English class 6

Elementary level

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Juan José Simón Pérez

PRESENT SIMPLE (Negative and questions)

Para negaciones y preguntas en presente simple se utiliza el verbo auxiliar DO.

No aporta significado sino estructura.En la tercera persona del singular se utiliza la

forma correspondiente: DOES, en el resto se utiliza DO.

Tanto en negaciones como en preguntas al verbo principal no le añadimos –s en la tercena persona del singular, ya que cambiamos DO por DOES.

PRESENT SIMPLE (Negative)

Structure with I, you, we, they:

Subject + DO NOT (don’t) + infinitive (+ object)

I do not like apples / I don’t like apples.

They do not watch TV / They don’t watch TV

Structure with he, she, it:

Subject + DOES NOT (doesn’t) + infinitive

He does not smoke / He doesn’t smoke

It does not rain in Summer / It doesn’t rain in …

PRESENT SIMPLE (Questions)

Structure with I, you, we, they:

DO + Subject + infinitive (+ object)

Do you like apples?

Do they watch TV?Structure with he, she, it:

DOES + Subject + infinitive (+ object)

Does he smoke?

Does it rain in Summer? SHORT ANSWERS: Yes, I do / No, I don’t.

PRESENT SIMPLE (Negative and questions)

Exercise. Make negative sentences.

1) My father makes breakfast.

2) They are happy.

3) She writes a letter.

4) I speak Italian. 

5) Danny phones his father on Sundays.

6) We are good friends.

7) You work in a big company.

8) He has a lot of money. 

PRESENT SIMPLE (Negative and questions)

Answers.

1) My father doesn’t make breakfast.

2) They aren’t happy.

3) She doesn’t write a letter.

4) I don’t speak Italian. 

5) Danny doesn’t phone his father on Sundays.

6) We aren’t good friends.

7) You don’t work in a big company.

8) He hasn’t / doesn’t have a lot of money. 

PRESENT SIMPLE (Negative and questions)

Exercise. Make questions.

1) Mary and Tom / to speak / English  

2) he / to go / home / in the afternoon

3) they / to clean / the bathroom

4) she / to ride / her bike

5) Tony / to work / in the supermarket 

6) It / to rain / in Spring

7) we / to study / English / on Thursdays

8) you / to like / coffee

PRESENT SIMPLE (Negative and questions)

Exercise. Make questions.

1) Do Mary and Tom speak English? 

2) Does he go home in the afternoon?

3) Do they clean the bathroom?

4) Does she ride her bike?

5) Does Tony work in the supermarket 

6) Does it rain in Spring?

7) Do we study English every Thursday?

8) Do you like coffee?

WH… questions

Question Word

Auxiliar verb

Subject Infinitive Rest of the sentence

What do you want?

Where do they have dinner?

What time does he have dinner?

When do you come back from work?

Which do you prefer, coffe or tea?

How much does it cost?

How many people

does she invite to the party?

How do you spell it?

Who does he think he is?

WH… questions

Exercise: Write questions with these words.

1) where / you / go to school? 

2) what / they / do? 

3) where / John / from? 

4) how long / it / take from London to Paris? 

5) how often / she / go to the cinema? 

6) how many children / you / have? 

WH… questions

Answers.

1) Where do you go to school? 

2) What do they do? 

3) Where is John from? 

4) How long does it take from London to Paris? 

5) How often does she go to the cinema? 

6) How many children have you got? / How many children do you have?

SOME

SOME – Alguno/a(s)Para nombres contables e incontables:

Some coins, some friends, some water…Se utiliza SOME en frases afirmativas:

I drink some beer; he buys some bread…EXCEPCIÓN:También utilizamos SOME

en preguntas para OFRECER o PEDIR algo: Do you want some coffee?; Have you got some water, please?...

ANY

ANY – ninguno/a(s) – alguno/a(s)Para nombres contables e incontables:

Any coins, any friends, any water…Se utiliza ANY en negaciones (ninguno) y

en preguntas (ninguna):

He doesn’t spend any money; Do you speak any language?; Have you got any brothers or sisters?

SOME and ANY

Con SOME y ANY se forman otras palabras:

Somebody, somewhere, something…Anybody, anywhere, anything…Se utilizan normalmente igual que some y

any.

I see somebody there; She doesn’t know anybody here…

SOME and ANY

Exercise. Complete with SOME or ANY

1) I’ve got ______ work to do.

2) Do you want ______ coffee?

3) Do you have ______ luggage?

4) There are ______ carrots in the fridge.

5) I don’t eat ______ sweets in Easter week.

6) Can I have ______ milk in the coffee, please?

7) She doesn’t drink ______ alcohol.

SOME and ANY

Answers.

1) I’ve got SOME work to do.

2) Do you want SOME coffee?

3) Do you have ANY luggage?

4) There are SOME carrots in the fridge.

5) I don’t eat ANY sweets in Easter week.

6) Can I have SOME milk in the coffee, please?

7) She doesn’t drink ANY alcohol.

Thank you for your attention!