Has / Have - Simple Present
In "simple present" we use "has" for third person of singular as:
She has two brothers.
Now if we put it in negative form, even in third person, does we have to put "have" instead of "has"?
She doesn't have any brothers.
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Yes, because you are using the auxiliary verb "did", which always goes with an infinitive. It's the same with a completely regular verb, like "like": "she likes her brothers" and "she doesn't like her brothers".
Note also that you can make a negative in this case without changing the verb form: "she has no brothers".
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Hello Ciro,
You are correct, when you add the auxiliary 'do', 'does' (or 'did' in the past) the main verb returns to the infinitive form. The auxiliary has the 's' from the 3rd person.
Hope this helps
Bob
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