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Question forms

Asking questions

To make questions, we often put the verb before the subject. This is called inversion.

Affirmative Question
I am late. Am I late?
I can help. Can I help?
She is sleeping. Is she sleeping?
She is sleeping. Is she sleeping?
We have met before. Have we met before?

If there is a question word (why, what, where, how, etc.),


it goes before the verb.

Question Question with question word


Are you late? Why are you late?
Was she there? When was she there?
Can I help? How can I help?
Have we met before? Where have we met before?

This is true for sentences with be, sentences that have auxiliary verbs
(e.g. They are waiting. She has finished.) and sentences with modal verbs (can, will, should,
might, etc.).

Questions in the present simple and past simple


For other verbs in the present simple, we use the auxiliary verb do/does in the question.

Affirmative Question Question with question word


You work at
Do you work at home? Where do you work?
home.
It costs £10. Does it cost £10? How much does it cost?

We use the auxiliary verb did in the past simple.

Affirmative Question Question with question word


She went
Did she go home? Where did she go?
home.
They went to Did they go to the
Where did they go?
the cinema. cinema?

Subject questions
In some questions, who or what is the subject of the verb.
There is no inversion of subject and verb in these questions.

Who broke the window?


Who is knocking on the door?

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

Write the questions in the table


Make questions
Question Answer
Yes. I was there.
No, we were not rich.
Yes, today is my birthday.
No, the price was not the same.
John can read.
We will join.
Peter is going to go.
Luan is going to be hired.
He is being interviewed now.
He should practice more.
Cars are made here.
The order has been approved.

Common errors: correct these questions


1 Where does she lives?
3 What means 'incredible'?
4 Where you are going after the class?
5 Who did give you that watch?
6 When did she told you?
7 Have she ever been to Australia?
8 How long are you take to get to work?
9 What had you for breakfast today?

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