LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

13 Questions, answers, negatives

13.1 Yes/No questions, negative statements, Yes/No answers

13.1 A Yes/No questions (expecting 'Yes' or 'No' in the answer) [> LEG 13.1-3]

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We make Yes/No questions from statements. In the case of be, have (auxiliary) and modal

verbs like can and must[> 11.1 A] we do this by inversion, that is by putting be, have or can, etc.

in front of the subject: He is leaving. -» Is he leaving?

She can drive a bus. -» Can she drive a bus?

With all other verbs, we form Yes/No questions with Do and Does in the simple present and Did

in the simple past. The form of the verb is always the bare infinitive:

We turn left here. -» Do we turn left here?

He works well. -» Does he work well?

They arrived late. -» Did they arrive late?

You want to know if... What do you say?

1 you're late. ..A^J.M^L 9

2 this is the London train 10

3 your photos are ready 11

4 John is working in the garden 12

5 the children are studying 13

6 Jane gives piano lessons 14

7 Tony was enjoying himself 15

8 they live in the south 16

she should be here

she could ask a question

it will be fine tomorrow

my friend will be staying

they would like an invitation.

they often argue like that

I run a mile every morning....

Sheila went to the lecture

13.1 В Negative statements [> LEG 13.2,13.4]

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When a sentence contains be, have, or a modal like can, we form the negative by putting not

after the auxiliary: He is leaving. -» He is not (He isn't or He's not) leaving.

He can leave. -» He cannot (can't) leave.

With all other verbs we use do not (don't) and does not (doesn't) after the subject in the simple

present and did not (didn't) after the subject in the past. The verb is always a bare infinitive:

We turn left here. -» We do not (don't) turn left here.

He works well. -» He does not (doesn't) work well.

They arrived late. -» They did not (didn't) arrive late.

Say 'no', disagree or contradict with full negative statements.

1 Are you ready? ...A 9 He can speak Russian.

2 She's right 10

3 They're late 11

4 You're being silly 12

5 He's working in London 13

6 They're playing tennis 14

7 I'm going to fail 15

8 She was waiting for you 16

He'll be leaving soon

It would be a very good idea

It looks like rain

They always win

They missed the last lesson

She's always been good at sport.

You've met her