Flashcards on Simple Present Tense: Negatives, Questions, and Adverbs
Simple Present Tense: Negatives, Questions & Adverbs Guide
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English Grammar
25 cards
Card 1
Question: What auxiliary verbs do we use to make negative sentences in the simple present?
Answer: We use do not (don't) and does not (doesn't).
Card 2
Question: Give the structure for a negative sentence in the simple present.
Answer: Subject + do/does not + base verb + complement.
Card 3
Question: Make this sentence negative: I like coffee.
Answer: I do not (don't) like coffee.
Card 4
Question: Make this sentence negative: She studies at night.
Answer: She does not (doesn't) study at night.
Card 5
Question: Why do third person verbs lose the final "s" in negative simple present sentences?
Answer: Because negative sentences use do/does + base verb, so the main verb stays in the base form (e.g., He doesn't speak).
Card 6
Question: Change to negative: He needs help.
Answer: He doesn't need help.
Card 7
Question: Change to negative: They play tennis on Sundays.
Answer: They don't play tennis on Sundays.
Card 8
Question: What words do we use to form questions in the simple present?
Answer: We use do and does.
Card 9
Question: Give the structure for an interrogative sentence in the simple present.
Answer: Do/Does + subject + base verb + complement + ?
Card 10
Question: Form a question from: you play soccer
Answer: Do you play soccer?