Making QUESTIONS

and NEGATIVES

Its easy as

A and B

First, making questions

 AUXILIARIES
(that means
helping verbs,
of course)

Here are the

common

AUXILIARIES:

am, is, are, was, were

(progressive tenses)

has, have, had

(perfect tenses)

can, could, may, might,

should,
would, must, will, etc.
modal verbs)

(common

To make a question when theres

an

AUXILIARY
VERB

 reverse the
order of the
subject and the
auxiliary verb

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?

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. =

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?

Group B is for the

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

To make a question when theres

a

Add DO, DOES, or DID,

reverse the order of
subject and auxiliary
verb,
and then use the main
verb in its base form.

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?

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. =

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

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?

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?

 Now, making negat

Group A is for...
AUXILIARIES
( that means
helping verbs,
of course)

To make a negative

Add NOT or NT

after the
auxiliary/
helping verb

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.

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. =

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

Group B is for the

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

To make a negative

Add Doesnt,

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

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.

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. =

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.

So now you know

to make correct

questions
and negatives,
remember
GROUP A and GROUP
B

One special reminder,

the verb

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

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?

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.

Thats it! Weve finished.

Ask the teacher if

you would like a
practice test with
answers.
THANK
THANK YOU.

YOU!