Questions To make yes/no questions in the Present tense, with I, You, We, They Plural, we use DO in the beginning of the question. at Read the questions and answers carefully: Rs Q Do you go for a walk every morning? Yes, | go for a walk every morning. Do we wear warm clothes in winter? Yes, we wear warm clothes in winter Do lazy students succeed in examinations? No, lazy students do not succeed in examinations. Do you wash your hair regularly? Yes, we wash our hair regularly. Do they watch movies on Saturdays? = 2 2D eevee ee No, they do not watch movies on Saturdays. To make yes / no questions in the present tense, with he, she, it and all other singular subjects, we use DOES in the beginning of the sentence. Now, read the Questions and Answers: 1. Q Does your friend often come to your home? A Yes, my friend often comes to my home. 2. Q Does the sun always rise in the east and set in the west? A: Yes, the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west. 3. @: Does your college start at 9.30 am? A Yes, our college starts at 9.30 am. with He, She, It, |, You, we, To make yes / no questions in the past tense , f D in the beginning of t They and all other singular and plural objects we use DI sentence. Read the Questions and Answers given below: 18 — oeie Q: Did he meet the principal? A: Yes, he met the principal. 2. Q: Did they see the new film? A Yes, they saw the new film. 2. Q Did you hear the latest news? A Yes, | heard the latest news. 4, Q: Did people respect their elders in the past? A Yes, people respected their elders in the past. Frame Questions starting with DO, DOES and DID: . Yes, our library contains many books. . Yes, flies soread many diseases. . Yes, the fan rotates at regular speed. . No, these girls do not waste their time. Yes, many trains arrive late these days. No, his sisters do not speak good English. Yes, he liked cheap novels when he was young. No, we don't need alot of money to live happily. SPN AAR HD . Yes, you send for a doctor when you are ill. 10. Yes, mosquitoes spread malaria. 11. Yes, this farmer kept many sheep. 12. No, Anju does not listen to Punjabi songs. 13. Yes, | ran away from home with my father's wallet. 14. Yes, | sit on the front bench. 15. No, She doesn't like tea and snacks. To make a statement into a YES or NO question, simply put the operator (will, is, are etc.) before the subject. Note the operators are clear in the following statements. Statement: She's a nice girl. Question: Is she a nice gin? Statement: Mr. Ganesan is a lecturer. Question: Is Mr.Ganesan a lecturer? 19Statement: They will be coming. Question: Will they be coming? Shyamaia and Ranjan are very close friends. Are they close friends? (See the difference) Statement: Question: Wh questions Wh questions begin with words like Who, Whom, What, When, Where, Whose and How. To form Wh questions, put the Wh word at the beginning of the sentence. What do you want from me? Where do you live? Why does he work so hard? When will they leave? How is your health? Who has been reading this book? Whom did you meet at the seminar? Which is the best hotel in this town? eet ece nT ie 9. Ry Whose books are they? What question did John ask? S Write questions starting with words given in the brackets: 1. | read storybooks in the evenings. (What) 2. She visits us during the holidays. (When) 3. The beggar sleeps in the pavement. (Where) 4. People criticize her because she is ruthless. (Why) 5. keep fit because | exercise daily. (How) 6. They dislike bad workers. (Whom) 7. This piece of land is ours. (Whose) Tag Questions: The tag questions are added to the end of astatement asking for confirmation Of the truth of the statement. Examples:He likes his job, doesn't he? She is beautiful, isn't she? You have met my son, haven't you? Jeeva did not return the book, did she? 1can hardly read these days, can I? Aga lag Questions to the following statements They are not very friendly We should spend more time on English, Aishwarya is a good looking girl. | would run as fast as you. Uma speaks English well. Ramesh got home very late. They have been married for ten years. There were fifteen students in the class yesterday. She will be twenty next month. You don't eat meat. Answer the following questions thrice: Example: ~~ ONAaeOn Q Do you like this book? A: i) Yes, | like this book. ii) No, | don't like this book. ii) Sony, | don't read much. Do they speak correct English? Does your brother need a job? Did she come to receive you? Will he speak to you? Should we travel by train? Can you learn this poem by heart? Could she go there alone? Does your teacher speak very loudly? Do you read your lessons at home? 2110. Did you study very hard last year? Questions with more than one wh-word: It is possible to have more than one WH-word in the same wh-question, x. 3. Q2>oO> Pe Who is bringing what? \'m bringing the books and my friend is bringing the lab equipment When did you arrive and how? | arrived on Friday by train Whom did you send those books to, and why? | sent them to Jane because she asked for them. Convert the statements into questions with two wh-words. 1 mieialh tok | bought a new saree last Saturday. She is going to buy that book by saving money. | teach English in the catering institute. He sent the books through courier service because his friend wanted them immediately. This is Mr. Kumar, an engineer and that is Mr. Ramesh, a teacher. Reported Questions A question can be reported by using verbs like ask, wonder, or want to know. Note that reported ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions have if or whether and there are changes to the tense and pronouns. My friend asked me when Ijoined the college. | asked him what the time was. He wants to know what the time is. She wondered if |needed any money. She asked me if | could help her. Change the questions to reported form. 1. "Where are you going?" he said. 222. “Would you care for a cup of coffee?" she said, 3. “How did you find your way back?" 4. “Is there enough food?" 5. “Will you accompany me to the cinema?" Auxiliary Verbs Verbs in English are classified into two types : (a) Main verbs and (b) Auxiliary verbs. The main or ordinary verbs like, song, dance, run, walk, read etc. take on tense forms and can be further classified as transitive and intransitive in the use of active and passive forms of sentences. An auxiliary Verb helps other main or ‘ordinary verbs to form other tenses than the Simple Present or Past. The Auxiliary Verbs in English are: (i) ‘Be’ and its forms, such as ‘am’, ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘was’, ‘were’. (ii) ‘Have and its forms, such as ‘has’ & ‘had’. ‘do’ and its forms, such as ‘does’ & ‘did’. (iv) Other Auxiliary verbs are: ‘shall’, ‘will’, ‘would’, ‘can’, ‘could’, ‘may’, ‘might’, ‘must’ ‘ought’, ‘need’, & ‘dare’. These auxiliary verbs are also classified as Principal Auxiliaries : ‘be’, ‘do’, ‘have’, and their forms, Modal Auxiliaries: ‘can’, ‘could’, ‘shall’, ‘should’, ‘may’, ‘might’, ‘will’, ‘would’. ‘must’, ‘had to’ ‘ought’ and Semi - modal like ‘to need’, 'to dare’ and ‘used’. The use of ‘shall’ The use of ‘shall’ with the First Person Pronoun as found in the following sentence Ishall go to Chennai tomorrow. expresses the strong possibility or near certainty of an action which is to take place in the future. Therefore with the First person, the Modal Auxiliary ‘shall’ expresses a simple future possibility.