UNIT 2.1.

VERB FORMS: positive,

negative, interrogative

lVe can divide verb forms into two tvpes: those with only one main verb and tlrose with an
auxiliary such as a form of the verb to be or to have or one of the modals such as can, will, etc.
The Simple forms. Present and Past, are of the first type; all the other iorms are of the second
type
When the verb form has only one part, then we use a form of to do to make the negative and
question or interrogative forms. When the verb form includes an auxiliary or a modal, then
tl-rere is no need to use to do; the auxiliary is used to form the negative and question forms

Look st the follouinq chnrt:

Forms that use do/does/did

Positive Negative Question

Present Simple
II I I
You ( study English You do not (don't)
Dol you
Y"(
lre\,
t
at school We
-I-hev
study hard
{ they study hard?
/
Ile \ studies Errglish LI^ does not (doesn't) he
She I at school She sbudy hard
Does
{ she

It works well It does not (doesn't) Does it work well?

work rvell

Past Simple
I I
You You
He studied English l{e did not (didn't) Dd study hard?
at school study English

lr
She She
We lVe
-fhey
Thev
It worked rvell It did not (didn't) Did lt work rvell?
work well

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