Grade 12
English First Additional language
, Negatives
Trick forms:
Formulation:
Often-seldom Present tense: is/am/ are/ do/ does+ NOT
Always-never Past tense: was/ were/ did +NOT
Rarely-frequently
Already-not yet
Examples:
They attend many meetings
= They do not attend any meetings
You are growing your hair
= You are not growing your hair
Questions and tags
Include a question mark!!
Remember:
- Question verb: do,does,did
- Question word: where,when,why,what,who
-Use the modal/ auxiliary verb in the sentence: She is very clever= Is she
very clever?
-If you do not have a modal/ auxiliary verby, use:
*do/ does= present tense: She listens to music every day= Does she listen to
music every day?
*did= Past tense: She walked to the park= did she walk to the park?
Examples:
1. They generate many benifits to help te people
=Do they generate many benifits to help the people?
2. I heard their laughs and saw their smiles.
= Did I?
English First Additional language
, Negatives
Trick forms:
Formulation:
Often-seldom Present tense: is/am/ are/ do/ does+ NOT
Always-never Past tense: was/ were/ did +NOT
Rarely-frequently
Already-not yet
Examples:
They attend many meetings
= They do not attend any meetings
You are growing your hair
= You are not growing your hair
Questions and tags
Include a question mark!!
Remember:
- Question verb: do,does,did
- Question word: where,when,why,what,who
-Use the modal/ auxiliary verb in the sentence: She is very clever= Is she
very clever?
-If you do not have a modal/ auxiliary verby, use:
*do/ does= present tense: She listens to music every day= Does she listen to
music every day?
*did= Past tense: She walked to the park= did she walk to the park?
Examples:
1. They generate many benifits to help te people
=Do they generate many benifits to help the people?
2. I heard their laughs and saw their smiles.
= Did I?
