DOlDOES + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB QuESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT

Do1 \
(a) Do You like coffee? Do
Do we
1+ main verb (simpleform)

Bob h e coffee?
Doe8 she
Does he
Does it t + main verb (simple fonn)

Notice in @): The main verb in the question does

not have a fmal -s. The final -8 is part of does.
INCORRECT: Does Bob llkd Coffee?

(c) Are you a student? When the main verb is a form of be, do is NOT
(d) INCORRECT: Do yew be a student? used. See Chart 1-9 for question forms with be.
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QUESTION SHORT ANSWER + (LONG ANSWBR)

Do, don't, does, and doesn't are
(e) Do you like tea? + Yes, I do. (I like tea.) used in the short answers to yes/ no
No, I don't. (I don't like tea.) questions in the simple present.
( f ) Does Bob like tea? + Yes, he does. (He Ww tea.)
No, he doesn't. (He doesn't like tea.)
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EXERCISE 19: Make questions. Give short answers.

I. A: Do you l i k ~tea?
B: Yes. I do. (I like tea.)
2. A: DO, v d i k ~ f f ~ d
B: No.. I don't. (I don't like coffee.)

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B: (I don't speak Japanese.)

B: (Ann speaks French.)

B: (Annand Tom don't speak Arabic.)

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 B: (I do exercises every morning.)
7. A:

B: (I don't have a Spanish-English dictionary.)

B: (Sue has a cold.)

B: (The teacher comes to class every day.)

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B: aim and Sue don't do their homework every day.)

. . .,*a# ' B: (It rains a lot in April.)

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B: (My parents live in Baghdad.)

EXERCISE 20-ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Ask and answer questions.

TEACHER: walk to school every day ., . .!.'. ,
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STUDENT A: DOyou walk to school every day?

STUDENT B: Yes, I do. OR: No, I don't.
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STUDENT A: Does (Student B) walk to school every day?

STUDENT C: Yes, helshe does. OR: No, helshe doesn't.

1. walk to school every day 9. wear blue jeans every day

2. watch T V every day 10. have a car
3. eat breakfast every day 11. have a bicycle
4. speak English every day 12. like ice cream
5. come to class every day 13, l i e (name of city)
6. get up at seven o'clock every day 14. live in (name of a hotel)
7, talk on the phone every day 15. live in an apartment
8. go to the bank every day 16. go shopping every day

W EXERCISE 21: Make questions. Give short answers. Use the names of your classmates in the
questions.

I. A: Does (Cados) speak Fnglish?

B: Yes. he does. (He speaks English.)
 2. A: Does (Yoko) s p & $ m i z h ?
B: NO. -em tt. (She doesn't speak Spanish.)

3. A:
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Is (All) ~nd a s s todav ?
B: . /t.
No,. he nn (He isn't in class today.)

4. A:

B: (He comes to class every day.)

5. A:

B: (They're in class today.)

6 . A:

B: (She sits in the same seat every day.)

7. A:
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B: (He has a mustache.) "

8. A:

B: (She doesn't have a bicycle.)

9. A:

B: (He's wearing blue jeans today.)

10. A:

B: (He wears blue jeans every day.)

11. A:

B: (They aren't from Indonesia.)

B: (They dan't have dictionaries on their desks.)

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B: (She's writing in her book right now.)

14. A:

B: (She studies hard.)

1 5 . A:

B: (They speak English.)

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 2-1 1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS
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(WHERE) + DO/DOES + SUEjBCT + MAINVERB SHORT ANSWER

(a) Do they live in Tokyo? + Yes, they do. / No, they don't.
(b) do they live? + In Tokyo.

(c) Does Gina live in Rome? + Yes, she does. I No, she doesn't.
(d) *re does Gina Ewe? + In Rome.

NOTE:(a) and (c) are called "yes/no questions." The answer to these questions can be yes or no. (b) and (d)
are called "information questions." The answer gives information. Where asks for information about place.

Notice in the examples: The form of yestno questions and information questions is the same:
DOIDOES + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

EXERCISE 22: Make questions.

I. A: Does lean eat lunch at the cafeteria every day?
B: Yes, she does. (Jean eats lunch at the cafeteria every day.)

2. A: Where does lean eat lunch every day?

B: At the cafeteria. (Jean eats lunch at the cafeteria every day.)

3. A:
B: At the post office. (Peter works at the post office.)
4. A:
B: Yes, he does. (Peter works at the post office.)

5. A:
B: Yes, I do. ( I live in an apartment.)

6. A:
B: In an apartment. (I live in an apartment.)

7. A:
B: At a restaurant. (Bill eats dinner at a restaurant every day.)
8. A:
B: In the front row. (I sit in the front row during class.)

9. A:
B: At the University of Wisconsin. (Jessica goes to school at the University of
Wisconsin.)

10. A:
B: On my desk. (My book is on my desk.)
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B: To class. (I go to class every morning.)
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B: In class. (The students are in class right now.)

13. A:
B: In Australia. (Kangaroos live in Australia.)

EXERCISE 23:-ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Ask a classmate a question. Use whsrs.

Example: live
STUDENT A: Where do you live?
STUDENT B: (fiee response)
1, live 9. go after class
2. eat lunch every day 10. eat dinner
3. sit during class 11, be (name of a student in this room)
4. study at night 12. be (names of two students)
5. go to school 13. be (name of a country or city)
6. buy school supplies 14. be (names of two countries or cities)
7. buy your groceries 15. be (something a student owns)
8. go on weekends 16. be (some things a student owns)
 2- 12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH
WHEN / WHAT TIME "-
Q-WORD*+ DOEF/DO + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB SHORT ANSWER

( a ) When do YOU go to class? + At nine o'clock.

( b ) What time do YOU go to class? + At nine o'clock.

( c ) When does Anna eat dinner? + At six^.^.

(d) What time does Anna eat dinner? -t At .&P.M.

(e) What time do you usually go to class? The frequency adverb usually comes immediately after the
subject in a question.
QUESnON WORD + DOBSIDO + SUBJECT + USUALLY + MAIN VEX3
*A "Q-word" 1s a "question word." Where, when, what, what time, who, and why are examples of question words.
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EXERCISE 24: Make questions.

1. A. When/What time do vou eat breakfast ?
B: At 7:30 (I eat breakfast at 7:30 in the morning.)

2. A: When/What time do you usually eat breakfast?

B: At 7:OO. (Alex usually eats breakfast at 7:OO.)

3. A:
B: At 6:45. (I get up at 6:45.)

4. A:
B: At 6:30. (Maria usually gets up at 6:30.)

5. A:
B: At 8: 15. (The movie starts at 8:15.)

6. A:
B: Around 11:OO. (I usually go to bed around 11:OO.)
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7. A:
B: At half-past twelve. (I usually eat lunch at half-past twelve.)

8. A:
B: At 5:30. (The restaurant opens at 5:30.)
9. A:
B: At 9:05. (The train leaves at 9:OS.)

10. A:
B: Between 6:30 and 8:OO. (I usually eat dinner between 6:30 and 8:OO.)
 11. A:
B: At 10:OO P.M. (The library closes at 10:OO P.M. on Saturday.)
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B: At a quarter past eight. (My classes begin at a quarter past eight.)

EXERCISE 25-ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Ask a classmate a question. Use when or

what time.
Example: eat breakfast
STUDENT A: W h e n m a t time do you eat breakfast?
STUDENT B: (bee response)
1. get u p 7. go back home
2. usually get up 8. get home
3. eat breakfast 9. have dinner
4. leave home in the morning 10. usually study in the evening
5, usually get to class 11. goto bed
6. eat lunch
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!-I3 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE AND D(

( a ) Where is Thailand? + Thailand is in Southeast Asia

(b) Where am your books? + My books are on my desk.
( c ) When is the concert? + The concert is on April 3rd.
(d) What is your name? + My name is Yoko.
( e ) Whattime is it? + It is ten-thirty.

I Q-WORD + DO + SUBJFCT + MAINVERB

I LONG ANSWER

(f ) Where do YOU live? + I live in Los Angeles.

( g ) What time does the plane arrive? + The plane am'ves at six-fifteen.
( h ) What do monkeys eat? + Monkeys eat fruit, plants, and insects.
( k ) When does Bob study? + Bob studies in the evenings.

NOTICE: In questions with be as the main and only verb, the subject follows be. In simple present questions
with verbs other than be, the subject comes between doldoes and the main verb.
EXERCISE 26: Complete the questions in the dialogues by using is, are, does, or do.
DIALOGUE ONE

(1) A: What time the movie start?

(2) B: Seven-fifteen. you want to go with us?
(3) A: Yes. What time it now?
(4) B: Almost seven o'clock. you ready to leave?
A: Yes, let's go.

DIALOGUE TWO

(5) A: Where my keys to the car?

I don't know. Where you usually keep them?
In my purse. But they're not there.
Are you sure?

(7) A: Yes. you see them?

(8) B: No. they in one of your pockets?
A: I don't think so.

(9) B: your husband have them?

A: No. He has his own set of car keys.
B: Well, I hope you find them.
A: Thanks.

DIALOGUE THREE

(10)A: you go to school?

B: Yes.

(11) A: your brother go to school too?

B: No. He quit school last semester. He has a job now.
 (12) A: it a good job?
B: Not really.
(13) A: Where he work?
B: At a restaurant. He washes dishes.

(14) A: he live with you?

B: No, he lives with my parents.
(15) A. your parents unhappy that he quit school?
B: They're very unhappy about it.
(16) A: they want him to return to school?
B: Of course. They don't want him to be a dishwasher for the rest of his life. They
have many dreams for him and his future.

EXERCISE 27: Complete the dialogues with appropriate questions.

I. A: What time does the c o n c e r ~ ?
B: At eight. (The concert begins at eight.)
2. A: Is Sun Fra- in the winter?
B: Yes, it is. (San Francisco is foggy in the winter.)
3. A:
B: In May. (The weather starts to get hot in May.)
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4. A.
B: Yes. (I
dream in color.)
5. A:
B: Yes. (Igor comes from Russia.)
6. A:
B: Russia. (Olga comes from Russia.)
7. A:
B: Yes, he is. (Ivan is from Russia.)
8. A:
B: In Moscow. (Red Square is in Moscow.) . ' t,
9. A:
B: Yes. (Birds sleep.) (i

A:
B: In trees and bushes or in their nests. (They sleep in trees and bushes or in their
nests.)
10. A:
B: The blue whale. (The biggest animal on earth is the blue whale.)

11. A:
B: No, they aren't. (Whales aren't fish.)

A:
B: Yes, they are. (They are mammals.)

A:.
B: Yes, they do. (They breathe air.)

12. A:
B: No, it isn't. (A seahorse isn't a mammal.)

13. A:
B: A very small fish that looks a little like a horse.
(A seahorse is a very small fish that looks
a little like a horse.)

14. A:
B: Yes. (A starfish has a mouth.)

A:
B: In the middle of its underside. (It is in the middle of its underside.)

A:
B: Clams, oysters, and shrimp. (A starfish eats clams, oysters, and shrimp.)
EXERCISE 28: Complete the dialogues with your own words.
1. A: Do ?
B: No, I don't.

2. A: Where are ?
B: I don't know.

3. A: What time does ?

B:
4. A: When do ?

B:

6 . A: What is ?

B:
7. A: Are ?

B:
8. A: What are
.
B:
9. A: Whatdo ?

B:
10. A: What does

EXERCISE 29-ORAL/WRITTEN: Interview someone (a friend, a roommate, a classmate,

etc.) about her/his daily schedule. Use the information from the interview to write a
composition.
Some questions you might want to ask during the interview:
What do you do every morning?
What do you do every afternoon?
What do you do every evening?
What time do you. . . ?
When do YOU.. . ?
Where do you. . . ?
 2-14 USING ITTO TALK ABOUT TIME

QUESTION ANSWER
In English, people use it to
(a) What day is it? It's Monday. express (to talk about) time.
(b) What month is it? It's September.
(c) What year is it? I t ' s . Look at Appendixes 2 and 3 in
(d) What's the date today? It's September 15th. the back of the book for lists of
It's the 15th of September. days, months, and numbers.
( e) What time is it? It's 9:00.*
It's nine. Look at Appendix 4 in the back
It's nine o'clock. of the book for ways of saying the
It's nine (o'clock) A.M. time.

*American English uses a colon (two dots) between the hour and the minutes: 9:00 A.M. British English uses one dot:
9.00 A.M.

EXERCISE 30: Make questions. Use what in your questions.

1. A: What dav is it?
B: It's 'lkesday.

2. A:
B: It's March 14th.

4. A:
B: March.

5. A:
B: It's six-fifteen.

B: The 1st of April

7. A:
B: Wednesday.
8. A:
B: July 3rd.

9. A:
B: It's 6:05.

10. A:
B: It's 1 0 5 5 .