To be/to have/auxiliary verbs recap

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• Studiejaar 2

English class Grammar recap

To be

To have

Auxiliary verbs

To be

What do we remember about the verb to be?

Hoe vervoeg je het werkwoord 'to be' voor de volgende persoonlijk vnw.?
I ...
he/she/it ...
we ...

What is the right PAST SIMPLE of 'to be' for 'you'?

1. are
2. were
3. was
4. is

Create a question with the verb 'to be'.

To have

What do we remember about the verb to have?

Which sentence(s) with the verb 'to have' is/are correct?

1. I has got a car.
2. He have a brother.
3. We have two cats at home.
4. She has blue eyes.

Create a sentence with a form of 'to have' in it IN THE PAST SIMPLE.

Which question(s) is/are correct for the verb 'have' / 'have got'

1. Have you got a sister?
2. Have you a sister?
3. Do you have a sister?
4. Is you a sister having?

Auxiliary verbs = hulpwerkwoorden

Why do we use auxiliary verbs? Sometimes main verbs need a little help.

• Main verbs: present simple and past simple
• Auxiliary verbs: in all other tenses, in questions and in negations

Auxiliary verbs

Questions with to be/to have

Questions with to be: Swap subject and verbs

• He is very nice.
  
• They are next door.
  
• I am late again.
  

Is he very nice?

Are they next door?

Am I late again?

Questions with to have: Have got OR have

Have got:

• She has got a car.
  
• They have got a brother.
  

Have:

• I have a lot of time.
  
• She has a house in London.
  

Has she got a car?

Have they got a brother?

Do I need a lot of time?

Does she have a house in London?

Questions with auxiliary verbs + question tags

Questions with auxiliary verbs : Before the subject: aux. verb – subject – main verb

• Do you like French food?
  
• Will you call me later?
  
• Has she left before you arrived?

Question tags: 'niet waar?' / 'toch?' = Turning a statement into a question

• She is busy, isn’t she?
  
• I am too short, aren’t I?
  
• You don’t speak English, do you?

Main clause negative? Question tag positive.

Main clause positive? Question tag negative.

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