Asking yes noquestions in the simple present

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Asking yes / no-questions in the simple present
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How do we form yes / no-questions in the simple
present?
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• We form yes / no-questions in the simple present
  in two ways
• ? with the verb to be

Am I friendly?
Yes,
you are.
I
Am
No,
Are you in Secondary 3?
Im not.
you
Are
Is she at home?
Yes,
she is.
she
Is
Is there a canteen at your school?
No,
there isnt.
there
Is
What are the subjects in these questions?
What are the verbs in these questions?
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• ? with other verbs

Do I look sporty?
Do I look sporty?
Yes,
you do.
Do you go to school by MTR?
Do you go to school by MTR?
No,
I dont.
Does it have a name?
Does it have a name?
Yes,
it does.
Does he like reading comics?
No,
he doesnt.
Does he like reading comics?
Where are the verb do / does and the main verb in
each of these questions?
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More information on how to form yes /
no-questions in the simple present
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Verb to be
I
am.
you we they
are.
Yes,
I
Am
he she it
you we they
is.
Are
happy?
he she it
I
m not.
Is
you we they
arent.
No,
he she it
isnt.
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Other verbs
I you we they
do.
I you we they
Yes,
he she it
Do
does.
like cats?
he she it
I you we they
Does
dont.
No,
he she it
doesnt.
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Practice

Now form some questions and answers.
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• Ron Weasley / Harrys best friend
• Ron and Harry / meet / on a bus
• Ron / the only wizard in his family

Is Ron Weasley Harrys best friend? Yes, he is.
he is.
Do Ron and Harry meet on a bus? No, they dont.
They meet on a train.
they dont. They meet on a train.
Is Ron the only wizard in his family? No, he
isnt.
he isnt. All his brothers are wizards.
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• Ron / cheerful / usually
• Rons parents / have / a lot of money
• Ron / have / a pet owl
• Ron and Harry / both friends with / Hermione

Is Ron usually cheerful? Yes, he is.
he is.
Do Rons parents have a lot of money? No, they
dont.
they dont.
Does Ron have a pet owl? No, he doesnt. He has a
pet rat.
he doesnt. He has a pet rat.
Are Ron and Harry both friends with
Hermione? Yes, they are.
they are.
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The end