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1 GRAMMAR BANK 4A word order in questions questions with be and can Are you hungry? «= 4 Is ‘there abank near here? cnt sithere? What was that_— noise? Where were you _born? ‘+ We make questions with the verb be and can by inverting the verb and the subject. She is a teacher. + Is she a teacher? questions with do / does / did in present simple and past simple Question word Auxiliary Subject Infinitive Ors Do you live with your parents? Did you hhave a holiday last year? Where does _yoursister_ work? When id you start studying English? What did they _ talk about? + You can use ASI (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) or QuASI (Question word, Auxiliary, Subject, lfinitive) to remember word order in questions, Ifthere’s a preposition, we often put it at the end of a question, e.g, He can drive. Can he drive? Who do you lve with? 4B present simple 11 you! we/ they | usually work at home. 1 Myparents don't live near here. [1 Doyou speak French? Bh Yes, 1 do. / No, I don't. hho he it ous My brother works inthe city centre. Iedoosn't often rain here. Does he like pop music? Yes, he does. Nohe doesn’t. + We use the present simple for things we do every day / week / yes which are generally tue or always happen. + We use don't/ doesn't in negative sentences, and do / does in questions. work works adds study studies ‘consonant + y» ies finish finishes ‘add -esafter ch, 5, sh x ‘ge /do ‘902s / does have has adverbs and expressions of frequency 1. We often go out on Friday night ‘She doesn't usually study at weekends, Fm never il He's always late for work. 2 She gets up early every day. ‘We have English lasses twice a wee! O16 1 We often use the present simple with adverbs of frequency (always, often, sometimes, usually, hardly ever, never). Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb. ‘Adverbs of frequency go after be. She's never il NOT She'>itnever + Remember to use a[=] verb with never. Innever rains. NOT ieloesntneverrain, 2 Expressions of frequency every day, once a week, etc) usually goat the end of @ sentence. 1C present continuous: be + verb + -ing 1. A What are you doing? B I'm sending a message to Sarah, 2 My brother is doing a two-month course in the UK. 3 In this picture the woman is standing near a table. 1.26 + We use the present continuous: 1 for things happening now, a this moment. 2 for temporary things that are happening around now, this week, et. 3 to describe what's happening in a picture. Se reel ale ‘ethno ‘ann natn a a ae ae ania ef a cg a Sra Seanad PSE st Raion ea ce the final consanant and adding present simple or present continuous? 1. A What do you do? O127 B work for an IT company. 2 A What are you doing? B I'm checking my messages. 3 ike this painting, it’s beautiful. 1 We use the present simple for things that are generally true or always happen. 2 We use the present continuous for an action happening now, at this moment. 3 We normally use verbs which describe states or feelings (non-action verbs), e.g. want, need, like, the present simple, not continuous, e.g ike Italian food. NOT Hertking Halon food.

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