Overview
English forms negatives in the Simple Present using not. The verb to be is special. Here is the negative form for it. * I am from Canada. - I am not from Canada. * She is from Finland. - She is not from Finland. * She is from Finland. - She isn't from Finland * She is from Finland. - She's not from Finland. All other verbs use don't (do not) or doesn't (does not) to form negatives: * I play football. - I do not play football. * I play football. - I don't play football. * She likes jazz. - She does not like jazz. * She likes jazz. - She doesn't like jazz.