When I ask questions like "Are you tried?", "Is he usually come on time?", is it grammatically correct or not?
Can I ask "Do you tried?" and "Does he usually come on time?" What rules apply when I ask questions like this?
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closed as off topic by simchona♦, Cerberus, Richard Rodriguez, kiamlaluno, waiwai933♦ Nov 15 '11 at 5:38
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If a sentence has an auxiliary verb, the corresponding yes-or-no question uses the same auxiliary verb.
If a sentence has no auxiliary verb, the yes-or-no question uses do (not be or any other auxiliary):
You need to know one more rule. In sentences like He did try with an auxiliary verb followed by an ordinary verb, it is the auxiliary verb that inflects for tense and subject-verb agreement. So you say did try, not do tried or are tried. The other verb (try) is not inflected, except for the progressive, passive, and perfect. |
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