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Basic structure of Affirmative or Positive form:
| Subject | + | Auxiliary Verb | + | Main Verb |
Basic structure of Negative form:
| Subject | + | Auxiliary Verb | + | "Not" + Main Verb |
Basic structure of Interrogative or Question form:
| Auxiliary Verb | + | Subject | + | Main Verb + "?" |
Converting an Affirmative or Positive form to a Negative form:
Step 1. See if the sentence has a Verb to Be, Verb to Do, Verb to Have, or Helping Verb.
Step 2. If you find one, add "Not" after it and you are done.
Step 3. If you don't find any, add a corresponding Verb to Do, add a "Not" and
change the verb to Present Simple tense.
| Affirmative or Positive | Negative |
| You are satisfied. | You are not satisfied. |
| She is very smart. | She is not very smart. |
| They do want to come. | They do not want to come. |
| Laura does sing well. | Laura does not sing well. |
| We did go to the same school. | We did not go to the same school. |
| Brenda has done her homework. | Brenda has not done her homework. |
| People have heard the news. | People have not heard the news. |
| Harry will help you. | Harry will not help you. |
| Linda would join the choir. | Linda would not join the choir. |
| They shall play together. | They shall not play together. |
| The meeting should end soon. | The meeting should not end soon. |
| The children may swim in the pool. | The children may not swim in the pool. |
| The relatives might show up. | The relatives might not show up. |
| You must study alone. | You must not study alone. |
| You dare challenge him. | You dare not challenge him. |
| They eat lunch at Wendy's. | They do not eat lunch at Wendy's. |
| Sarah bought a new car. | Sarah did not buy a new car. |
| Linda leaves early. | Linda does not leave early. |
Converting a Affirmative or Positive form to an Interrogative or Question:
Step 1. See if the sentence has a Verb to Be, Verb to Do, Verb to Have, or Helping Verb.
Step 2. If you find one, move it to the beginning of the sentence and add a "?" at the end.
Step 3. If you don't find any, add a corresponding Verb to Do at the beginning,
change the verb to Present Simple tense and add a "?" at the end.
| Affirmative or Positive | Interrogative or Question |
| You are satisfied. | Are you satisfied? |
| She is very smart. | Is she very smart? |
| They do want to come. | Do they want to come? |
| Laura does sing well. | Does Laura sing well? |
| We did go to the same school. | Did we go to the same school? |
| Brenda has done her homework. | Has Brenda done her homework? |
| People have heard the news. | Have people heard the news? |
| Harry will help you. | Will Harry help you? |
| Linda would join the choir. | Would Linda join the choir? |
| They shall play together. | Shall they play together? |
| The meeting should end soon. | Should the meeting end soon? |
| The children may swim in the pool. | May the children swim in the pool? |
| The relatives might show up. | Might the relatives show up? |
| You must study alone. | Must you study alone? |
| You dare challenge him. | Dare you challenge him? |
| They eat lunch at Wendy's. | Did they eat lunch at Wendy's? |
| Sarah bought a new car. | Did Sarah buy a new car? |
| Linda leaves early. | Does Linda leave early? |
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