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Negative and Question

Forms
Yes/No questions
They are working hard.
They will be working hard.
They had worked hard.
They have been working hard.

We make Yes/No questions by putting the first part of the verb in front of the subject:

Are they working hard?


Will they be working hard?
Had they worked hard?
Have they been working hard?
Present simple and past simple questions
and negatives
For all verbs except be and have, we use do/does or did to make Yes/No
questions in the present simple and past simple:

They work hard. > Do they work hard? Don’t


He works hard. > Does he work hard? Doesn’t
They worked hard. > Did they work hard? Didn’t
Here are the question forms and negative forms for be in the present
simple and past simple:

Positives Questions Negatives

I am (I'm) Am I? I am not (I'm not)

He is (he's) Is he? He is not (He's not/He isn't)

She is (she's) Is she? She is not (She's not/She isn't)

It is (it's) Is it? It is not (It's not/It isn't)

You are (you're) Are you? You are not (You're not/You
aren't)

They are (they're) Are they? They are not (They're


not/They aren't)
Positives Questions Negatives

I was Was I? I was not (I wasn't)

He was Was he? He was not (He wasn't)

She was Was she? She was not (She wasn't)

It was Was it? It was not (It wasn't)

You were Were you? You were not (You weren't)

They were Were they? They were not (They weren't)


We make questions and negatives with have in
two ways. Usually we use do/does or did:
Do you have plenty of time?
Does she have enough money?
Did they have any useful advice?
I don't have much time.
She doesn't have any money.
They didn't have any advice to offer.

but we can also make questions by putting have/has or had in front of the subject:

Have you plenty of time?


Has she enough money?
Had they any useful advice?

and make negatives by putting not or n't after have/has or had:

I haven't much time.


She hasn't any money. She doesn’t have any money
He hadn't any advice to offer.
MAKE THE CORRECT QUESTION

1. you / In a big house / live / ? Do you live in a big house? Yes, I do


2. relatives in another state / have / you / ? Do you have relatives in another state? Yes, I have
3. buy / your friend / a lot of clothes / ? Does your friend buy a lot of clothes? No, he doesn’t
4. listen / to classical music / you / ? Do you listen to classical music? No, I don’t
5. Your husband / any musical instrument / play / ? Does your husband / wife play any musical
instrument? No, she doesn’t
6. you / play /with your brothers and sisters / ? Do you play with your brothers and sisters? Yes,
I do
7. your co-workers / meetings in your work / attend / ? Do your co-workers attend meetings in
your work? Yes, they do
8. work / your friend /on weekends / ? Does your friend work on weekends? Yes, he does
9. Your daughter / wash / the dishes every day / ? Does your daughter wash the dishes every
day? Yes, she does
10. Your husband/wife / the house / clean / ? Does your husband/ wife clean the house? No, he
doesn’t
11.Mexican food / cook / you / ? Do you cook Mexican food? No, I don’t
S: Yes, I do T: Yes, me too / Yes, I do too I: Yes, I do
2. Does your best friend watch movies at night?
I: No, he doesn’t S: Yes, he does D: Yes, she does
3. Do you have breakfast every day?
I: No, I don’t
Why don’t you have breakfast every day? / Why not? Because sometimes I wake up late.
4. Does your sister/brother like to speak English?
T: No, none of my brothers like to speak English / No, my brothers don’t like to speak English S:
No, he doesn’t. He likes to speak Italian. D: Yes, three of them do but two of them don’t
5. Do you make phone calls at work?
S: No, I don’t I: No, I don’t Why? Because my boss is too/very strict
6. Do your friends have an Instagram account?
T: Yes, everyone has an Instagram account / Yes, Who doesn’t have an Instagram account?
7. Does your father/mother play sports?
T: No, because my parents are close to/near to / around 80 years old
8. Do you like the color pink?
D: Yes, I do. It’s not my favorite color but I like it. T: No, I don’t like pink. I prefer orange
9. Does your boss get along with you?
I: Yes, he does
Past Simple Questions Examples

1. Did you do any exercises?


2. Did you play video games last night?
3. Did she have good arguments?
4. Did she pay for the Netflix subscription?
5. Did she try to change the flat tire?
6. Did she buy more books in English?

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