Proving and disproving statements involving quantifiers

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The question I am trying to answer is:

Prove or disprove (that is prove it is false) each of the following statements. R is the set of real numbers.

• ∀x ∈ R, ∃y ∈ R, x + y > 0

• ∃x ∈ R, ∀y ∈ R, x + y > 0

• ∀x ∈ R, ∃y ∈ R, xy > 0

• ∃x ∈ R, ∀y ∈ R, xy > 0

• ∀x ∈ R, ∃y ∈ R, xy ≥ 0

• ∃x ∈ R, ∀y ∈ R, xy ≥ 0

I was able to do the first 4, which I got true, false, false, false, respectively. But I am having difficulties with the last two. I am also finding that when doing these I tend to assume that they are false, even if they are true. Can someone explain the last two as well as any tips when dealing with these types of problems?