Grammar Negative Questions with Simple Present Tense Asking Negative Questions is very useful when you´re looking for confirmation about something. In the Simple Present Tense, it´s done as follows:   1) With Verb 'To Be'   Negative Negative Contraction Negative Question Example Singular Singular Singular Singular I am not I´m not - - You are not You aren´t Aren´t you? Aren´t you sick? He is not He isn´t Isn´t he? Isn´t he happy? She is not She isn´t Isn´t she? Isn´t she pregnant? It is not It isn´t Isn´t it? Isn´t it dangerous? Plural Plural Plural Plural We are not We aren´t Aren´t we? Aren´t we late? You are not You aren´t Aren´t you? Aren´t you tired? They are not They aren´t Aren´t they? Aren´t they bored?   2) With other verbs   Negative Negative Contraction Negative Question Example Singular Singular Singular Singular I do not like I don´t like Don´t I like? Don´t I like you? You do not remember You don´t remember Don´t you remember? Don´t you remember my birthday? He does not know He doesn´t know Doesn´t he know? Doesn´t he know who you are? She does not speak She doesn´t speak Doesn´t she speak? Doesn´t she speak German? It does not bite It doesn´t bite Doesn´t it bite? Doesn´t it bite people? Plural Plural Plural Plural We do not understand We don´t understand Don´t we understand? Don´t we understand the problem? You do not think You don´t think Don´t you think? Don´t you think it´s too late? They do not mind They don´t mind Don´t they mind? Don´t they mind if you sit down beside us?     Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved