QUESTIONS IN ENGLISHHow do we form a question?

TYPES OF QUESTIONS:

Yes / No questions

Wh - questions

YES / NO QUESTIONSWITH VERB TO BE

BE + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENTS?Are they your friends?

YES / NO QUESTIONSWITH OTHER VERBS

AUXILIARY VERB + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB + COMPLEMENTS?

YES / NO QUESTIONSWITH OTHER VERBS

Do you like football?Is he watching TV?Did you go to the party?Was she dancing?Will they be late?Has he been to London before?Had they arrived at 3 oclock?

WH - QUESTIONS

WH - QUESTIONSWITH VERB TO BE

WH-WORD + BE + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENTS?Where is Mara?

WH - QUESTIONSWITH OTHER VERBS

WH-WORD + AUXILIARY VERB + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB + COMPLEMENTS?

WH - QUESTIONS WITH OTHER VERBS

Where do you play football?What is he watching on TV?When did you go to the party?What kind of music was she dancing?How will they come?How many times has he been to London?When had the train left?

NEGATIVE QUESTIONSWe use them to check if something is true. You just have to use the negative form of the auxiliary verb or verb to be.

NEGATIVE QUESTIONS examplesDont you like football?Isnt he watching TV?Didnt you go to the party?Wasnt she dancing?Wont they be late?Hasnt he been to London before?Hadnt they arrived at 3 oclock?Why didnt you study for the exam?

Questions with auxiliary verbMy friends like pastaWhat do my friends like?Matt is going to the supermarket tonightWhen is Matt going to the supermarket?The accident occurred in the city centreWhere did the accident occur?Lucy and Mike were playing with the childrenWho were Lucy and Mike playing with?

Questions without auxiliary verbMy friends like pastaWho likes pasta?Matt is going to the supermarket tonightWho is going to the supermarket tonight?The accident occurred in the city centreWhat occurred in the city centre? Lucy and Mike were playing with the childrenWho was playing with the children?

QUESTIONS WITH PREPOSITIONSForm grammatically correct questions:

1. the present is for who ?2. they from where are ?

QUESTIONS WITH PREPOSITIONSWhen we ask about the object after a preposition, it comes at the end of the question: The cake is for John. Its his 40th birthday today.Who is the cake for?

QUESTIONS WITH PREPOSITIONSThe movie was directed by Michael Bay.Our office is close to City Hall.Kevin talked about changes to the companys commission structure.Spain played against Holland in the final game of the 2010 World Cup.

SHORT QUESTIONS WITH PREPOSITIONSIn conversation, we often ask short questions with Who / What / Where + preposition.Examples:A: I'm going camping.B: Who WITH?

A: Peter wants to talk to you.B: To me? What ABOUT?