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1) Yes/No Questions - Be: Question Word Verb Rest Answer

1) This document provides examples of different types of yes/no and wh- questions in English, including questions with auxiliary verbs and questions without auxiliary verbs. 2) Examples are given for simple present, present perfect, simple past and questions using who, what, when, where, how. 3) The examples illustrate how to form questions and short answers in English for different tenses and question types.

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1) Yes/No Questions - Be: Question Word Verb Rest Answer

1) This document provides examples of different types of yes/no and wh- questions in English, including questions with auxiliary verbs and questions without auxiliary verbs. 2) Examples are given for simple present, present perfect, simple past and questions using who, what, when, where, how. 3) The examples illustrate how to form questions and short answers in English for different tenses and question types.

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1) Yes/No questions - be

Subject and verb change their position in statement and question. statement question You are from Germany. Are you from Germany?

We always use the short answer, not only "Yes" or "No". This sounds rude. NOTE: If the answer is "Yes", we always use the long form. Example: Yes, I am. If the answer is "No", we either use the long or the contrated form (short form). Example: No, I am not - No, I'm not. am. Are you from Germany? am not. No, I 'm not. Is he your friend? Yes, he is. Are Peter and John from England? Yes, they are. Yes, I

2) Questions with question words - be


Question word Verb Where are What is How are Rest you from? your name? Pat and Sue? Answer I'm from Stuttgart. My name is Peter. They're fine.

3) Yes/No Questions and short answers - have


Auxiliary Have Have Has Do Do Does Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject I we he I we he Auxiliary (+ n't) have. haven't. has. do. don't. does.

you got you got your brother got you have you have your brother have

a cat? Yes, a new car? No, a bike? Yes, a cat? Yes, a new car? No, a bike? Yes,

4) Questions with question words - have


Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer Where have you got your ruler? I've got it in my pencil case. Where do you have your ruler? I have it in my pencil case.

5) Questions without question words in the Simple Present


Auxiliary Subject Verb Do Does you Peter Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't) Yes, I do. read books? No, I don't. play football? Yes, he does. Rest

6) Questions with question words in the Simple Present


Question word What When Where Auxiliary do does do Subject you your mother you Verb play go Rest on your computer? to work? Answer I play games on my computer. She goes to work at 6 o'clock. I meet them at the bus stop.

meet your friends?

7) Questions without question words in the Simple Past


Auxiliary Subject Verb Did Did BUT: to be Subject xxx Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't) Were you in Leipzig last week? Yes, I was. Max you Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't) Yes, he did. play football? No, he didn't. Yes, I did. watch the film yesterday? No, I didn't. Rest

No,

wasn't.

8) Questions with question words in the Simple Past


Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer What did you do yesterday evening? I did my homework. When did she meet her boyfriend? She met him yesterday. Where did they go after the match? They went to a caf. BUT: Question word to be Subject xxxxx Rest Answer Where were you yesterday? I was at the cinema.

9) Subject question
Question word Verb Rest Subject Verb Object - Place - Time Who runs to the shop? Peter runs to the shop.

10) Object question


Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer Who do you like? I like my mum. Who did Mandy phone last Monday? Mandy phoned her uncle. NOTE! Subject question Object question Who phoned John? Who did John phone?

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