Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Topic 26



Topic 26
Simple Present Tense

To express the Simple Present Tense in questions.  In questions, with auxiliary verb ‘Do or Does’,  the main verb ( right after the subject ) is always in the root form.

Do        I         V                                          we

Do        you     V                             Do         you                 V
                                                                      
            he                                                   they
Does    she       V
             it

            [he   ]                                        [I        /     we   ]
Does    [she ]   V                           Do   [you  /       you  ]     V 
            [It    ]                                         [                 they ]

     [ Tom ] studies hard every day.
     Does [ Tom ] study hard every day?
    
    [ You ] drink a lot of water every day. 
     Do [ you ] drink a lot of water every day?  
    
     [ The rabbit ] hops a lot every day.
     Does [ the rabbit ]  hop a lot every day?
  
     [ David and I ] laugh a lot every day.    
      Do [ David and I ] laugh a lot every day?    
   
     [ You and Peter] talk a lot every day.
      Do [you and Peter] talk a lot every day? 


Exercise 113
Fill in the blanks with ‘Do’ or ‘Does’.
1.  _________ [Helen] wash her clothes every day?
2.  _________ [you] comb your hair every morning?
3.  __________ [Helen and her friends] chase one another every day?
4.  __________[the bird] fly high?
5.  ___________ [the parrot] say “Hello” to you every day?
6.  __________  [your classmates] study hard every day?
7.  ___________ [Halina] speak Chinese well?
8.  ___________ [the pupils] care for one another?
9.  ___________ [your parents] drink tea every morning?



Exercise 117
Change the following statements into questions.
1.  [The carpenter] makes chairs every day.
     _________________________________________________________
2.  [I] do my homework every day.
     _________________________________________________________
3.  [Hassan and Peter] catch fish every Sunday.
     _________________________________________________________
4.  [Hui Hui] waters the plants every day.
     _________________________________________________________
5.  [The pupils] eat in the classroom during recess every day.
     _______________________________________________
10. __________ [Tina] go to the library every Sunday

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