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The Question Form in English - Revision

The document provides examples of forming yes/no questions and Wh- questions in the present simple and past simple tenses in English. It demonstrates how to invert the subject and auxiliary verb in questions and includes examples of questions using do/does/did as auxiliaries, questions with the verb "be", and questions using modal verbs like "can". Useful classroom questions are also provided with examples.

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The Question Form in English - Revision

The document provides examples of forming yes/no questions and Wh- questions in the present simple and past simple tenses in English. It demonstrates how to invert the subject and auxiliary verb in questions and includes examples of questions using do/does/did as auxiliaries, questions with the verb "be", and questions using modal verbs like "can". Useful classroom questions are also provided with examples.

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To be or not to be...

The question form in English :


Word order
Yes/No questions in the Present Simple
and Past Simple
chocolate / ? / you / like
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→ DO you LIKE chocolate ?


→ Yes, I DO. / No, I DON’T.

the teacher / In Brussels / ? / live


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→ Does the teacher LIVE in Brussels ?


→ Yes, she DOES. / No, she DOESN’T.
Again !
the movie / they / last night / ? / enjoy
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→ DID they ENJOY the movie last night ?


→ Yes, they DID. / No, they DIDN’T.

to the beach / go / ? / Sam / on Sunday


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→ DID Sam GO to the beach on Sunday ?


→ Yes, he DID. / No, he DIDN’T.
YES/NO questions Present and Past Simple :
ASI
AUXILIARY SUBJECT INFINITIVE

DO I/you like chocolate ?


we / they

DOES he/she/it
the teacher live in Brussels ?
Sam
A S I
AUXILIARY SUBJECT INFINITIVE

DID I / you enjoy the film ?


we / they
the students

DID he/she/Sam go to the beach on Sunday ?


the teacher
it / the computer work ?
Wh-questions in the Present Simple and
Past Simple : QASI
Question word Auxiliary Subject Infinitive

What kind of music do you listen to ?


How do they get to school ?
How often does the teacher eat chips ?
Where did they spend the summer ?
Remember your question words !
What kind of / type of music do you like ?
→ Pop ? Rock ? Hip hop ? Classical music ?

Source: https://flashcard.online/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Question_words.pdf (8/09/19)


When the verb BE is the main verb...
… remember the INVERSION !

I’m Melanie, a teacher. Are you a teacher too ? Who are


you ?
I’m in the classroom. Where are you ?
I’m 18. How old are you ?

I was at the cinema last night. Where were you ?


When BE is an auxiliary… it’s the same !

Present Continuous :
I’m having a cup of tea. Are you having a cup of tea too ?
What are you having ?
Be going to (future plans and predictions) :
The students are going to work hard this semester !
Is the teacher going to work hard too ?
What is she going to do ?
The modal verb CAN needs the inversion
too :
Melanie can speak English but she can’t drive a car.
→ Can you drive a car ?
→ Yes, we can. / No, we can’t.

→ What other things can you do ?


→ Can you ask questions in English ?
Useful questions in the classroom :

page / it / ? / which / it


●

→ Which page is it ?


mean / what / « umbrella » / ? / does
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→ What does « umbrella » mean ?


a copy / ? / have / I / can / please
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→ Can I have a copy, please ?


that / you / again / say / ? / can
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→ Can you say that again ?


Pronounce / ? / how / you / that /do
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→ How do you pronounce that ?


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? / name / do / spell / your / you / how


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→ How do you spell your name ?


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