Paco Does Paco have any close friends Present
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Paco: Does Paco have any close friends?
Present Simple (interrogative) The interrogative structure in the Present Simple follows this pattern: With an interrogative pronoun: Question word + auxiliary + subject + verb + infinitive What do you want to do? Without an interrogative pronoun: Auxiliary + subject + verb + infinitive + complement Do you want to have some fun? Does Paco have any close friends?
Present Continuous (interrogative) Short questions: VERB TO BE + SUBJECT + VERB -ING + OBJECT? Is Paco studying English with his sister? With WH- questions What are Paco and Sonia doing now? QUESTION WORD + VERB TO BE + SUBJECT + ANY VERB -ING + OBJECT? Why is Alex going to play football now? Does Paco have any close friends?
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous • SIMPLE PRESENT Actions in general (regularly, often, never): Colin plays football every Tuesday. Present actions happening one after another: First Colin plays football, then he watches TV. • PRESENT CONTINUOUS Right now: Look! Colin is playing football now. Also for several actions happening at the same time: Colin is playing football and Anne is watching. Does Paco have any close friends?
Intonation in English: Interrogative Rising intonation: Yes / No questions: Is Paco coming today? Falling intonation: Wh- questions: When is Paco coming? Does Paco have any close friends?
Leisure time vocabulary Likes and dislikes: I like playing tennis at weekends. Paco likes going to the cinema. I dislike playing computer games. Paco doesn’t like playing golf. Does Paco have any close friends?
