* When you want to write a negative or a question, look if we have an auxiliary verb. If not, We will have to write DO / DOES (present simple) or DID (simple past).
Remember what are the auxiliary verbs that we are studying in Primary: To be, Can, Must, May, Could, Have (not always)
POSITIVE SENTENCES
Subject + Verb + Complement
Simple Present
(with auxiliary verbs)
You are very tall (tú ets molt alta).
We can play football
They must study Maths
(with other verbs)
They go to the cinema
I eat an apple
I visit my granny
*When we write a sentence in Simple Present with the 3rd person in singular, have to add "S" or "ES" at the end of the verb.
He eats an apple
She goes to the cinema
He visits his granny
Present Continuous
Subject + To be + V- ing + Complement
(All sentences in Present Continuous have the auxiliary verb "to be")
We are playing football (Nosaltres estem jugant a futbol)
They are studying Maths
They are going to the cinema
I am eating an apple
You are visiting my granny
She is playing tennis.
Simple Past
Subject + Verb in past + Complement
(with auxiliary verbs)
You were very tall
We could play football
(with other verbs. Remember if the verb is regular or irregular)
They went to the cinema (ells van anar al cinema)
I ate an apple
I visited my granny
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
Simple Present
Subject +Aux. + Not + Verb + Complement
(with auxiliary verbs)
*Write "not" after the auxiliary verb or modal.
She is very tall. - - - - She is not very tall. / She isn´t very tall.
He can play football. - - - - He can not play football /He can´t play football / He cannot play football
She must study. - - - - She must not study / She mustn´t study
(with other verbs)
*If you want to write a negative, it´s necessary to have an auxiliary verb. If not, add Do / Does.
They go to the cinema . - - - - They do not go to the cinema / They don´t go to the cinema (ells no van al cinema)
I eat an apple. - - - - I do not eat an apple / I don´t eat an apple
I visit my granny. - - - - I do not visit my granny / I don´t visit my granny
*If the subject is the 3rd person in singular, He, She o It, we will use DOES ( and take the "S" out of the verb.)
He buys a new car - - - - He does not buy a new car / He doesn´t buy a new car (ell no compra un cotxe nou)
She wants to go to the cinema - - - - She does not want to go to the cinema / She doesn´t want to go to the cinema
Present Continuous
Subject + To be + Not + V-ing + Complement
We are playing football - - - - We are not playing football /We aren´t playing football
They are studying Maths - - - - They are not studying Maths /They aren´t studying Maths
They are going to the cinema - - - - They are not going to the cinema / They aren´t going to the cinema
I am eating an apple - - - - I am not eating an apple
You are visiting my granny - - - - You are not visiting my granny/ You aren´t visiting my granny
She is playing tennis. - - - - She is not playing tennis / She isn´t playing tennis
Simple Past
Subject + Aux. in past + not + Complement
(with auxiliary verbs)
You were very tall - - - - You were not very tall /you weren´t very tall
We could play football - - - - We could not play football /you couldn´t play football
(with other verbs) Use "DID" and put the verb in infinitive.
They went to the cinema - - - - They did not go to the cinema /I didn´t go to the cinema
I ate an apple - - - - I did not eat an apple / I didn´t eat an apple
I visited my granny - - - - I did not visit my granny /I didn´t visit my granny
QUESTIONS
Simple Present
Aux. + Subject + Verb + Complement + ?
(with auxiliary verbs)
*Put the auxiliary verb at the beginning of the sentence if you want to write a question.
She is very tall. - - - - Is she very tall ?
He can play football - - - - Can he play football ?
She must study - - - - Must she study ?
(with other verbs)
*If you want to write a question, and there is no auxiliary verb in the sentence, add DO / DOES.
DOES is used for the 3rd person in singular. Remember to take the "s" out.
They go to the cinema - - - - Do they go to the cinema ?
I eat an apple - - - - Do I eat an apple ?
You visit my granny - - - - Do you visit my granny ?
He buys a new car - - - - Does he buy a new car ?
She want to go to the cinema - - - - Does she want to go to the cinema ?
Present Continuous
To be + Subject + V-ing + Complement + ?
We are playing football - - - - Are we playing football?
They are studying Maths - - - - Are they studying Maths?
They are going to the cinema - - - - Are they going to the cinema?
I am eating an apple - - - - Am I eating an apple?
You are visiting my granny - - - - Are you visiting my granny?
She is playing tennis - - - - Is she playing tennis?
Simple Past
Aux. in past + Subject + Verb (in infinitive) + Complement + ?
(with auxiliary verbs)
You were very tall - - - - Were you very tall?
We could play football - - - - Could we play football?
*Remember to use DID at the beginning of the question if there isn´t any auxiliary verb. Then put the verb in infinitive.
(with other verbs)
They went to the cinema - - - - Did they go to the cinema?
I ate an apple - - - - Did I eat an apple?
I visited my granny - - - - Did I visit my granny?