Questions and answers
These are some of the questions which people might ask you when you first meet. Write answers for yourselves. Write notes not full answers
?What's your full name
?Where do you come from
?What's your date of birth
?Where were you born
?What do you do for living
?Are you married or single
?How many brothers and sisters have you got
?How long have you been living in your current house
?How far away from here do you live
?Do you speak any other languages
Auxiliary verbs in questions
To form question in English we normally need an auxiliary verb. Use one of the auxiliary verbs below to reconstruct the questions you have just answered
are.... is.... do.... does ....have ....has ....was.... were ....did
(B. Ask and answer the questions with a partner. ( Practise your speaking skills
Auxiliary verbs in answers
The long answers below are not very natural. How can we shorten them using auxiliaries?
?A. Do you live near here
Yes, I live near here
Yes, I do
?B. Do the rest of you family speak English
My brother speaks English, but my parents don't speak English
My brother does , but my parents do not
?C. Have you seen Spider Man
Yes, I have seen Spider Man
Yes, I have
Different uses of auxiliary verbs
Auxiliary verbs often emphasise things, show interest or avoid repetition. If they are used alone, remember they must agree with the tense and person of the main sentence
To emphasise.1
A. Why didn't you tell me you were going to be late
B.I did tell you, but you never listen to me sometimes
A.I don't think you want to go
B.I do want to go, but my father won't let me
In questions.2
A.Short questions
You can show interest in what someone has said by responding with a short question using an auxiliary verb
A.My sister has just had a new baby
!B.Has she? How nice
A I didn't enjoy the movie at all
?B.Didn't you
Notice here that positive questions are used with positive sentences, and negative questions with negative sentences
B.Question tags
A question tag can be used at the end of a statement to encourage the listener to respond
Here negative questions are used with positive sentences and positive questions with negative sentences
?A. He's adorable, isn't he
?A. You haven't invited him, have you
If there is no doubt about the statement, the voice goes down
If there is an element of doubt the voice goes up
To avoid repetition.3
We also use auxiliary verbs to avoid repeating whole phrases
(A. Sally enjoys mountaineering, but her husband doesn't (= enjoy mountaineering
(A. Peter hasn't been able to memorise the poem, but all the other students have. (= been able to memorise the poem
This is common in answers to YES/NO questions
?A. Have you decided which dress to buy yet
B.No, I haven't . I need to decide on the shoes as well
Read the conversation and complete the gaps with phrases using auxiliaries
?Liz: I suppose you've heard the latest…. about Ian and Patsy
?Kate: No, what happened
Liz: Oh, didn't you hear? They've split up
?........(Kate: (a
Liz: Yeah, I thought everybody knows
Kate: Hmmm, well, I suppose it's not really surprising
,b)………? I mean, they never really seemed to have that much in common
?Liz: How do you mean
Kate: Well, their interests for a start; he's really into his computers and computers games and all that kind of stuff, but she (c) ……… She prefers something a bit livelier, going out to clubs and things, having a good time
Liz: Yes, she (d)….. like going out more than him, that's true
? Kate: Has she told you anything about it
Liz: Yes, (e)……. She phoned me on Friday. It seems that it all came to a bit of a crisis when…….
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