Present Simple: Forma Negativa e Interrogativa

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Forma Negativa, Interrogativa e Interrogativa-Negativa

Le forme negativa, interrogativa e interrogativa-negativa del Simple Present si

costruiscono con gli ausiliari DO e DOES

La forma negativa si ottiene aggiungendo l'ausiliare don't (contrazione di do + not)

o doesn't (contrazione di does + not) prima della forma base del verbo; doesn't si
usa solo nella terza persona singolare (he, she, it).

La forma interrogativa si ottiene con l'ausiliare do o does (per la 3° persona

singolare) davanti al soggetto, cui segue poi la forma base del verbo.

La forma interrogativa-negativa si ottiene con l'ausiliare don't o doesn't (per la 3°

persona singolare) davanti al soggetto, cui segue poi la forma base del verbo.

Le tabelle che seguono mostrano i 3 tipi di costruzione della frase

Forma Negativa

Sogg Ausil
Forma Base Esempi
etto iare

I don't work on
I don't work
Saturdays
You don't work
you don't work
hard
Bob doesn't
he doesn't work
work for a bank
Nancy doesn't
she doesn't work
work in a team
This escalator
it doesn't work
doesn't work
We don't work in
we don't work
this place
You don't work
you don't work
at home
They don't work
they don't work
at all
 Forma interrogativa
Ausil Sogg Forma
Esempi
iare etto Base

do I work Do I work too much?

do you work Do you work on Sundays?
does he work Does Bob work in the office?
does she work Does Nancy work at home?
does it work Does this escalator work?
do we work Do we work all together?
do you work Do you work for a bank?
do they work Do your friends work hard?

Forma Interrogativa-Negativa
Ausil Sogg Forma
Esempi
iare etto Base

don't I work Don't I work too much?

don't you work Don't you work on Sundays?
doesn't he work Doesn't Bob work in the office?
doesn't she work Doesn't Nancy work at home?
doesn't it work Doesn't this escalator work?
don't we work Don't we work all together?
don't you work Don't you work for a bank?
don't they work Don't your friends work hard?

Risposte Brevi (Short Answers)

Le Short Answers sono brevi risposte date a domande che prevedono come risposta in
genere un SI' o un NO (Yes/No Questions) e sono preferite alle risposte secche
(Yes! / No!).
Si formano al presente semplice utilizzando, dopo YES o NO, il soggetto sempre in forma
di pronome personale seguito da DO / DON'T o DOES / DOESN'T. Nelle risposte brevi
negative si usano solo le forme contratte DON'T e DOESN'T.

Yes/No Questions Short Answer

Yes, they do
Do they work in London?
No, they don't
Yes, they do
Do George and Michael work in London?
No, they don't
Yes, he does
Does he drive to work?
No, he doesn't
Yes, he does
Does Ted drive to work?
No, he doesn't
 WH Questions
Le Wh- questions (domande che usano avverbi interrogativi, aggettivi e pronomi
interrogativi come What, Where, Why, When, Which, Who) si formano ponendo gli
interrogativi Wh- all'inizio della forma interrogativa della frase.

Nel caso di aggettivo interrogativo, questo va sempre inserito insieme al nome a cui
si riferisce, ad esempio Which books do you read? = Quali libri leggi?

Interroga forma
Esempi
tivo interrogativa

Why do they work Why do they work on Sundays?

What do you study What do you study?
Which car does she drive Which car does she drive?