Questions and Answers
What is the correct affirmative form of the verb 'play' for the subject 'he'?
What do you do at 7:00 am?
I wake up.
The sentence 'I don't drink coffee in the morning' is a negative statement.
True
The correct negative form of the verb 'play' for the subject 'I' is 'I __________ play tennis.'
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What is the base form of the verb 'play'?
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Match the following sentences with their types:
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The sentence 'The sun rises in the east' is an example of a general truth.
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What is the affirmative form of the verb 'brush' for the subject 'she'?
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Study Notes
Short Answers and Questions
- Short answers:
- Yes/No questions:
Yes, I do.
orNo, I don't.
- Information questions:
I get up at 7:00 am.
- Yes/No questions:
- Questions:
- Yes/No questions:
Do you like coffee?
- Information questions:
What do you do on Sundays?
- Yes/No questions:
Affirmative and Negative Forms
- Affirmative:
- I/you/we/they + base form of the verb (e.g.
I play tennis.
) - He/she/it + -s/-es form of the verb (e.g.
He plays tennis.
)
- I/you/we/they + base form of the verb (e.g.
- Negative:
- I/you/we/they + don't + base form of the verb (e.g.
I don't play tennis.
) - He/she/it + doesn't + base form of the verb (e.g.
He doesn't play tennis.
)
- I/you/we/they + don't + base form of the verb (e.g.
Usage in Daily Life
- Habits and routines:
I wake up at 7:00 am.
,She brushes her teeth twice a day.
- General truths:
The sun rises in the east.
,Water boils at 100°C.
- Fixed schedules:
The bus leaves at 8:00 am.
,The store opens at 9:00 am.
Sentence Formation
- Statement:
I drink coffee in the morning.
- Question:
Do you drink coffee in the morning?
- Negative statement:
I don't drink coffee in the morning.
- Negation of a question:
Don't you drink coffee in the morning?
Verb Conjugation
- Base form:
play
- I/you/we/they:
play
- He/she/it:
plays
- Negative:
don't play
(I/you/we/they) /doesn't play
(he/she/it)
Short Answers and Questions
- Short answers to yes/no questions should be in the format
Yes, I do.
orNo, I don't.
- Short answers to information questions should provide the requested information, e.g.
I get up at 7:00 am.
- Yes/no questions should be phrased as
Do you like coffee?
- Information questions should be phrased as
What do you do on Sundays?
Affirmative and Negative Forms
Present Simple
- Affirmative form:
- I/you/we/they use the base form of the verb
- He/she/it use the -s/-es form of the verb
- Negative form:
- I/you/we/they use
don't
+ base form of the verb - He/she/it use
doesn't
+ base form of the verb
- I/you/we/they use
Usage in Daily Life
- Habits and routines are described using the present simple, e.g.
I wake up at 7:00 am.
- General truths are described using the present simple, e.g.
The sun rises in the east.
- Fixed schedules are described using the present simple, e.g.
The bus leaves at 8:00 am.
Sentence Formation
- Statements are formed using the subject + verb, e.g.
I drink coffee in the morning.
- Questions are formed by inverting the subject and verb, e.g.
Do you drink coffee in the morning?
- Negative statements are formed using
don't
ordoesn't
, e.g.I don't drink coffee in the morning.
- Negation of a question is formed using
don't
ordoesn't
, e.g.Don't you drink coffee in the morning?
Verb Conjugation
- The base form of a verb is used as the base for conjugation, e.g.
play
- I/you/we/they use the base form of the verb
- He/she/it use the -s/-es form of the verb, e.g.
plays
- The negative form uses
don't
ordoesn't
with the base form of the verb, e.g.don't play
ordoesn't play
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