The document provides instructions and examples for forming questions and negatives using auxiliary verbs like "do" and "does" in the simple present tense. Some key rules covered include: - Using "do" with pronouns like "I", "you", "we", and "they", and using "does" with pronouns like "she", "he", and "it". - Not adding "-s" to verbs in third person questions/negatives with "does". - Using "do" and "does" to ask questions, say "no", form short answers, and negatives in the simple present. - Not using "do" or "does" with forms of "to

1. AUXILIARIES
LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING RULES:
NOW, LET’S PRACTICE:
I. Write questions with DO…? And DOES…? Take a look at the example:
1. I like chocolate. How about you? Do you like chocolate?
2. You work hard. How about Anna? _______does Ana work hard? _____________________
3. Lisa plays tennis. How about his friends? _______does Lisa play tennis? _____
4. Tom speaks French. How about his brother? ________does tom speaks French? _______
5. Charles plays soccer. How about Richard? ________does Charles play soccer? ______________
6. Tina wants to be famous. How about you? _________does Tina want to be famous? _____________
7. I do yoga every morning. How about you? _________do you yoga every morning? __________
8. John lives near here. How about his sister? ________does john lives near here? _______________
9. Susan often goes to the beach. How about Lucy? ______does Susan often go to the beach? ___________
10. I love chemistry. How about you? _____do you love chemistry? __________
II. Write the negative form for the following statements. Look at the example:
1. Lucy plays the piano very well. Lucy doesn’t play the piano very well
2. They know my telephone number. _______they don’t know my telephone number________________
3. He has a bath everyday. ________he doesn’t has a bath every day.____________________
4. You have lunch at the same hour every day. _______you don’t have lunch at the same hour every day ______
DON’T use DO or DOES with the
verb TO BE. WRONG: Douglas
DOES NOT IS a doctor. CORRECT:
Douglas IS NOT a doctor.
DON’T use DO or DOES with the
verb CAN. WRONG: They DON’T
CAN speak French. CORRECT:
They CAN’T speak French.
DON’T add –S to a verb in a
question or negation with the
third person if you are using
DOES. WRONG: Lynette DOESN’T
LIKES strawberries. CORRECT:
Lynette DOESN’T LIKE
strawberries.
DON’T ask a question without
using DO or DOES. James plays
soccer? DOES James play soccer?
DON’T say NO with verbs
different from CAN or TO BE
without using DO or DOES.
WRONG: They not write letters.
CORRECT: They DON’T write
letters.
Use DO with the pronouns I, YOU,
WE, and THEY or with nouns that
can be replaced by those
pronouns.
Use DOES with the pronouns SHE,
HE, and IT or with nouns that can
be replaced by those pronouns.
Use DO and DOES to ask
questions in the simple present.
Example: DO you like pizza? DOES
she like hamburger?
Use DO and DOES to say NO.
Example: I DO NOT study Math.
She DOES NOT work.
Use DO and DOES to say NO in an
abbreviated form. Example: We
DON’T play baseball. He DOESN’T
go to the gym.
Use DO and DOES to give short
answers. Example: Do you drink
wine? Yes, I DO - No, I DON’T.
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2. 5. We sing very well. ______we don’t sing very well_________
6. I play the guitar. ____I don’t play the guitar________________
7. She likes to eat salad. __she doesn’t like to eat salad__________
8. My parents visit Rome every year. ___my parents don’t visit Rome every day___________
9. Jerry studies every night. _______jerry doesn’t study every night
We visit our grandparents on Sunday. __we don’t visit our grandparents on sunday____________
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