It

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Making QUESTIONSand NEGATIVES

• Its easy as
• A and B

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• First, making questions

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Group A is for

• AUXILIARIES

(that means helping verbs, of course)
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• Here are the common
• AUXILIARIES

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• am, is, are, was, were (progressive tenses)
• has, have, had (perfect tenses)
• can, could, may, might, should,
• would, must, will, etc. (common modal verbs)

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To make a question when theres an

• AUXILIARY VERB

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• reverse the order of the subject and the
  auxiliary verb

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EXAMPLES

• Shes going to India. Is she going to India?
• He can speak Hindi. Can he speak Hindi?
• You were born in China. Were you born in China?
• Theyve all said yes. Have they all said yes?

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GOT IT? TRY THESE!

• Mr. Chen had arrived in Toronto.
• Hes smiling at the teacher.
• Weve all been here before.
• You could buy me a coffee.

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Answers

• Had Mr. Chen arrived in Toronto?
• Is he smiling at the teacher?
• Have we all been here before?
• Could you buy me a coffee?

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Group B is for the

• BALANCE
• (that means
• all the other verbs not in Group A,
• of course)

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To make a question when theres a

• GROUP
• B VERB

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• Add DO, DOES, or DID,
• reverse the order of subject and auxiliary verb,
• and then use the main verb in its base form.

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EXAMPLES

• Yi found another tutor. Did Yi find another
  tutor?
• Peter and Ana like cooking. Do Peter and Ana
  like cooking?
• Rania lives in Dundas. Does Rania live in
  Dundas?
• You forgot to pay the rent. Did you forget to
  pay the rent?

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Practice. Try these.

• She plays tennis often.
• They love to go for walks on the Bruce Trail.
• You wanted to be rich.
• Teachers empower their students.
• He spent a lot of money.

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The answers

• Does she play ?
• Do they love to go ?
• Did you want ?
• Do teachers empower ?
• Did he spend ?

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A The main points, so far

• GROUP A is for verbs with auxiliaries, or helping
  verbs.
• To make questions, reverse the order of subject
  and helping verb.
• You have been to Limeridge Mall.
• Have you been to Limeridge Mall?

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B The main points, so far

• Group B is for the balance, all other verbs.
• To make questions,
• add DO, DOES, or DID,
• reverse the order of subject and
  auxiliary verb, and then
• use the main verb in its base form.
• She liked Canada at first.
• Did she like Canada at first?

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• Now, making negatives!

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Group A is for...

• AUXILIARIES
• ( that means
• helping verbs,
• of course)

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To make a negative

• Add NOT or NT
• after the
• auxiliary/
• helping verb

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EXAMPLES

• Shes lived here for two years. She hasnt
  lived here for two years.
• That child will be a movie star when she grows
  up. That child wont (will not) be a movie star
  when she grows up.
• Were going to class. We arent going to class.
• You may leave the room. You may not leave the
  room.

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More practice. Try these!

• You should try to please your parents.
• They have taken the wrong bus.
• We will go to the party.
• You were playing baseball.
• I would be really careful.

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Answers

• You shouldnt try .
• They havent taken .
• We wont go .
• You werent playing
• I wouldnt be really careful .

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Group B is for the balance

• (that means
• all the other verbs,
• not in Group A)

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To make a negative

• Add Doesnt, Dont, or Didnt, and then use
• the main verb in its base form

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Examples

• He loves playing cards. He doesnt love playing
  cards.
• They wanted to go to the USA last year. They
  didnt want to go to the USA last year.
• I meet her in the park. I dont meet her in the
  park.
• You gave her a diamond. You didnt give her a
  diamond.

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Got it? Now practice.

• He loved to play the guitar.
• She enjoys playing computer games.
• He ate a lot of fruit.
• They attend classes often.
• You sleep during tests.

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The answers

• He didnt love to play the guitar.
• She doesnt enjoy playing computer games.
• He didnt eat a lot of fruit.
• They dont attend classes often.
• You dont sleep during tests.

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So now you know

• to make correct questions
• and negatives, remember
• GROUP A and GROUP B

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One special reminder,

• the verb HAVE/HAS/HAD
• is an auxiliary and
• a main verb

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When HAVE/HAS/HAD is an auxiliary,

• Use it like all the other
• Group A verbs
• Have you smelled that flower yet?
• I havent seen the teacher.
• The snow hasnt stopped.
• Hadnt you applied to the College before?

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But if HAVE/HAS/HAD is a main verb,

• use it like
• a Group B verb
• Do they really have true love?
• She doesnt have any ability in Mathematics.
• Did you have any serious illnesses when you were
  a child?
• We dont have to do this assignment if we dont
  want to.

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Thats it! Weve finished.

• Ask the teacher if you would like a practice
  test with answers.
• THANK YOU.

THANK YOU!