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Auxiliary Verbs / Hulpwerkwoorden
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Question Tags
Het is een mooie dag, toch / of niet?
It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
Auxiliary Verbs
Hulpwerkwoorden
Homework
Thursday
Alquin: finish texts 7, 1 and 2 (2002, 2e t.v.)
FU: study units 7 & 8
Tuesday
NO Repetition
grammar: do ex. 40.5, 40.6, 41.4
and 44.3
FU: study units 9 & 10
Don't repeat yourself!
Aux. & Negatives
Check the number of verbs in a sentence:
Use
Example
Add to do + NOT:
Add NOT to to be:
I am home alone.
He walks to school every day.
Example
Add NOT to the first verb:
You have eaten breakfast.
Auxiliary verbs are used to make
Aux. & Tenses
continuous
perfect
passive
Aux. & Questions
Check the number of verbs in a sentence:
Aux. & Answers
Meaning?
In English: YES / NO only is impolite.
Answer:
Example
Add to do:
Move to be to the front:
I am home alone.
He walks to school every day.
Example
Move the first verb to the front:
You have eaten breakfast.
Auxiliary verbs
to be
will
to do
could
can
to have
etc.
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You haven't eaten breakfast.
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2 or more
Does he walk to school every day?
negative Q tag
In some sentences, you can leave out the main verb the second time.
He likes tea, but she doesn't (like tea).
- tenses (tijden)
- questions (& answers)
- negatives
- question tags
- no repetition (herhaling)
+ to have
first verb is moved
NO to be
to be
last = main verb
first (ones) = aux.
move
to be
positive Q tag
NO meaning
on their own
add
to do + NOT
structure
- repeating 1st verb
Have you got your books with you?
- Yes, I have.
last = main verb
first (ones) = aux.
+ to be
Am I home alone?
NO to be
to be
He doesn't walk to school every day.
add NOT to
first verb
add
to do
I am not home alone
- repeating to be
Are you okay? - Yes, I am.
Negative sentence
Positive sentence
+ to be ( + volt. dw.)
help the
main verb
add NOT to
to be
Have you eaten breakfast?