📍 Unit Goal — SWATStudents will be able to ask and answer questions about possession using Do you have…? and Does he/she have…?, and form negatives with don’t and doesn’t.
A1A · Level 1Unit 9Page 4 — Grammar
Grammar
Read all the examples carefully. Study the full table. Notice the difference between DO and DOES.Leé todos los ejemplos. Estudiá la tabla completa. Fijáte la diferencia entre DO y DOES.
✦ DO — questions and negatives with I/You/We/They
Do you have a pen?¿Tienes un bolígrafo?
Do they have a car?¿Tienen ellos un carro?
I don’t have a uniform.Yo no tengo uniforme.
You don’t have a timetable.Tú no tienes horario.
We don’t have a class today.Nosotros no tenemos clase hoy.
✦ DOES — questions and negatives with He/She/It
Does she have a dog?¿Tiene ella un perro?
Does he have a key?¿Tiene él una llave?
She doesn’t have a notebook.Ella no tiene cuaderno.
He doesn’t have an ID card.Él no tiene cédula.
It doesn’t have a name.No tiene nombre.
✦ Short Answers
Do you have a pen? — Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.¿Tienes bolígrafo? — Sí. / No.
Does she have a car? — Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.¿Tiene carro? — Sí. / No.
Do they have a pet? — Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.¿Tienen mascota? — Sí. / No.
The Full Picture
Have / Has · Do/Does · Don’t/Doesn’t
| Subject | Affirmative | Question | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|
| I / You / We / They | have | Do…have? | don’t have |
| He / She / It | has | Does…have? | doesn’t have |
Important: After DOES and DOESN’T, always use the base form HAVE — never HAS. ✓ “She doesn’t have a car.” ✗ “She doesn’t has a car.”
Exercise 1 — Build the Sentences
Tap words in order. Example: [Do] [you] [have] [a] [pen] [?] → “Do you have a pen?”Tocá las palabras en el orden correcto.
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