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15 Questions 1: yes/no questions

Business Week Executive Poll A Yes/no questions

Questions: Do you expect that ● The table below is a summary. (Full forms are given in earlier units.)
your sales next quarter will be
higher, lower, or the same as present simple Do you live in Prague? Does she live in Prague?
this quarter? Are you currently
employing more, fewer, or the present continuous Are you coming with us? Is he coming with us?
same number of people you
past simple Did you go to the meeting? Did she go to the meeting?
employed a year ago? Have
you tried to get financing from past continuous Were you waiting long? Was he waiting long?
banks or other sources in the
last six months? Did you get all present perfect Have you ever eaten sushi? Has he ever eaten sushi?
the financing you needed? Does present perfect continuous Have you been working? Has she been working?
your company export goods or
services to any other country? past perfect Had you left when I called? Had she left when I called?
Business Week website modals: can/could/will Can you speak German? Can he speak German?

● Notice that yes/no questions are formed with an auxiliary verb + subject + main verb.
The auxiliary can be do, be, have or a modal verb like can, will, etc.
● Notice that to make a question we take the affirmative form and then
invert the subject and the auxiliary.
He is working ➝ Is he working?
She has worked ➝ Has she worked?
He was working ➝ Was he working?
She has been working ➝ Has she been working?
He had worked ➝ Had he worked?
She can work ➝ Can she work?
● The present simple and past simple do not
have an auxiliary in the affirmative form.
So to keep the pattern we use do and did.
“Oh, by the way, do you have any money? Will you send me any money?
Do you know anyone who has any money? Will they send me any money?” She works ➝ Does she work? (NOT Works she?)
He worked ➝ Did he work? (NOT Worked he?)

So you want to start a business. B Short answers

Do you have what it takes to ● To make a short answer we repeat the auxiliary verb, not the main verb.
succeed? (Part 1)
1 Do you enjoy working with
A: Do you speak French? B: Yes, I do./No, I don’t. (NOT Yes, I speak.)
other people? A: Are you staying at the Ritz? B: Yes, I am./No, I’m not. (NOT Yes, I staying.)
A Yes, I do. B No, I don’t. A: Did you see Michel? B: Yes, I did./No, I didn’t. (NOT Yes, I saw.)
2 Do you welcome A: Were you enjoying yourself? B: Yes, I was./No, I wasn’t.
responsibility? A: Have you read this report? B: Yes, I have./No, I haven’t.
A Yes, I do. B No, I don’t
A: Have you been waiting long? B: Yes, I have./No, I haven’t.
3 Are you a good organizer?
A: Had you met him before? B: Yes, I had./No, I hadn’t.
A Yes, I am B No, I’m not.
A: Can you be here at 7.00? B: Yes, I can./No, I can’t.
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A: Will you be late? B: Yes, I will./No, I won’t.

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Yes or no questions for adults

1. Do you vote?
2. Do you drive?
3. Do you live alone?
4. Are you married?
5. Do you have kids?
6. Do you have pets?
7. Are you an only child?
8. Do you work full time?
9. Do you like your job?
10. Do you have a second job?
11. Did you go to college?
12. Are you working in a field you went to school for?
13. Did you go to graduate school?
14. Do you have any hobbies?
15. Have you ever met a celebrity?
16. Have you ever been on TV?
17. Have you traveled to another country?
18. Have you been to New York City?
19. Do you have a hidden talent?
20. Do you drink coffee?
21. Do you play sports?
22. Have you ever performed on stage?
23. Have you ever been in a band?
24. Do you like cilantro?
25. Do you believe in ghosts?
26. Are you watching any TV shows at the moment?
27. Have you read any good books lately?
28. Would you ever appear on a gameshow?
29. Are you a Harry Potter fan?
30. Have you known any of your friends since childhood?
31. Have you ever lived in another country?
32. Do you speak more than one language?
33. Do you know how to code?
34. Do you own Bitcoin?
35. Do you bake?
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Worksheet 11

Used to + infinitive
1 Complete the sentences with these words. 4 John _______________ like Mary, but he
doesn’t now.
didn’t use to used to use to
a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
1 What did you _______ throw away? 5 People _______________ produce as much
2 We _______ throw things away. ✘ rubbish as we do nowadays.
3 We _______ keep things we might want a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
later. ✔ 6 Did you _______________ collect anything
when you were young?
2 Choose the correct words to complete each a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
sentence.
200 years ago … 4 Complete these sentences with used to or
1 … people used to / didn’t use to make their didn’t use to.
own clothes. 1 I _______________ play the guitar, but I do
2 … people used to / didn’t use to have now.
mobile phones. 2 I _______________ ride a bike, but I don’t any
3 … people used to / didn’t use to read books. more.
4 … people used to / didn’t use to watch TV. 3 I _______________ collect stamps, but I don’t
5 … people used to / didn’t use to drive cars. any more.
6 … people used to / didn’t use to walk 4 I _______________ enjoy getting up early, but I
everywhere. do now.
5 I _______________ be worried about the
3 Choose the correct words to complete each environment, but I am now.
sentence.
6 I _______________ be afraid of flying, but I’m
1 Why did people _______________ mend their
not anymore.
clothes?
7 I _______________ know how to use a
a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
computer, but I do now.
2 I _______________ like watching football, but
now I do.
a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
3 What did you _______________ like doing
when you were young?
a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to

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USED TO
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 What did you use to look like ten years ago?

 Where did you use to live when you were a child?

 What games did you use to play when you were a child?

 What hobbies did you use to have ten years ago?

 What favorite toy did you use to have when you were a kid?

 How did people use to buy things before there was money?

 What did people use to do before television was invented?

 How did people use to travel before there were cars?

 What did people use to do in their free time 100 years ago?

 What did people use to do before there were cameras?

 What did people use to do before there were cell phones?

 What did people use to do before there were electric lights?

 What did people use to do before there were clocks?

 What did people use to do before there were computers?

 How long ago did most people use to cook with fire?

 How long ago did most people use to hunt for food?
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