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Question 73

Choose the standard present simple negative: "The loading bay ___ open after six."

  1. not stays
  2. doesn't stays
  3. doesn't stayCorrect answer
  4. stays not

Explanation

Stay is a lexical verb, so present simple negation uses does not and the bare form stay. Adding the third-person ending to both the auxiliary and main verb would mark agreement twice.

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