Negative, questions and question words
Negative form of most verbs
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I |
DO NOT |
WORK |
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YOU |
DO NOT |
WORK |
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HE |
DOES NOT |
WORK |
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SHE |
DOES NOT |
WORK |
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IT |
DOES NOT |
WORK |
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WE |
DO NOT |
WORK |
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YOU |
DO NOT |
WORK |
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THEY |
DO NOT |
WORK |
* be careful about the 3rd person singular: Susan works in a bank. >>> Susan doesn’t work in a bank.
** short forms DON’T and DOESN’T are used in SPOKEN ENGLISH
Making questions
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DO |
I |
WORK ? |
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DO |
YOU |
WORK ? |
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DOES |
SHE |
WORK ? |
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DOES |
HE |
WORK ? |
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DOES |
IT |
WORK ? |
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DO |
WE |
WORK ? |
|
DO |
YOU |
WORK ? |
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DO |
THEY |
WORK ? |
*** for short answers use just DO:
Do you like it? – Yes, I do.
Does she live here? – No, she doesn’t.
Question words
WHO (used to ask about people):
• Who is it? >>> It is John.
• Who do you know? >>> I know John and Peter.
• Who is the story about? >>> The story is about Abraham Lincoln.
WHAT (used to ask about things)
• What is it? >>> It is a pen.
• What is it for? >>> It is for a tool for writing.
• What colour is your car? >>> My car is red.
WHERE (used to ask about places)
• Where are you? >>> I am at home.
• Where do you go on holiday? >>> I go to Spain or Greece.
• Where does Simon come from? >>> He comes from Ireland.
WHY (used to ask about the reason)
• Why do you work here? >>> I work here because I like working with computers.
• Why are you here? >>> I want to talk to you.
HOW (used to ask about more details)
• How are you? >>> I am OK.
• How far is it? >>> It is very far. It is about 500 km.
• How long is your way home? >>> It is just 10 minutes.
WHICH (used to ask when you have some choice)
• Which colour is your car? Red or blue?
• Which languages do you speak? French, German, or English?