There are two main types of questions: Yes/No questions and

WH- question.
we need to know specific information about people, places,
activities or dates

WH QUESTION WORD
Wh question+ aux+ pronoun + simple verb+ complement ?
Word noun

Wh Word
What, when ,where, why, which, how, how old what time, whose, how Personal pronoun
often how far how long I
You
He
She
Simple verb It
Run, stop, laugh We
See, drink You
The y

Aux Noun
To be does / did Person Animal Place
/ d
To do e /has / ha
v
To ha verb
l
Moda
 ■ What is your name?
■ What is your address?

what ■ What is your favorite color?

■ What do you drink?
■ What size of shoes are you?
it is used when asking
for information about
something or asking
for repetition or
confirmation
 ■ What time is it?
■ What time will Peter arrive?

WHAT TIME ■ What time did the film begin?

It is asking for the start something

 ■ When is your birthday?
■ When is the party?
when ■ When did you do the homework?
■ When were you born?
■ When do they study?
It is used when asking for the time, occasion ■ When can I see you?
or moment.
 ■ Where is the party?
■ Where were you born?

Where ■ Where are you?

■ Where are you going?
■ Where did you eat?
It is used when asking for the place, ■ Where do you live?
position or localization
■ Where do you want to live?
 ■ Why did you do that?
■ Why are you crying?
■ Why is the sky blue?

Why ■ Why did you fight with him?

■ Why are you late?
It is used when asking for reasons ■ Why are you there?
 ■ Which of your parents is more close to you?
■ Which food do you prefer, Italian or
Mexican food?
which ■ Which clothes do you prefer?,the blue one or
the red one?
■ Which side are you on?
It is used to ask about choice
 ■ You= do / did

Who ■ Who did you see last night?

■ Who ate my chocolote?

It is used when asking for identity of person ■ Who is your girl/ boy?
or people (subject)
■ Who are you?
■ Who runs so fast?
 ■ Whose birthday is it today?
■ Whose are these gloves?

Whose ■ Whose book is this?

■ Whose cell pone keeps ringing?

It is used when asking about possession

(ownership)
 ■ Why do not I help you?
■ Why don´t you help me here?

Why don´t ■ Why don´t we go to the cinema?

■ Why don´t you leave your ex?

It is making a suggestion
 how
■ How do you feel?
■ How big is your room ?
It is used when asking about the manner or ■ How can I use this?
quality or condition
■ How is your English
■ How will the situation be different?
 HOW FAR
■ How far is your office from your home?

It is asking for distance

■ How far is our house from the hospital?
■ How far are you girl/ boy?
It is used to ask about the distance of one
place from the other ■ How far is it to Cancun?
 ■ How long does it take to get to your job each
day?
■ How long have you lived in this city?
HOW LONG ■ How long were you in the shower this
morning?

We use how long to talk about the amount

of time something takes.
 ■ How many cups of coffee do you drink?
■ How many Windows are there?

HOW MANY ■ How many days are there in the year?

■ How many apples are there in the basket?

It is asking for countable noun

 ■ How much fun do you have each day?
■ How much sugar is there in the kitchen?

HOW MUCH ■ How much do you love her?

■ How much coffee do you drink?

It is asking for uncountable noun

 ■ How old are you?
■ How old is your mom?

HOW OLD ■ How old is your dad?

■ How old is the city?

It is asking for age

 ■ How often do you go to the gym?
■ How often do you drink beer?

How often ■ How often do you eat taquitos?

■ How often do you clean your room?

It is asking about frequency

 Complete the following questions with appropriate question
words.
1. _____________ is your math teacher? Mr. Dundee.
2. _____________ is his cat? The blue one.
3. _____________ is my backpack? In the living room.
4. _____________ is Hannah doing? She is watching TV.
5. _____________ is an engineer? Nora.
6. _____________ color is the new bus? Red.
7. _____________ is that? That is an old coin.
8. _____________ are my shoes? In front of the door. 1. _____________ is your boss? Mr. Derek.
9. _____________ is the the captain of the team? Julia. 2. _____________ one is your car? The blue one.
10. _____________ is the captain? She is at the gym. 3. _____________ is the teacher? In the yard.
11. _____________ is Mr. Durant? He is my best friend. 4. _____________ are you watching? An old TV show.
5. _____________ car is red? Nora's.
6. _____________ is your name? Brian.
7. _____________ time are you coming? At 5 o’clock.
8. _____________ are you going? To the seaside.
9. _____________ is that boy? My son.
10. _____________ is my book? It’s in the second
drawer.
11. _____________ dictionary is this? It's mine.