6 Grammar rules

A Present simple B Present simple

Negative Interrogative and short answers
Forma negativa Forma
Risposte brevi
Forma intera Forma contratta interrogativa
Affermative Negative
I do not work I don’t work
Do I work? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
you do not work you don’t work
Do you work? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
he does not work he doesn’t work
Does he work? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
she does not work she doesn’t work
Does she work? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
it does not work it doesn’t work
Does it work? Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t.
we do not work we don’t work
Do we work? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
you do not work you don’t work
Do you work? Yes, we do. No, we don’t.
they do not work they don’t work
Do they work? Yes, they do. No, they don’t.

do not / does not forma base

Soggetto + + Do / Does + soggetto + forma base del verbo?
don’t / doesn’t del verbo

1 La forma negativa del Present simple si ottiene Yes, + pronome soggetto + do / does.
mettendo do not o does not davanti alla
forma base del verbo. No, + pronome soggetto + don’t / doesn’t.
I do not like French.
1 La forma interrogativa del Present simple
Jacob does not play football.
si ottiene mettendo do o does davanti al
2 Does not si usa con la terza persona singolare soggetto seguito dalla forma base del verbo.
(he, she, it) e do not con le altre persone. Do you like Maths?
3 La forma negativa contratta si ottiene Does Mr Wilson teach you?
aggiungendo -n’t a do e a does ed è più 2 Le risposte brevi affermative si ottengono con
comune della forma intera. Yes + pronome soggetto + do o does.
I don’t like French. Do you like Maths? Yes, I do.
Jacob doesn’t play football. Does Mr Wilson teach you? Yes, he does.
4 Per formare frasi negative, si usa don’t / doesn’t 3 Le risposte brevi negative si ottengono con
con tutti i verbi al Present simple ad eccezione No + pronome soggetto + don’t o doesn’t.
di be e have got.
Do you like football? No, I don’t.
She doesn’t like History. Does she like homework? No, she doesn’t.
He isn’t in the football team.
They haven’t got laptops.  elle risposte brevi non si usa mai
N
la forma base del verbo.
 lla forma negativa, non si aggiunge la -s al
A
Do you like football?
verbo di terza persona singolare.
Yes, I do. NON Yes, I do like.
He doesn’t like Maths.
Does he sing in the choir?
NON He doesn’t likes Maths.
No, he doesn’t. NON No, he doesn’t sing.

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C Question words + Present simple  
Parole interrogative
What do
Present simple
you do in I.C.T?
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Where does he play football? Food and drink

When does Cathy have dinner? apple  mela
What time do they go to bed? aubergine  melanzana
How do you spell that? beans (green beans)  fagioli
(fagiolini)
• Le domande introdotte da parole interrogative con il verbo al beef  manzo
Present simple hanno un ordine preciso:
biscuits  biscotti
Parola interrogativa + do / does + soggetto + forma base del verbo?
bread  pane
What time do you finish school? butter  burro
cake  torta
D How often... ? carrots  carote
1 Le domande introdotte da How often con il verbo al cereal  cereale
Present simple si formano così: cheese  formaggio
How often + do / does + soggetto + forma base del verbo + ? chicken  pollo
How often do you eat vegetables?  How often does she buy fish? chips  patatine fritte
2 Nelle risposte alle domande con How often si può usare: chocolate  cioccolato
every + hour, day, week, ecc. coffee  caffè
How often do you eat vegetables? (I eat them) every day. crisps  patatine
once + an hour, a day, a week, ecc. eggs  uova
How often do you buy fish? (I buy it) once a week. grapes  uva
twice + an hour, a day, a week, ecc. ham  prosciutto
How often does Jack drink milk? (He drinks it) twice a day. ice cream  gelato
three / four times + an hour, a day, a week, ecc. lettuce  lattuga
How often do you eat meat? (I eat it) three times a week. milk  latte
mushrooms  funghi
E Object pronouns nuts  noci
Pronomi personali soggetto Pronomi complemento onions  cipolle
I me orange  arancia
you you orange juice  succo d’arancia
he him peach  pesca
she her pear  pera
it it peas  piselli
we us peppers  peperoni
you you potatoes  patate
they them rice  riso
salad  insalata
1 Sia i pronomi personali soggetto che quelli complemento
sostituiscono dei sostantivi. salmon  salmone
sausages  salsicce
Mrs Lee / She teaches Maths.  Mrs Lee / Lei insegna matematica.
steak  bistecca
I see Tim / him on Mondays.  Vedo Tim / Lo vedo di lunedì.
sugar  zucchero
2 I pronomi personali soggetto si usano davanti al verbo. sweetcorn  mais dolce
We speak German.  (Noi) parliamo tedesco. sweets  dolciumi, caramelle
3 I pronomi personali complemento si usano dopo un verbo o tea  tè
dopo una preposizione. toast  toast
Josh and Mike are my friends. I see them at the weekend. tomatoes  pomodori
Josh e Mike sono mici amici. Li vedo il fine settimana. tuna  tonno
I usually play tennis with Mark. I usually play tennis with him. water  acqua
Di solito gioco a tennis con Mark. Di solito gioco a tennis con lui. yogurt  yogurt

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