To make a question in English we normally use Do or Does . It has no translation in Spanish though it is essential to show we are making a question. It is normally put at the beginning of the question. (Para realizar preguntas en el idioma inglés en tiempo presente simple, normalmente utilizamos los verbos auxiliaries Do-Does). Example: Affirmative sentence : You speak Spanish . -- oración afirmativa en tiempo presente simple. Question : Do you speak Spanish ? -- De esta manera la hacemos pregunta , colocando el verbo auxiliar al inicio de la pregunta . Pero te preguntarás ¿ Por qué el verbo auxiliary Do y no Does? La respuesta la encontrarás en la siguiente diapositiva
You will see that we add DO at the beginning of the affirmative sentence to make it a question. We use Do when the subject is I , you , we or they . Utilizaremos el verbo auxiliar DO para los pronombres I, YOU, WE, THEY Y DOES para los pronombres HE, SHE, IT (terceras personas del singular).
Affirmative: He speak s Spanish . - oración afirmativa con el pronombre He ( tercera persona del singular por ello el verbo lleva la s al final). De esta manera lo convertimos en pregunta : Question : Does he speak Spanish ? ( como puedes notar al momento de realizar la pregunta el verbo principal (speak) se le quita la “s” ya que nuestro auxiliar Does ya nos indica que es tercera persona de quien hablamos … y por este motivo ya no necesitamos la “s” al final del verbo . En la siguiente diapositiva viene explicado en este punto en inglés
Word Order of Questions with Do and Does DO/ DOES SUBJECT VERB THE REST OF THE SENTENCE DO I / YOU/ WE/ THEY HAVE CEREAL FOR BREAKFAST? DOES HE/ SHE / IT LIKE El orden para construir preguntas es el siguiente: VERBO SUJETO VERBO COMPLEMENTO AUXILIAR PRINCIPAL
Examples of Questions with DO- DOES. Do you speak English? Does John speak French? Do we have time for a quick drink? Does it rain a lot in the South? Do they want to come with me? Does she like chocolate?
Short answers with DO-DOES QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWER (AFFIRMATIVE) SHORT ANSWER (NEGATIVE) Do you speak English? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. Do I need a dictionary? Yes, you do. No, you don't. Do you both speak English? Yes, we do. No, we don't. Do they speak English? Yes, they do. No, they don't Does he speak English? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't. Does she speak English? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't Does it have four legs? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE Para el uso de negaciones utilizamos don’t y doesn’t cuando usamos la negación en la tercera persona el verbo queda de la forma normal. Aquí te mostramos algunos ejemplos .
AFFRIMATIVE NEGATIVE I live in Culiacan I don’t live in Culiacan She works She doesn’t work He drives a car He doesn’t drive a car
LET’S PRACTICE
Choose the correct answer _____he play cards? Do Does _____you cook dumplings? Does Do _____your friends write e-mails? Do Does _____she drink juice? Does Do _____ he eat beef? Do Does _____they go on holiday by car? Do Does _____you cook mushroom sauce? Do Does _____ he meet his friends at school? Do Does
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