Assignment 2.1 (Points: 50)
Instructions:
1. Write each sentence in the following structures: affirmative, negative, yes/no question,
short answer, and informational question in both the simple present and present
progressive tenses. Use the following table to review each grammatical structure.
Grammatical
Structures
Simple Present
Present Progressive
Affirmative
(I, You, They, We) + verb
(She, He, It) + verb-s
(I) + am + verb-ing
(You, They, We) + are + verb-ing
(She, He, It) + is + verb-ing
(I, You, They, We) + do not + verb
(She, He, It) + does not + verb
(I) + am not + verb-ing
(You, They, We) + are not + verbing
(She, He, It) + is not + verb-ing
Do + (I, You, They, We) + verb?
Yes, (I, You, They, We) + do
No, (I, You, They, We) + do not
Does + (She, He, It) + verb?
Yes, (She, He, It) + does
No, (She, He, It) + does not
Am + (I) + verb-ing?
Yes, I + am / No, I + am not
Are + (You, They, We) + verb-ing?
Yes, (You, They, We) + are
No, (You, They, We) + are not
Is + (She, He, It) + verb-ing?
Yes, (She, He, It) + is
No, (She, He, It) + is not
Negative
Yes/No Questions
and Short Answers
Informational
Questions
(open-ended)
What
Where
When
Who
Why
do + (I, You, They, We) +
verb? does + (She, He, It)
+ verb?
What
Where
When
Who
Why
am + (I) + verb-ing? is +
(She, He, It) + verb-ing?
are + (You, They, We) +
verb-ing?
2. Fill in the table with the correct grammatical structure. Use the following exercises from
the textbook to complete this assignment (1 pt. for each answer):
Lachance, J. (2009). Practice makes perfect: Basic English. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 30: page 99 (exercises 1–5)
Ex#
Simple Present
Present Progressive
The Wolf howls at the
moon.
The wolf does not howl
at the moon
Does the wolf howl at
the moon?
The wolf is howling at the
moon.
The wolf is not howling at
the moon.
Is the wolf howling at the
moon?
Short Answer
Yes, it does.
No, is not.
Open-ended Question
1.
Grammatical Structures
What does the wolf
howl at?
Sheila is now worried
because her daughter is
late.
Sheila is not worried
because her daughter is
late.
What is the wolf howling
at?
Sheila is worrying now
because her daughter is
late.
It is cold. They shiver
and have goose bumps.
It is cold. We are shivering
and have goose bumps.
They cross the lake in a
canoe.
They are crossing the lake
in a canoe.
They are not crossing the
lake in a canoe.
Are they crossing the lake
in a canoe?
Affirmative
Negative
Yes/No Question
2.
Affirmative
Negative
Yes/No Question
Short Answer
Open-ended Question
3.
Affirmative
Negative
Yes/No Question
Short Answer
Open-ended Question
4.
Affirmative
Negative
Yes/No Question
Short Answer
Open-ended Question
5.
Affirmative
The Mayor discusses
the enormous potholes
in the road.
The mayor is discussing
the enormous potholes in
the road.
Negative
Yes/No Question
Short Answer
Open-ended Question
What is the mayor
discussing?
