Hey you!
Vamos continuar nosso assunto sobre a construção de frases negativas e interrogativas. Desta vez, com o verbo auxiliar DO/DOES.
Look:
You make a lot of mistakes.
Mary sings very well.
Peter appreciates creativity.
The dog runs very fast.
We need to explain what happened.
You eat French fries for lunch.
They look gorgeous yesterday.
You do not (or don’t) make a lot of mistakes.
Mary does not (or doesn’t) sing very well.
Peter does not (or doesn’t) appreciate creativity.
The dog does not (or doesn’t) run very fast.
We do not (or don’t) need to explain what…
You do not (or don’t) eat French fries for lunch.
They do not look (or don’t) gorgeous yesterday.
Note:
Na terceira pessoa do singular (he / she / it) no tempo presente, o verbo principal leva um S. Exemplo:
Mary plays, John asks, The cat rests…
So, the in the interrogative form, vamos usar o verbo auxiliary Does quando estivermos nos referindo a he / she / it. E o verbo principal, que no presente apresenta um S, volta à forma normal.
Perceba que para fazer a forma interrogativa, apenas colocamos o auxiliar no início da frase:
Does she cancel the show?
Do you work just for fun?
The negative form é mais fácil. Take a look:
You make a lot of mistakes.
Mary sings very well.
Peter appreciates creativity.
The dog runs very fast.
We need to explain what happened.
You eat French fries for lunch.
They look gorgeous yesterday.
You do not (or don’t) make a lot of mistakes.
Mary does not (or doesn’t) sing very well.
Peter does not (or doesn’t) appreciate creativity.
The dog does not (or doesn’t) run very fast.
We do not (or don’t) need to explain what…
You do not (or don’t) eat French fries for lunch.
They do not look (or don’t) gorgeous yesterday.
Note:
Na terceira pessoa do singular, usamos does not (or doesn’t) para fazer a forma negativa. E o verbo principal voltou à forma normal.
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Rebeca Oliveira
Editora - Instituto Monitor





