Write each sentence in the following structures affirmative


Write each sentence in the following structures: affirmative, negative, yes/no question, short answer, and informational question in both the simple present and present progressive tenses. Use the following table to review each grammatical structure.

Grammatical Structures

Simple Present

Present Progressive

Affirmative

 

(I, You, They, We) + verb

(She, He, It) + verb-s

 

(I) + am + verb-ing

(You, They, We) + are + verb-ing

(She, He, It) + is + verb-ing

Negative

(I, You, They, We) + do not + verb

(She, He, It) + does not + verb

(I) + am not + verb-ing

(You, They, We) + are not + verb-ing

(She, He, It) + is not + verb-ing

Yes/No Questions

and Short Answers

Do + (I, You, They, We) + verb?

Yes, (I, You, They, We) + do

No, (I, You, They, We) + do not

Does + (She, He, It) + verb?

Yes, (She, He, It) + does

No, (She, He, It) + does not

Am + (I) + verb-ing?

Yes, I + am / No, I + am not

Are + (You, They, We) + verb-ing?

Yes, (You, They, We) + are

 No, (You, They, We) + are not

Is + (She, He, It) + verb-ing?

Yes, (She, He, It) + is

No, (She, He, It) + is not

Informational Questions

(open-ended)

What

Where

When    

Who

Why

do + (I, You, They, We) + verb? does + (She, He, It) + verb?

What

Where     When

Who

Why  

am + (I) + verb-ing? is + (She, He, It) + verb-ing?

 are + (You, They, We) + verb-ing?

         

 

1.      Fill in the table with the correct grammatical structure. Use the following exercises from the textbook to complete this assignment (1 pt. for each answer):
Lachance, J. (2009). Practice makes perfect: Basic English. New York: McGraw-Hill.

·         Chapter 30: page 99 (exercises 1–5)

 

Ex#

Grammatical Structures

Simple Present

Present Progressive

1.

Affirmative

The Wolf howls at the moon.

The wolf is howling at the moon.

Negative

The wolf does not howl at the moon

The wolf is not howling at the moon.

Yes/No Question

Does the wolf howl at the moon?

Is the wolf howling at the moon?

Short Answer

Yes, it does.

No, is not.

Open-ended Question

What does the wolf howl at?

What is the wolf howling at?

2.

Affirmative

Sheila is now worried because her daughter is late.

Sheila is worrying now because her daughter is late.

Negative

Sheila is not worried because her daughter is late.

 

Yes/No Question

 

 

Short Answer

 

 

Open-ended Question

 

 

3.

Affirmative

It is cold. They shiver and have goose bumps.

It is cold. We are shivering and have goose bumps.

Negative

 

 

Yes/No Question

 

 

Short Answer

 

 

Open-ended Question

 

 

4.

Affirmative

They cross the lake in a canoe.

They are crossing the lake in a canoe.

Negative

 

They are not crossing the lake in a canoe.

Yes/No Question

 

Are they crossing the lake in a canoe?

Short Answer

 

 

Open-ended Question

 

 

5.

Affirmative

The Mayor discusses the enormous potholes in the road.

The mayor is discussing the enormous potholes in the road.

Negative

 

 

Yes/No Question

 

 

Short Answer

 

 

Open-ended Question

 

What is the mayor discussing?

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