Auxiliary verbs in questions and short answers
MARÍA PAULA PIÑA VELA
Created on September 4, 2024
For B1 students
More creations to inspire you
SLYCE DECK
Personalized
LET’S GO TO LONDON!
Personalized
ENERGY KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Personalized
HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT KEY
Personalized
CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ART KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
Personalized
DOWNFALLL OF ARAB RULE IN AL-ANDALUS
Personalized
ABOUT THE EEA GRANTS AND NORWAY
Personalized
Transcript
Auxiliary verbs QAs
Do
Be
Have
Positive / Affirmative questionsTo ask for information
Negative questionsTo confirm information
Short questionsTo react and keep the conversation going
Tag questionsshort Qs at the end of sentences to check information
AgreementAdd so before the auxiliary in a possitive statement
EmphasisTo give importance to something
Auxiliary verbs before the subject
- Do you like wearing heels?
- Have you seen the new movie?
- Is she crying?
auxiliary verb + not+ subject
- Didn't she hate that artist?
- Wasn't I sick that day?
- Haven't we gone there before?
Used in conversation
A: I have tried Ana's chocolate cake recipeB: Have you?A: Yeah! it's really good
Add at the end of a statement
- He likes K-pop, doesn't he?
- You are taking English lessons, aren't you?
- They haven't eaten, have they?
so + auxiliary + subject
A: I have done a Cambridge exam beforeB: So have I!A: I didn't like itB: Neither did I!
"Do" before the action verb
- I did text you back
- She does have a Jungkook photocard in her phonecase