| Negatif: be, kata kerja modal | subjek + be / modal + not | They are not at home. / He can't drive. | Mereka tidak ada di rumah. / Dia tidak bisa mengemudi. |
| Pertanyaan: be, kata kerja modal | be / modal + subjek | Are they at home? / Can he drive? | Apakah mereka ada di rumah? / Apakah dia bisa mengemudi? |
| Negatif: kata kerja lain | subjek + don't / doesn't / didn't + kata kerja dasar | He doesn't like jazz. | Dia tidak suka jazz. |
| Pertanyaan: kata kerja lain | do / does / did + subjek + kata kerja dasar | Did you call her? | Apakah kamu meneleponnya? |
| do, does, did | I / you / we / they → do, he / she / it → does, past → did | Do you like jazz? | Apakah kamu suka jazz? |
| Pertanyaan wh- | kata tanya + kata kerja bantu + subjek + kata kerja dasar | Where do you live? / Where are you from? | Di mana kamu tinggal? / Kamu berasal dari mana? |
| Pertanyaan tentang subjek | tanpa do / does / did; kata kerja mengikuti tense | Who called you? | Siapa yang meneleponmu? |
| Jawaban singkat | ulangi be, kata kerja modal, atau kata kerja bantu | Yes, she can. / No, she can't. | Ya, dia bisa. / Tidak, dia tidak bisa. |
| Jebakan | sesudah do / does / did kata kerja berbentuk dasar | Did you go? | Apakah kamu pergi? |