AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT FULL FORM CONTRACTED

FORM

I am m
You/we/they are re
He/she/it is s
NEGATIVE
Subject Full form Contracted form
I am am not m not
You/we/they are not arent
He/she/it is not isnt

INTERROGATIVE
Am I?
Are you/we/they?
Is he/she/it?
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 The SIMPLE PRESENT is used to describe an
action that is habitual.

Examples: I travel by train every day.

John lives in Boston
They get up at 7 oclock
It rains a lot in the summer.
 VERB CONJUGATION

Subject Verb rest of the sentence

I/you/we/they speak English
He/she/it speaks English

The spelling for the verb in the 3rd. Person (he, she,
it) changes.
When the verb finishes in O, CH, SH, SS, X or Z, we add
ES to the verb.
Example: I go home early.
She goes home early
Other verbs: brush, wash, fix, etc.

When the verb finishes in a consonant + Y, we remove

the Y and add IES to the verb.
Example: I study English.
She studies English.
Other verbs: copy, carry, etc.

When the verb finishes in a vowel + Y, we just add S to the verb.

Example: I play soccer.
He plays soccer
Other verbs: pay, stay. .
 NEGATIVE
To make a sentence negative we use DONT or DOESNT

We use dont for I, you, we and they.

We use doesnt for he, she and it.

Examples: I speak English

I dont speak English
She speaks English
She doesnt speak English

NOTICE that the S in the affirmative disappears in the

negative
 NEGATIVE

WORD ORDER IN THE NEGATIVE

Subject dont/doesnt verb rest of the sentence

I/you/we/they dont speak English

He/she/it doesnt speak English
 QUESTIONS
To ask questions we use DO or DOES.

We use DO for: I, you, we and they

We use DOES for: he, she and it

Examples: They speak English

Do they speak English?
She speaks English
Does she speak English?

NOTICE that the S in the affirmative disappears in the

question.
 QUESTIONS

WORD ORDER IN QUESTIONS

DO/DOES SUBJECT VERB REST OF THE QUESTION

Do I/you/we/they speak English?

Does he/she/it speak English?
 Wh- QUESTIONS

WH- WORD DO/DOES SUBJECT VERB REST OF THE QUESTION ?

Where do you live ?

What does he study ?

Verb to Be: WH- WORD IS/AM/ARE SUBJECT REST OF THE QUESTION ?

What is your name ?

Where are you from ?

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16.html