Basic structures : negations and questions in the present


Meet Lea who will be your guide! You will get to know her here:

Lea, (23 years old, a native English speaker), lives in New York city. She studies in college and specializes in law. Her friends appreciate her, but find her a little too serious, sometimes.

Let’s now use Lea’s life to practice with…
NEGATIVE PHRASES

Do you know how to construct negative phrases correctly? Complete the phrases to learn some things about Lea that sometimes make her feel a little lonely :
Example : Sometimes she thinks that her friends (not) include her in their conversations.
Solution : Sometimes she thinks that her friends don’t share a lot of personal information with her. (don’t = do+not)

Sometimes her friends think that she (not) try to feel interest for their hobbies.

Sometimes her friends think that she doesn’t try to feel interest for their hobbies.

Sometimes her friends (not) include her in their group conversations because they (not) agree with her on many topics.

Sometimes her friends don’t include her in their group conversations because they don’t agree with her on many topics.

Sometimes her friends (not) invite her to their parties because she (not) drink.

Sometimes her friends don’t invite her to their parties because she doesn’t drink. (doesn’t = does+not)

Sometimes her friends (not) take her to the cinema with them because she (not like) horror movies or violent scenes.

Sometimes her friends don’t take her to the cinema with them because she doesn’t horror movies or any violent scenes.

Or you can stay here ↓↓↓ and practice asking QUESTIONS:

Lea practices communication all the time when she accompanies people in their daily lives to speak English better. Her friends help her.

ASK LEA QUESTIONS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HER USING THE INDICATIONS BELOW. Example: How exactly/she/accompany people? – How exactly does she accompany people?

Where / she / meet / the people who need help with their English?

Where does she meet the people who need help with their English?

How / she / share this activity with her friends?

How does she share this activity with her friends?

Her friends / always support her?

Do her friends always support her?

What / she / do / to improve these people’s level of English?

What does she do to improve these people’s level of English?

She / enjoy this activity?

Does she enjoy this activity?


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