Topic 29 Overview of Positive /Negative statements|
Interrogatives
There are 4 main types of
Positive / Negative statements | Interrogatives. The types of tense-verb decide the type of
Positives / Negatives | Interrogatives
I. Verb-to-be:
Simple Present Tense | Simple Past Tense
am
is was
are were
Simple Present | Simple
Past
am |is = was
are = were
A. Positive Statements:
a) Simple Present Tense
I am We
You are
You are
He
She
is They
It
b) Simple Past Tense
I We
He was You
/ You were
She
They
It
B. Negative Statements
For Verb-to-be of Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense,
you just put ‘not’ after à am |is |are
|was |were | + not àto form Negative
Statements.
am
[S] is
was not
are
were
C. Interrogatives
For Verb-to-be of Simple
Present Tense and Simple Past Tense, to form interrogatives, you just put -----
am |is |are |was |were | before the [S].
Am
Is Was [S] …………………………?
Are Were
I am a pilot. I am not a
dentist. Am I a photographer?
I was angry with them. I was not
happy with them. Was I excited to hear
the news?
You are John. You are not Paul. Are you George?
You were late yesterday. You
were not punctual yesterday. Were you
here in time? 64
Positives Negatives Interrogatives
[He] is busy
now. He
is not free now. Is [he] tired?
[He] was fat last
year. He
was not healthy. Was [he] sick?
[She] is happy
now. She
is not sad now. Is [she] cheerful?
[She] was
nervous. She was not calm. Was
[she] upset?
[The dog] is inside
the kennel. It is not outside the
kennel. Is [it] hungry?
[The tortoise] was
sick. It
was not feeling well. Was [it]
thirsty?
[We] are
helpful. We are not selfish. Are [we] generous?
[We] are
well-disciplined. We are not rowdy. Are [we] obedient?
You are
hardworking. You are not lazy. Are [you] smart?
You were noisy just
now. You were not quiet. Were [you] nosey, too?
They are
friendly. They are not hostile. Are
[they] sociable?
They were
disobedient. They were not co-operative. Were
[they] naughty.
II. Ordinary Verbs: Simple Present Tense | Simple Past Tense
Ordinary verbs which indicate a doing of an action.
A. Positive Statements:
a) Simple Present Tense
He I /
We
She V + s / es You / You V (root verb)
It They
b) Simple Past Tense
[S] F3
B. Negative Statements à do/does |
did
a) Simple Present Tense à do / does
He I / We
She doesn’t V ………… You / You don’t V………..
It They
b) Simple Past Tense à did
[S] didn’t V
C. Interrogatives à Do / Does
| Did
a)
Simple Present
Tense à do / does
[he] [I /
we]
Does [she]
V………………?
Do [you / you] V
[it] [
they]
b) Simple Past Tense à Did
Did [S] V…………………………..? 65
III. have / has | had
1. Simple Present Tense | Simple Past
A. Positive Statements
a) Simple Present Tense
have
[S] has
b) Simple Past Tense
[S] had……………………
B. Negative Statements
Put ‘not’ after ‘have / has | had’ to form negative statements.
a) Simple Present Tense
have
[S] has
not…………………..
b) Simple Past Tense
[S] had not……………………..
C. Interrogatives
To form interrogatives,
just put ‘have/ has | had’ before the subject, [S].
Have
Has |
Had [S] …………………….?
Positives Negatives Interrogatives
I have a radio. I
have not an MP3. Have you a DVD?
You have a pet dog. You have not a pet cat. Have you a pet hamster?
He has a pack of
cards. He
has not a dice. Has he a box of counters?
She has a new hair band. She has not a string of beads. Has
she a bracelet?
The rabbit has long ears. It has not a long tail. Has it two big eyes?
We have marbles. We have not gems. Have we new socks?
You have new ties. You have not new shirts. Have you any trousers?
They have seashell. They have not aquariums. Have they any goldfish?
They had a motorcycle. They had not a bicycle. Had they a car?
2. Present Perfect Tense | Past Perfect Tense
A. Positive Statements
a) Present Perfect Tense à have / has F4
He I / We
She has F4……………… You / You have F4
It They
b) Past Perfect Tense à had F4
[S] had F4
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B. Negative Statements
Like ‘have/ has |had’ of
Simple Present Tense and Simple Past Tense, you also put ‘not’ after ‘have /has
| had’ for Present Perfect Tense / Past Perfect Tense to form Negative
Statements.
a) Present Perfect Tense
He I / We
She has not F4…………. You / You have
not F4……………
It They
b) Past Perfect Tense
[S] had not F4
C. Interrogatives
For ‘have/ has |had’, you just put them before [S] to form
interrogatives.
a) Present Perfect Tense
he I / we
Has she F4………………………? Have you
/ you F4……………..?
it they
b) Past Perfect Tense
Had [S] F4………..?
Positive Negative Interrogative
He has painted the door. He has not painted the railings. Has he painted the bars?
Helen had folded the
clothes. She had not washed the
dishes. Had she taken a bath?
IV. Modal Auxiliary Verbs
A. Positive Statements | B.
Negative Statements
can / could
may / might
[S] shall / should (not) be / V……………………
will
/ would
must
ought to V | ought
not to V
To form negative statements, just put ‘not’ after modal auxiliary
verbs.
C. Interrogatives
To form interrogatives, just put modal auxiliary verbs before the
subject [S].
Can / Could
May / Might
Shall / Should [S] V………………………………..?
Will / Would
Must
Ought [S] to
V…………………………………..? 67
1. [Cecilia] can play the violin very
well. [She] can’t play the guitar very well.
Can [she] play
the flute very well?
2. [Mrs Boon] could keep some poultry last
year. [She] couldn’t keep any pets.
Could [she] keep
the place clean all the time?
3. [Jack] may go travelling next month. [He] mayn’t
visit Hong Kong this time.
May [he] borrow
your luggage?
4. [Hassan] might buy another car.
[Hassan] mightn’t buy
the same brand of
national car.
5. [I] shall inform them of the meeting. [I] shan’t
be late this time.
Shall [I] send
SMS to them, too?
6. [You] should obey the school rules and regulations. [You] should
not break
them. Should [you] apologise?
7. Maria will attend the countdown gathering. She won’t
attend Jean’s birthday.
Will she take part in the competition?
8. Tina would go to electrical shops to look for an oven. She would
not buy
straight away. Would
she buy a gadget to make
yogurt?
9. They must keep the place clean at all times. They must
not litter where they
like. Must
they sweep and mop the place
every day?
10. The workers ought to be hygienic in
preparing the food. They ought not to
touch the food. Ought
they to cover the food?
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