1
a She cannot/can’t swim; Can she swim?
b They cannot/can’t help you; Can they help you?
c We cannot/can’t ride a horse; Can we ride a horse?
d He cannot/can’t drive a lorry; Can he drive a lorry?
e It cannot/can’t fly; Can it fly?
2
a It is not snowing/It isn’t snowing/It’s not snowing; Is it snowing?
b They are not working/They aren’t working/They’re not working; Are they working?
c It is not spitting.../It isn’t spitting.../It’s not spitting...; Is it spitting...?
d She is not worried/She isn’t worried/She’s not worried; Is she worried?
e You are not watching.../You aren’t watching.../You’re not watching...; Are you watching...?
3
a I have not/haven’t got a farm/I’ve not got a farm ; Have I got a farm?
b He has not/hasn’t got a lot.../He’s not got a lot...; Has he got a lot...?
c They have not/haven’t got my help/They’ve not got my help; Have they got my help?
d It has not/hasn’t got three eyes/It’s not got three eyes; Has it got three eyes?
e We have not/haven’t got everything/We’ve not got everything; Have we got everything?
4
a His sisters do not/don’t dust...; Do his sisters dust...?
b My friends do not/don’t wish to...; Do my friends wish to...?
c I do not/don’t live in London; Do I live in London?
d They do not/don’t like singing; Do they like singing?
e We do not/don’t need more dancers; Do we need more dancers?
5
a She does not/doesn’t pay...; Does she pay...?
b He does not/ doesn’t look like...; Does he look like...?
c It does not/doesn’t dry soon; Does it dry soon?
d It does not/doesn’t fly; Does it fly?
e She does not/doesn’t wash down...; Does she wash down...?
6
a It does not/doesn’t take time; Does it take time?
b He has not/ hasn’t got three parrots/He’s not got three parrots; Has he got three parrots?
c My car is not being.../My car isn’t being.../My car’s not being...; Is my car being...?
d You cannot/can’t mend my watch; Can you mend my watch?
e She does not/doesn’t love talking...; Does she love talking...?
f It does not/doesn’t worry him; Does it worry him?
g There is not a man.../There isn’t a man.../There’s not a man...; Is there a man...?
h They have not/ haven’t got all.../They’ve not got all...; Have they got all...?
i They do not/don’t look tired; Do they look tired?
j There are not/ aren’t two...; Are there two...?
k We do not/don’t need a teacher; Do we need a teacher?
l She cannot/can’t speak...; Can she speak...?
m I do not/don’t work in Bristol; Do I work in Bristol?
n You cannot/can’t play tennis; Can you play tennis?
o They do not/ don’t swim...; Do they swim...?
p She does not/doesn’t buy everything; Does she buy everything?
q He does not/doesn’t always pay...; Does he always pay...?
r They do not/don’t want to...; Do they want to...?
s Margaret is not very.../Margaret isn’t very.../ Margaret’s not very...; Is Margaret very...?
t There is not a lot.../There isn’t a lot.../There’s not a lot...; Is there a lot of bread?
u They do not/don’t keep...; Do they keep...?
v I cannot/ can’t speak...; Can I speak...?
w They have not/haven’t got a bad.../They’ve not got a bad; Have they got a bad...?
x She does not/doesn’t play...; Does she play...?
y We do not/don’t hate...; Do we hate...?
z She does not/doesn’t feel...; Does she feel...?
7
a Mary did not/didn’t go to...; Did Mary go to...?
b They did not/ didn’t make coffee; Did they make coffee?
c I did not/didn’t see you...; Did I see you...?
d My computer did not/didn’t break down; Did my computer break down?
e They did not/didn’t oversleep...; Did they oversleep...?
8
a John and Margaret did not/didn’t enjoy...; Did John and Margaret enjoy...?
b It did not/didn’t rain...; Did it rain...?
c They did not/didn’t open...; Did they open...?
d She did not/didn’t pass...; Did she pass...?
e He did not/didn’t use...; Did he use...?
9
a There were not/weren’t two rivers; Were there two rivers?
b There was not/wasn’t a...; Was there a...?
c He was not/wasn’t my...; Was he my...?
d They were not/weren’t dancing...; Were they dancing...?
e You were not/weren’t very...; Were you very...?
10
a Tim did not/didn’t break the window; Did Tim break the window?
b Jane does not/doesn’t listen to ...; Does Jane listen to...?
c It is not bucketing down/It isn’t bucketing down/It’s not bucketing down; Is it bucketing down?
d We cannot/can’t park here; Can we park here?
e She has not/hasn’t got a.../She’s not got a...; Has she got a...?
f He does not/doesn’t deny it; Does he deny it?
g They did not/didn’t get married...; Did they get married...?
h They did not/didn’t come here...; Did they come here...?
i She did not/ didn’t fry two eggs; Did she fry two eggs?
j He did not/didn’t help her...; Did he help her...?
k They did not/didn’t want to...; Did they want to...?
l They did not/didn’t rob me...; Did they rob me...?
m They do not/don’t take care...; Do they take care...?
n There was not/wasn’t an...; Was there an...?
o They do not/don’t look down...; Do they look down...?
p I was not/wasn’t fast...; Was I fast...?
q His grandmother was not/wasn’t wide...; Was his grandmother wide...?
r I did not/didn’t run into...; Did I run into...?
s She does not/doesn’t always look ahead; Does she always look ahead?
t They do not/don’t steal...; Do they steal...?
u They are not looking.../They aren’t looking.../They’re not looking...; Are they looking...?
v I did not/didn’t come across...; Did I come across...?
w We did not/didn’t run out...; Did we run out...?
x She did not/didn’t sleep very well; Did she sleep very well?
y It did not/didn’t fall to pieces; Did it fall to pieces?
z There were not/ weren’t plenty...; Were there plenty...?
11
a She has not been.../She hasn’t been.../She’s not been...; Has she been...?
b You have not made.../You haven’t made.../You’ve not made...; Have you made...?
c He has not arrived/He hasn’t arrived/ He’s not arrived; Has he arrived?
d It has not gone sour/It hasn’t gone sour/It’s not gone sour; Has it gone sour?
e We have not been.../We haven’t been.../We’ve not been...; Have we been...?
12
a He will not get.../He won’t get.../He’ll not get; Will he get...?
b Tom will not/won’t drop...; Will Tom drop...?
c She will not beat.../She won’t beat.../She’ll not beat...; Will she beat...?
d It will not be.../It won’t be.../It’ll not be...; Will it be...?
e She will not ask.../She won’t ask.../She’ll not ask...; Will she ask...?
13
a He may not speak...; Do you think (that) he will1 speak...?
b They may not denounce...; Do you think (that) they will denounce...?
c We may not stay...; Do you think (that) we will/ shall stay...?
d She may not look...; Do you think (that) she will look...?
e He may not forgive...; Do you think (that) he will forgive...?
14
a The sky might not be...; Do you think (that) the sky will be...?
b It might not be...; Do you think (that) it will be...?
c It might not be your aunt; Do you think (that) it is your aunt?/Do you think (that) it will be your aunt?
d She might not pass...; Do you think (that) she will pass...?
e They might not win...; Do you think (that) they will win...?
15
a He could not/couldn’t take...; Could he take...?
b We cannot/ can’t take...; Could we take...?
c She cannot/can’t follow...; Do you think (that) she could/will follow...?
d I could not/couldn’t swim...; Could I swim...?
e It cannot/can’t be...; Do you think (that) it could be/is too...?
16
a He is not looking.../He isn’t looking.../He’s not looking...; Is he looking...?
b They did not/didn’t put off...; Did they put off...?
c She did not/didn’t cancel...; Did she cancel...?
d We cannot/can’t rely...; Can we rely...?
e Our plane did not/didn’t take off...; Did our plane take off...?
f Our plane did not/didn’t land...; Did our plane land...?
g I do not/don’t look...; Do I look...?
h You are not a.../You aren’t a.../You’re not...; Are you a...?
i It has not/hasn’t got.../It’s not got...; Has it got...?
j He has not been waiting.../He hasn’t been waiting.../He’s not been waiting...; Has he been waiting...?
k They will not take.../They won’t take.../They’ll not take...; Will they take...?
l He may not be...; Do you think (that) he is/will be working...?
m They did not/didn’t complain...; Did they complain...?
n It did not/didn’t bring her...; Did it bring her...?
o It cannot/can’t work; Do you think (that) it could/will work?
p He does not/doesn’t mean it; Does he mean it?
q The storm did not/didn’t weak him up; Did the storm wake him up?
r These old shoes are not/aren’t worn out; Are these shoes worn out?
s She will not dust.../She won’t dust.../ She’ll not dust...; Will she dust...?
t It might not be foggy...; Do you think (that) it will be...?
u There is not a spider/There isn’t a spider/There’s not a spider; Is there a spider?
v She is not head.../She isn’t head.../She’s not head...; Is she head...?
w They cannot/can’t ruin...; Can they ruin...?
x He does not/doesn’t bully a...; Does he bully a...?
y She does not/doesn’t buy...; Does she buy...?
z They did not/didn’t reach...; Did they reach...?
17
a They need not/needn’t come...; Must/Need they come...?
b He need not/needn’t take...; Must/Need he take...?
c We need not/needn’t finish...; Must/Need we finish...?
d She need not/needn’t ring...; Must/Need she ring...?
e It need not/needn’t be done; Must/Need it be done?
18
a They should not/shouldn’t grow...; Should they grow...?
b He should not/shouldn’t go...; Should he go...?
c We ought not/ oughtn’t to leave now; Ought we to leave now?
d They ought not/ oughtn’t to free...; Ought they to free...?
e She should not/ shouldn’t take...; Should she take...?
19
a He would not/wouldn’t
shut...; Would he shut up...?
b He would not/wouldn’t leave...; Would he leave...?
c They would not/wouldn’t call...; Would they call...?
d She would not/wouldn’t resign...? Would she resign...?
e His dog would not/wouldn’t eat...? Would his dog eat...?
20
a She had not/hadn’t
eaten...; Had she eaten...?
b They had not/ hadn’t been...; Had they been...?
c The clock had not/hadn’t stopped...; Had the clock stopped...?
d She had not/hadn’t read...; Had she read...?
e You had not/hadn’t watered...; Had you watered...?
21
a He should not/shouldn’t bring...; Should he bring...?
b There cannot/can’t be...; Do you think (that) there could be/is/will be...?
c They cannot/can’t be wrong; Do you think (that) they could be/are/will be wrong?
d She did not/didn’t smash...; Did she smash...?
e He will not smash.../He won’t smash.../He’ll not smash...; Will he smash...?
f She is not getting.../She isn’t getting.../She’s not getting.../Is she getting...?
g This is not/ isn’t beyond him; Is this beyond him?
h He had not/hadn’t done...; Had he done...?
i She would not/wouldn’t forgive...; Would she forgive...?
j They do not/don’t get...; Do they get...?
k They do not/don’t drive...; Do they drive...?
l She does not/does not drive...; Does she drive...?
m They do not/don’t detest...; Do they detest...?
n He will not be.../He won’t be.../He’ll not be...; Will he be...?
o I did not/didn’t step...; Did I step...?
p They have not/haven’t just released.../They’ve not just released; Have they just released...?
q It did not/didn’t collapse; Did it collapse?
r She did not/didn’t swim across...; Did she swim across...?
s You need not/needn’t come...; Must/Need you come...?
t She cannot/can’t repair...; Can she repair...?
u He has not/hasn’t got a.../He’s not got a...; Has he got a...?
v It was not/wasn’t getting dark; Was it getting dark?
w She may not take...; Do you think (that) she will take...?
x They might not arrive...; Do you think (that) they will arrive...?
y We ought not/oughtn’t to stay here; Ought we to stay here?
z The man with a pistol did not/didn’t scare...; Did the man with a pistol scare...?
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Contractions are possible:
Do you think (that) he’ll speak...?
He’d not shut... is much less usual.
She’d not eaten... is far less usual.