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TASK 2 Write the letter.
You can begin your letter like this:

• How are you getting on?
• How have you been doing?
• Has your condition improved?
• I hope you are in good health.
You may use some of the expressions below to
end your letter:

• Please give my regards to your
parents/brother/sister.
• Best wishes.
• Goodbye and all the best.
• Please write soon.
• I hope to hear from you soon.
• I am looking forward to hearing from you.

A Auxiliary Verbs In some cases, did is used to
add emphasis: "I did put the
rubbish out! I really did!"

Auxiliary verbs are helping verbs. In the simple present tense, do functions as an auxiliary to express
the negative and to ask questions. Does is substituted for third-person singular subjects in the
present tense. The past tense did works with all persons, singular and plural.
Does • A male Aedes mosquito does not feed on human blood.

Do • Do female Aedes mosquitoes feed on human blood?
• Did the residents know about the campaign?
Did
• Did the mosquito bite you?

TASK 1 Complete the sentences below with the words in the box.

a. Although I was late, I ... participate in the clean-up last week. do
b. Nina ... know what to do when her sister had a fever. do not
does
c. Keevan ... mind helping to clean the old folks’ home.
did not
d. ... you always sort your rubbish before disposing it?
e. ... Juanita attend talks on how to lead a healthy lifestyle? did
f. We ... know much about our new neighbours. does not

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