Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Simple Present Tense : Unit 7, Do You . . . ? (simple present questions)


We use do/does in simple present questions :
Positive

Questions
I
We
You
they
Work
Like
Do
Have


do
I
We
You
They


Work . . . ?
Like . . . ?
Do . . . ?
Have . . .?
He
She
It
Works
Likes
Does
has

does
He
She
it

The word order in these questions is :
Do/does  +  subject  + base form

Where

How often
What

How much
What
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Does
Does
Does
you
your parents
they
you
you usually
Chrish
It
This word
Work
Live?
Have
Wash
Do
Play
Cost
Mean?
On Saturday?

A car?
Your hair?
Om weekends?
Tennis often?
To fly to Hawaii?

What do you do? = What’s your job?:
                      -      What do you do?”   Iwork in a bank.”
Remember  :
do   I/we/you/they                         - Do they like music?
does she/he/it                                  - Does she like music?
Short Answer

Yes,       I/we/you/they         do.
Yes,       he/she/it                   does.
No,         I/we/you/they           don’t.
No,         he/she/it                    doesn’t

-          “Do you have the time?”    No, I don’t.”
-          “Do they speak English?”     “Yes, they do.”
-          “Does he work hard?”      “Yes, he does.”
-          “Does your sister live in Toronto?”       “No, she doesn’t.”
For the simple present, see also unit 5, unit 6, and unit 8.

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