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This document provides a comprehensive guide on forming questions in English, covering various tenses including present simple, past simple, and the use of 'who' and 'what'. It emphasizes the structure of questions, the placement of subjects and verbs, and includes examples for clarity. Additionally, it discusses negative questions and their usage in conversation.

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AAI4 English Lecture2

This document provides a comprehensive guide on forming questions in English, covering various tenses including present simple, past simple, and the use of 'who' and 'what'. It emphasizes the structure of questions, the placement of subjects and verbs, and includes examples for clarity. Additionally, it discusses negative questions and their usage in conversation.

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Lecture 2: 5th Level

Grammar: Forming Questions


Forming Questions: The
Subject + verb
Tom will
Main Rule
Will Tom?
Verb + subject

You have Have you?


In questions thewas
The house subject is usually after
Wasthe first verb.
the house?
Forming Questions: The Main Rule
(Continued)
The subject is always after the first verb.
Examples:
Is Katherine working today? (not Is working Katherine)
Will Tom be here tomorrow?
Have you been working hard?
When was the house built?
Questions in Present DoSimple
Subject + verb
You live you live?
Tense
Verb + Subject

The film Starts Does the film start?


In present simple questions, we use do/does.
Examples:
Do you live near here?
What time does the film start?
Questions in Past Simple
Subject + verb
You sold
Tense
Did you sell?
Verb + subject

The train stopped Did the train stop?


In past simple questions, we use did.
Examples:
Did you sell your car?
Why did the train stop?
Using‘Who’‘Who’
as a subject And ‘What’
‘’Who’With
as an object Questions

In Simple Tenses
Somebody phoned Emma
Who phoned Emma?
Emma phoned somebody
Who did Emma Phone?
Do not use do/does/did if who/what etc. is the subject of the sentence.
Compare the example in the table.
More Examples
In the examples below, who/what etc. is the subject.
Who wants something to eat? (not Who does want)
What happened to you last night? (not What did happen)
How many people came to the party? (not did come)
Which bus goes to the center? (not does go)
Using Prepositions In Questions Beginning
with ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘Which’, and ‘Where’
In questions beginning with who / what / which / where, prepositions
(in, for etc.) usually go at the end.
However, you can use preposition + whom in formal style:
Examples:
Where are you from?
What was the weather like?
Who do you want to speak to?
Which job has Tina applied for?
To whom do you wish to speak?
Negative Questions
We use negative questions (isn’t it … ? / didn’t you …? etc.) especially
to show surprise, or when we expect the listener to agree with us.
Examples:
Didn’t you hear the doorbell? I rang it three times.
‘Haven’t we met before?’ ‘Yes, I think we have.’
Using ‘Yes’ with Negative Questions
Note the meaning of yes and no in answers to negative questions.
Question: ‘Don’t you want to go?’
Answer: ‘Yes.’ (= Yes, I want to go)
Or ‘No.’ (= No, I don’t want to go)
Using Negative Questions with ‘Why’
We often use negative questions with ‘Why’.
Examples:
Why don’t we eat out tonight? (not Why we don’t eat)
Why wasn’t Emma at work yesterday? (not Why Emma wasn’t)
Exercises: Exercise 1
Put the words in brackets in the correct order.
1. (when / was / built / this house?) When was this house built?
2. (how / cheese / is / made?)
3. (why / Sue / working / isn’t / today?)
4. (what time / arriving / your friends / are?)
5. (why / was / cancelled / the meeting?)
6. (when / invented / paper / was?)
Exercise 1 (Continued)
Put the words in brackets in the correct order.
7. (where / your parents / were / born?)
8. (why / you / to the party / didn’t / come?)
9. (how / the accident / did / happen?)
10. (why / happy / you / aren’t?)
11. (how many / speak / can / languages / you?)
THANK YOU

GOOD LUCK

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