Common mistake: “Does she works here?” — Correct: “Does she work here?”
To make negatives and questions in the present simple we use do/does + the base verb (no '-s'): the '-s' goes onto 'does'.
do / does in negatives and questions
Subject
Negative
Question
I / You / We / They
don't work
Do you work?
He / She / It
doesn't work
Does she work?
Sofía works in Medellín and likes her job.
Ben and Kenji study English every week.
Sofía does not work on Sundays.
I don't like coffee, and Ben doesn't drink tea.
Do you like coffee? Does Sofía work in Medellín?
What do you do? Where does Kenji live?
Do you speak English? Yes, I do.
Does Ben drink tea? No, he doesn't.
Practice
___ Sofía work in Medellín? (Do, Does, Is)
Ben ___ like tea. (don't, doesn't, isn't)
After 'do' or 'does', the verb has no '-s': 'Does she work?', not 'Does she works?'.
___ you like coffee? No, I don't.
Kenji ___ not speak Spanish very well.
Unscramble: you, Do, English, speak, ?
Find the mistake: He don't like coffee.
Sofía likes her job. — Make it negative (use 'does not').
You speak English. — Turn it into a question (use 'do').
Do you speak English? (Answer: Yes, I do. / No, I don't.)
Listening
Kenji: Do you like Colombian coffee, Ben?
Ben: No, I don't! I prefer tea.
Kenji: Really? Does Sofía drink coffee?
Ben: Yes, she does. She drinks it every morning.
Kenji: And you? Do you cook?
Ben: No, I don't cook. I eat at restaurants!
Reading
Ben does not like coffee, but he loves tea. Every morning he asks Sofía, 'Do you want tea?' Sofía always says, 'No, thanks. I don't drink tea; I drink coffee.' They laugh. Kenji doesn't drink either — he prefers water. Do they agree on anything? Yes, they do: they all love arepas!