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The document discusses question words and how to use them with the verb "to be" in present tense questions in English. It provides examples of common question words in English and Spanish, and examples of questions using question words with the verb "to be" and answers. Key question words discussed include who, what, where, why, which, how long, how often. Tables are included showing question words in English and Spanish as well as examples of question structures using the verb "to be".

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The document discusses question words and how to use them with the verb "to be" in present tense questions in English. It provides examples of common question words in English and Spanish, and examples of questions using question words with the verb "to be" and answers. Key question words discussed include who, what, where, why, which, how long, how often. Tables are included showing question words in English and Spanish as well as examples of question structures using the verb "to be".

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Unidad Educativa Colegio “San Juan Bosco”

2do año.

Materia: Ingles

Prof. Fangymar Saavedra

CONTENIDO QUESTION WORDS

Verb to be with question words:

In this class we will talk about question words and how we can use them

with the verb to be in the present tense.

En esta clase vamos a hablar de los “questions words” y de como

podemos usarlos correctamente con los verbos “to be”

Question words are those words that may go in the beginning of a question.

When we use question words we do not use a yes or no answer.

Los “questions words” son las palabras específicas que se deben colocar al

inicio de la frase pregunta en inglés. Cuando se utilizan estos no se responde

con las respuestas cortas sí o no (Yes, I am por ejemplo) Se responde con

una oración completa (S+V+C).

Ejemplo:

What’s your name?

I’m David Taylor. (The answer is a sentence)

With no question word:

Are you Maria?

No, I’m not (The answer is a yes/no because there isn’t a question word)
Question words are used to gather specific information. The following

table shows the meaning of the question words in Spanish.

Table # 1 Question words en ingles (verb to be practice)

English Spanish
Where Donde
Why Por que
Who Quien
What / (time) Que / Cual (a que
hora)
Which Que / Cual
How long Por cuanto tiempo /
para medidas
How often Con que frecuencia
Whose De quien
How many/much Cuantos
How old Edad
How Como
How + adjetivo Descripciones
How come Como asi

Table # 2 (Question structure of the verb to be in the present simple


with QW’s)

Question Word Verb (to be) Subject Complement


What is (your) name? [no complement]
How old are you? [no complement]
Where is Juan from?
Who is (the) present for?

Remember:

In questions with the verb to be, only the question words can go in the

beginning. Nothing may go in front of the question words in full questions.

¿ De donde eres? -> Lo lógico seria : From where are

you? (INCORRECTO)
Recuerden que si algo va en su idioma antes del QW entonces lo

mandamos al final en el complemento.

Correcto: Where are you from? (QW goes first)

Typical questions with the above properties:

What is this for? (¿Para que es esto?)

Who are the books for ? (¿Para quien son los libros?)

What is the movie about? (¿De que se trata la película?)

Preguntas importantes con sus respuestas para aprender:

Where are you from? – I’m from Australia

What‘s (what + is) your address? – It’s 876 Snow Road.

What’s your nationality? – I’m Peruvian.

Whose pencil is this? – It is my pencil (Whose = de quien y va antes del

sustantivo)

How old is Marcus? – He’s twenty years old.

Why are you sad? – Because I am sick.

How are you? – I’m fine, thank you.

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