Anonymous  +  869625 Thu, 20 Aug 09 03:55 PM Hi all,   I teach ESL and I had a student as me a question that I wasn't sure how to answer.  He constructed a sentence and this is what is was: "My stomach does not feel good." Now he knew to use DOES not...but asked me why we don't use IS not. He knows "My stomach is not feel good" doesn't sound right...but how can I explain why?   Thanks! Anonymous Sentences, ESL, Students

	Clive  +  869637 Thu, 20 Aug 09 04:01 PM Hi, I teach ESL and I had a student as me a question that I wasn't sure how to answer.  He constructed a sentence and this is what is was: "My stomach does not feel good." Now he knew to use DOES not...but asked me why we don't use IS not. He knows "My stomach is not feel good" doesn't sound right...but how can I explain why?   Review how to construct tenses with him/her.   Simple Present        My stomach feels good  / My stomach does not feel good. Present Continuous My tomach is feeling good / My stomach is not feeling good.   He seems to be getting them mixed up in his mind. You could make him smile by asking him if he just wants to invent his own tense.   Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,630 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Continuous Tenses

	CalifJim  +  870141 Fri, 21 Aug 09 03:07 AM Anonymous “He knows "My stomach is not feel good" doesn't sound right...but how can I explain why?” You could also mention that does goes with a verb (but not an -ing form) and is goes with an adjective, noun, or -ing form of a verb. My stomach does not feel good.        feel is a verb. My stomach is upset.                      upset is an adjective. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,415 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Nouns, Adjectives