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English teacher
How often do you exercise?
Do you have a lot of stress?
What are some ways to deal with stress?
Do you have any allergies?
Do you usually get enough sleep?
How do you boost your mood during quarantine?
What factors affect weight and health?
Family history and genes
Ethnicity
Age
Eating habits
Culture
Sleeping habits
I don't like eating vegetables
I can't eat hamburgers everyday
I exercised yesterday
These are used to change tenses or to make questions and negative sentences. Many teachers and students call auxiliary verbs “helping verbs” because they help the main verb of a sentence.
Be, Do, Have
These are similar to the auxiliary verbs be, do, and have because they help a main verb in a sentence. They are different because they each have a special meaning.
In the following examples, may means maybe, can't means impossible or unable, and should is asking for advice:
These are all the other verbs in the English language.
We can also call these verbs the main verbs of a sentence.
It is very important to realize that be, do, and have also have full verb meanings.
I did my homework last night.
Did you do your homework?
Can we drink this juice?
Who went to the class?
What is he talking about?
Why didn't you come?
Really? You're from Cascavel?
Be, Do, Have
When who, what, which, whose, how many, etc. are the subject of the sentence, we do not use inversion:
We use question words as the subject of the sentence because we are asking for the subject (or information about the subject):
It is common for a preposition to come at
end of a question:
Where did you come from?
What is he talking about?
What is Michael interested in?
What are you good at?
Who do you live with?
The auxiliary of a question can be negative. Be careful of the form:
Contracted Form: Auxiliary Verb + n't + Subject
Long Form: Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Not
Why didn't you call me last night?
Why did you not call me last night?
Who haven't you met yet?
Who have you not met yet?
Declarative questions are used when the speaker wants to make sure of something or express surprise. Declarative questions do not use inversion:
A: I'm a vegetarian.
B: Seriously? You don't eat meat at all?
(Expressing surprise)
A: Mike and I are going out for dinner.
B: Okay. I'll stay home.
A: You don't want to come with us?
(Making sure)
Continuous
Have got
(only present tense)
Past (HAD)
(auxiliary)
(Full verb)
possession, obligation, relationships, illnesses,
Continuous
Dynamic / Meanings of Have
QUIZ (evaluation)