Negations and questions - 1
Vragen maken met CAN (/COULD)
Vragen maken met can doe je als volgt:
Zet can vooraan in de zin en zet er een ? achter.
| I can swim |
Can I swim? |
| He can play football |
Can he play football? |
Als je wilt vragen of je iets mag, gebruik je: can I....
Can I come over?
Can I take a cookie?
Wanneer je iemand anders wil vragen om iets voor je te doen gebruik je can you...:
Can you explain that, please?
Can I take a cookie?
Als je beleefd wilt zijn, gebruik je in vragen could in plaats van can:
Could you explain that, please?
Could you speak louder, please?
Negations and questions - 2
Vragen
Als in de zin een vorm van to be (am, are, is, was, were) staat, maak je de vraag door deze vorm van to be vooraan te zetten.
| I am ready |
Am I ready? |
| You are soccer fan |
Are you a soccer fan? |
| He is a nice person |
Is he a nice person? |
| I was scared |
Was I scared? |
| We were difficult |
Were we difficult? |
Als in de zin een hulpwerkwoord (can, could, will, would, must) staat, maak je de vraag door het hulpwerkwoord vooraan te zetten.
| We can help you |
Can we help you? |
| I could do that |
Could I do that? |
| The police will be there |
Will the police be there? |
| He would like to know |
Would he like to know? |
| We must do that |
Must we do that? |
Als er geen vorm van to be en geen hulpwerkwoord in de zin staat, maak je een vraag door do, does of did vooraan in de vraag te zetten.
Het werkwoord is altijd de stam van het woord (dus geen -s!).
| People work every day |
Do people work every day? |
| She works very hard |
Does she work very hard? |
| You worked hard |
Did you work hard? |
Negations and questions - 3
Vragen en ontkenningen met TO HAVE (got)
Vragen:
Kies uit do (I, you, we, they) of does (he, she, it). En zet dit vooraan in de vraag.
| You have a present for me. |
Do you ... |
| He has some sweets. |
Does he ... |
Daarna zet je het woordje have in de vraag, en zet je de rest van de zin erachter:
| You have a present for me. |
Do you have a present for me? |
| He has some sweets. |
Does he have some sweets? |
Let op! Als er have got in de zin staat, moet je have of has vooraan in de vraagzin zetten!
| You have got a present for me. |
Have you got a present for me? |
| He has got a present for me. |
Has he got a present for me? |
Negations and questions - 4
Vragen en ontkenningen met TO HAVE (got)
Ontkenningen:
Vervang het woordje have door don't have.
| They have a lot of sweets. |
They don't have a lot of sweets. |
Vervang het woordje has door doesn't have.
| She has a present for me. |
She doesn't have a present for me. |
Let op! Als er have got in de zin staat, moet je n't achter have or has zetten!
| They have got a lot of sweets. |
They haven't got a lot of sweets. |
| She has a present for me. |
She hasn't got a present for me. |
