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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!
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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.
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+ 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.