Make a new sentence from the question in brackets.

1. (Where has Tom gone?) Do you know where Tom has gone?

2. (Where is the post office?) Could you tell me where ---

3. (What's the time?) I wonder ---

4. (What does this word mean?) I want to know ---

5. (What time did they leave?) Do you know ---

6. (Is Sue going out tonight?) I don't know ---

7. (Where does Carol live?) Have you any idea ---

8. (Where did I park the car?) I can't remember ---

9. (Is there a bank near here?) Can you tell me ---

10. (What do you want?) Tell me ---

11. (Why didn't Kay come to the party?) I don't know ---

12. (Do you have to pay to park here?) Do you know ---

13. (Who is that woman?) I've no idea ---

14. (Did Ann receive my letter?) Do you know ---

15. (How far is it to the airport?) Can you tell me ---

49.2 You are making a phone call. You want to speak to Sue but she isn't there. Somebody else answers the phone. You want to know three things:

(1) Where has she gone? (2) When will she be back? and (3) Did she go out alone?

Complete the conversation:

A: Do you know where ---(1)?

B: Sorry, I've got no idea.

A: Never mind. I don't suppose you know ---(2).

B: No, I'm afraid not.

A: One more thing. Do you happen to know ---(3)?

B: I'm afraid I didn't see her go out.

A: OK. Well, thank you anyway. Goodbye.

49.3 You have been away for a while and have just come back to your home town. You meet Gerry, a friend of yours. He asks you a lot of questions:

1. How are you?

2. Where have you been?

3. How long have you been back?

4. What are you doing now?

5. Where are you living?

6. Why did you come back?

7. Are you glad to be back?

8. Do you have any plans to go away again?

9. can you lend me some money?

Now you tell another friend what Gerry asked you. Use reported speech.

1. _He asked me how I was._

2. He asked me ---

3. He ---

4. ---

5. ---

6. ---

7. ---

8. ---

9. ---

UNIT 50. Auxiliary verbs (have/do/can etc.) I think so/I hope so etc.

A. There are two verbs in each of these sentences:

I have lost my keys.

She can't come to the party.

The hotel was built ten years ago.

Where do you live?

In these examples have/can't/was/do are auxiliary (= helping) verbs.

You can use an auxiliary verb (without the rest of the sentence) when you don't want to repeat something:

* 'Have you locked the door?' 'Yes, I have.' (= I have locked the door)

* George wasn't working but Janet was. (= Janet was working)

* She could lend me the money but she won't. (= she won't lend me the money)

* 'Are you angry with me?' 'Of course I'm not.' (= I'm not angry)

Use do/does/did for the present and past simple:

* 'Do you like onions?' 'Yes, I do. (= I like onions)

* 'Does Mark smoke?' 'He did but he doesn't any more.'

B.We use have you?/isn't she?/do they? etc. to show polite interest in what somebody has said:

* 'I've just met Simon.' 'Oh, have you? How is he?'

* 'Liz isn't very well today.' 'Oh,98 isn't she? What's wrong with her?'

* 'It rained every day during our holiday.' 'Did it? What a pity!'

Sometimes we use these 'short questions' to show surprise:

* 'Jim and Nora are getting married.' 'Are they? Really?'

C. We use auxiliary verbs with so and neither:

* 'I'm feeling tired.' 'So am L' (= I'm feeling tired too)

* 'I never read newspapers.' 'Neither do L' (= I never read newspapers either)

* Sue hasn't got a car and neither has Martin.

Note the word order after so and neither (verb before subject):

* I passed the exam and so did Tom. (not 'so Tom did')

You can use nor instead of neither:

* 'I can't remember his name.' 'Nor can L' or 'Neither can I'

You can also use '...not ... either':

* 'I haven't got any money.' 'Neither have I' or 'Nor have I' or 'I haven't either.'

D. I think so/I hope so etc.

After some verbs you can use so when you don't want to repeat something:

* 'Are those people English?' J think so.' (= I think they are English)

* 'Will you be at home tomorrow morning?' 'I expect so.' (= I expect I'll be at home..)

* 'Do you think Kate has been invited to the party?' 'I suppose so.'

You can also say I hope so, I guess so and I'm afraid so.

The usual negative forms are:

I think so/I expect so -> I don't think so/I don't expect so

I hope so/I'm afraid so/I guess so -> I hope not/I'm afraid not/I guess not

I suppose so/I don't suppose so or I suppose not

* 'Is that woman American?' 'I think so./I don't think so.'

* 'Do you think it's going to rain?' J hope so./I hope not.' (not 'I don't hope so')

EXERCISES

50.1 Complete the sentences with an auxiliary verb (do/was/could/should etc.). Sometimes the verb must be negative (don't/wasn't etc.).

1. I wasn't tired but my friends _were._

2. I like hot weather but Ann ---

3. 'Is Colin here?' 'He --- five minutes ago but I think he's gone home now.'

4. She might phone later this evening but I don't think she ---.

5. 'Are you and Chris coming to the party?' 'I --- but Chris ---.'

6. I don't know whether to apply for the job or not. Do you think I ---?

7. 'Please don't tell anybody what I said.' 'Don't worry. I ---.'

8. 'You never listen to me.' 'Yes, I ---!'

9. 'Can you play a musical instrument?' 'No, but I wish I ---.'

10. 'Please help me.' 'I'm sorry. I --- if I --- but I ---.'

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