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Positive Negative Question Time expressions Use

Present I/you/we/they work I/you/we/they don't Do I/you/we/they work? always, usually, often, - routine activities
Simple work sometimes, seldom, - timetables
Does she/he/it work? rarely, never, once a - likes/dislikes
she/he/it works she/he/it doesn't work week/month/year, twice a - feelings
week/month/year, every - general truths
day/week/month/year
Present I am working I am not working Am I working? now, right now, at the - to talk about what we are
Continuous moment, at this very doing now
you/we/they are working you/we/they aren't Are you/we/they moment, today, - to talk about a change in
working working? tomorrow* behaviour
she/he/it is working - to talk about our future
she/he/it isn't working Is she/he/it working? plans*
Past Simple I/you/we/they worked I/you/we/they didn't Did I/you/we/they work? yesterday, two days/two - past events
I/you/we/they ate work Did I/you/we/they eat? months/two years/two - telling a story
I/you/we/they didn't eat weeks ago, last - complete events in the past
week/month/year, in
she/he/it worked she/he/it didn't work Did she/he/it work? 1995
she/he/it ate she/he/it didn't eat Did she/he/it eat?
Past you/we/they were you/we/they weren't Were you/we/they yesterday, two days/two - interrupted events in the
Continuous working working working? months/two years/two past
weeks ago, last - events that took place at a
I/she/he/it was working I/she/he/it wasn't Was I/she/he/it week/month/year, in certain moment in the past
working working? 1995

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