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The
Question (interrogative) Form of the Simple Present Tense
Plural Subjects
With I, you, we, they and plural nouns ( for example: kids, boys, girls ...) we use auxilary verb do or don't short form.
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Positive Questions
Do
I have
a car?Do you have a car? Do we have a car? Do they have a car? Do the workers have a car? Do Tom and Teddy have a car? |
Negative Questions
Don't I know the answer?Don't you know the answer? Don't we know the answer? Don't they know the answer? Don't the students know the answer? Don't you and Mary know the answer? |
Singular Subjects
With she, he, it and singular nouns ( for example: the boy, the kid, Tom ...) we use auxilary verb does or doesn't short form.
We don't use -s with the verb in the question form: doesn't play
For example: Does he live
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Positive Questions
Does
she speak
English?Does he speak English? Does it snow a lot? Does the teacher speak English? Does Cate speak English? |
Negative Questions
Doesn't she watch TV?Doesn't he watch TV? Doesn't it snow a lot? Doesn't the teacher watch TV? Doesn't Cate watch TV? |
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Positive and Negative Question Form of The Simple Present Tense Table
Do
Don't
I
you
we
they
Teddy and Mary
The students
read
s(not -s)like
work
live
go
play
watch
have
Example Sentences:
Does Tom play tennis?
Do your friends live near here?
Do you and your mother work together?
Does he have a car?
Do you watch TV a lot?
Where do they live?
What does she do in her free time?
How often do you go to the cinema?
Why do we learn English?
Does
Doesn't
he
she
it
Mary
The boy
in a sentence
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