Asking Questions in English
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Asking questions in English
GENERAL QUESTIONS
Asking questions about routines and habits:
Wh word (optional)
auxiliary person verb
What
do
I like?
Why you study?
Where they eat?
When we want?
How much
does
he need?
How many she buy?
How it go?
do x do
What do you do?
AUXILIARY
VERB
WHO
Who do you like? Who does Juliana like?
Who likes you? Who likes Juliana?
Asking questions about the past:
Wh word (optional)
auxiliary person verb
What
did
I like?
Why you study?
Where they eat?
When we want?
How much he need?
How many she buy?
How it go?
did x do
What did you do?
AUXILIARY
VERB
WHO
Who did Juliana call?
Who called Juliana?
Asking questions about the future:
Wh word (optional)
auxiliary person verb
What
will
I like?
Why you study?
Where they eat?
When we want?
How much he need?
How many she buy?
How it go?
Asking questions with verb to be in the present:
Wh word (optional)
Verb to be person
Who am I?
Where
is
he?
Who she?
When it?
How
are
you?
How many they?
How we?
Asking questions with verb to be in the past:
Wh word (optional)
Verb to be person
Where
was
I?
Who he?
Who she?
Where it?
How
were
you?
How many they?
How we?
Asking questions with modal verbs:
Wh word (optional)
Modal verbs person Main verb
WhoCan
Could
Would
Should
Must
I call?
Where you go?
When he travel?
What she do?
How much it cost?
How many they buy?
How we escape?
Remember:
do / does – questions in the present
did – questions in the past
will – questions in the future
verb to be – inversion
modal verb - inversion
Negative Questions
It’s also possible to ask negative questions:
Don’t you work here? Isn’t she your cousin? Didn’t they talk to her? Can’t we help them? Doesn’t he love you? Aren’t you late? Etc.
Activity 1
Pretend you’re a journalist and ask questions to your friend.
Remember to ask questions using the present, past, future, verb to be and modals.
TAG QUESTIONS
To confirm information;
To check if something is true or not;
Affirmative sentence : negative question
Negative sentence: affirmative question
Tag questions: present
You like ice-cream, don’t you? You don’t like ice-cream, do you?
He plays soccer, doesn’t he? He doesn’t play soccer, does he?
Tag questions: past
You saw that movie, didn’t you?
You didn’t see that movie, did you?
Tag questions: future
You will go, won’t you?
You won’t go, will you?
Tag questions: verb to be present
We are friends, aren’t we?
I am your classmate, aren’t I?
They aren’t your sisters, are they?
John is very smart, isn’t he?
The movie isn’t today, is it?
Tag questions: verb to be past
We weren’t friends, were we?
I was your boss, wasn’t I?
They were your neighbors, weren’t they?
Julia wasn’t at the mall, was she?
The game was yesterday, wasn’t it?
Tag questions: modals
We can do it, can’t we?
I couldn’t travel, could I?
They must study, mustn’t they?
James shouldn’t work more, should he?
Mariana would date him, wouldn’t she?
Pay attention!
Use the correct auxiliary!
Present: do/does/don’t/doesn’t
Past: did/didn’t
Future: will/won’t
Verb to be: no auxiliary
Modal verbs: no auxiliary
Activity 2
Try to guess information about your friend using the tag questions.
Remember to use tag questions with present, past, future, verb to be and modals.
THANKS FOR YOUR PRESENCE!
WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED!
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