Present simple : questions and negations

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Present simple

Questions and Negations

Mr Tip ____ (love) dogs.

Mr Tip ____ (not - like) cats.

____ you ____ (enjoy) playing with animals?

Make a question:
Kim walks her dog every day.

Make a question:
They have got a big house.

Make a question:
My cat catches a mouse every week.

Make a question:
Tommy is happy.

Make a question:
They have a lot of books.

Make a negation:
Kim walks her dog every day.

Make a negation:
They have got a big house.

Make a negation:
My cat catches a mouse every week.

Make a negation:
Tommy is happy.

Make a negation:
They have a lot of books.

Present Simple Questions - Negations 

2 steps =>

1. Is there an auxiliary (hulpww) ?

2. What is the main verb?

Auxiliaries

to be = am / are / is

You are happy.

can

She can play the piano.

to have got = have got / has got

They have got a nice dog.

Questions with auxiliaries

You are happy.

Are you happy ?

She can play the piano.

Can she play the piano ?

They have got a nice dog.

Have they got a nice dog ?

Negations with auxiliaries

You are happy.

You are not (aren't) happy.

She can play the piano.

She cannot (can't) play the piano.

They have got a nice dog.

They have not got (haven't got) a nice dog.

Questions with main verbs

I play tennis every week.

Do I play tennis every week?

He reads a book every month.

Does he read a book every month?

DOES = SHE - HE - IT ---> SHIT rule

Negations with main verbs

I play tennis every week.

I don't play tennis every week.

He reads a book every month.

He doesn't read a book every month.

DOESN'T = SHE - HE - IT ---> SHIT rule

Exercise 

Maak een zin in de present simple met

- to be

- play

- watch

Exercise 2

Think of 3 sentences in the present simple.

- 1 positive

- 1 question

- 1 negation