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Word Order Reference 1 - Present Simple and Continuous

The document outlines the word order and structures for present simple, present continuous, can, have/has got, and do/does verbs in English. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences for each structure in a table with the subject, auxiliary verb, adverb, adjective, verb, object, and short answer responses. Examples include "I am sometimes late", "She isn't happy", and "What time can you come?".

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Word Order Reference 1 - Present Simple and Continuous

The document outlines the word order and structures for present simple, present continuous, can, have/has got, and do/does verbs in English. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences for each structure in a table with the subject, auxiliary verb, adverb, adjective, verb, object, and short answer responses. Examples include "I am sometimes late", "She isn't happy", and "What time can you come?".

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Present Simple word order

Be Subject Auxiliary Adverb Adjective


Affirmative I am sometimes late.
She/He/It Is happy.
You/They/We are Chilean.
Negative I ´m not always late
She/He/It isn´t happy
You/They/We aren´t Canadian
Interrogative ? word noun Auxiliary Subject Adverb Adjective Short Answer
Am I sometimes late? Yes, you are / No, you aren´t
Is she/he/it happy? Yes, she is / No, she isn´t
Are you/they/we Chilean? Yes, I am / No, I´m not

What time Is it?

Can Subject Auxiliary Verb


Affirmative I can swim
She/He/It
You/They/We
Negative I can´t fly
She/He/It
You/They/We
Interrogative ? word noun Auxiliary Subject Verb Short Answer
Can I speak Yes, you can / No, you can´t
she/he/it English
you/they/we

What time Can you come?


Have got Subject Auxiliary Verb object
(British)
Affirmative I/you/They/We have Got a brother
She/He/It has
Negative I//You/They/We haven´t
She/He/It hasn´t
Interrogative ? word noun Auxiliary Subject verb Object Short Answer
Verb
Have I/you/they/we got a Yes, you have / No, you haven´t
Has She/he/it brother? Yes, she has / No, she hasn´t
How many brothers Have you got?

Have (North Subject Auxiliary Verb object


American)
Affirmative I//You/They/We Have a brother
She/He/It Has
Negative I//You/They/We don´t Have
She/He/It doesn´t
Interrogative ? word noun Auxiliary Subject verb object Short Answer
Verb
Do I/you/they/we Have a Yes, you do / No, you don´t
Does She/he/it brother? Yes, she does / No, she doesn´t

How many brothers Does he have?


All other Subject Auxiliary Adverb Verb Object
verbs in the verb
present
Affirmative I//You/They/We Sometimes study English?
She/He/It studies
Negative I//You/They/We don´t Usually study
She/He/It doesn´t
Interrogative ? word Auxiliary Subject verb Short Answer
Verb
Do I/you/they/we study Yes, you do / No, you don´t
Does She/he/it Yes, she does / No, she doesn´t

When does He study

Present Continuous word order

Be + Subject Auxiliary Verb


verb(ing) verb
Affirmative I am studying
She/He/It Is
You/They/We are
Negative I ´m not
She/He/It isn´t
You/They/We aren´t
Interrogative ? word noun Auxiliary Subject Verb Short Answer
Verb
Am I studying? Yes, you are / No, you aren´t
Is she/he/it Yes, she is / No, she isn´t
Are you/they/we Yes, I am / No, I´m not

What time Are you studying?

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