and doesn't ?
Here is the present tense of "do"
I do
You do
He, she, it does
They do

Now add the negative: "not"
I do not
You do not
He, she, it does not
They do not

Now make the contraction of do/does + not
I don't
You don't
He, she, it doesn't
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This is very useful !! Thank you very much GPY !!
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