Basic Question Types

There are 3 basic types of question: 1. Yes/No Questions (the answer to the question is "Yes" or "No") 2. Question Word Questions (the answer to the question is "Information") 3. Choice Questions (the answer to the question is "in the question")

1. Yes/No Questions
auxiliary verb Do Can Has Did subje ct you you she they main verb want drive? finished go her work? home? dinner? Answer Yes or No Yes, I do. No, I can't. Yes, she has. No, they didn't.

Exception! verb be simple present and simple past Is Was Anne Ram French? at home? Yes, she is. No, he wasn't.

2. Question Word Questions

question word Where When Who(m) Who Who* Why hasn't Tara auxiliary verb do will did has subje ct you we she main verb live? have meet? run ran done out? out? it? lunch ? Answer Information In Paris. At 1pm. She met Ram. Ati has run out. Ati ran out. Because she can't.

Exception! verb be simple present and simple past Where How is was Bombay? she? In India. Very well.

*When who is subject there is normally no auxiliary verb in past simple and present simple.

3. Choice Questions
auxiliary verb Do Will Did subje ct you we she main verb want meet go tea John to London OR or or or coffee? James? New York? Answer In the question Coffee, please. John. She went to London.

Exception! verb be simple present and simple past Is Were your car they white $15 or or black? $50? It's black. $15.