Elementary

Practicing interrogatives: wh- questions - present, past,

continuous, going to

This fluency exercise develops students’ ability to alternate between affirmative and
interrogative forms. Students provide the question form to each affirmative. The
underlined part of the answer is the subject of each question.

1. I’m a teacher - What do you do?

2. The band played at midnight - What time did the band play?
3. The black coat is mine - Which coat is yours?
4. I’m going to work - Where are you going?
5. The boy with the red hat helped the old lady - Who helped the old lady?
6. That dog is mine - Whose is that dog?
7. The red one is his - Which one is his?
8. Those are my son’s toys - Whose are those toys?
9. Budapest is the capital of Hungary - What is the capital of Hungary?
10. Your auntie left this morning - When did my auntie leave?
11. We’re having roast chicken for dinner - What are you having for dinner?
12. The white shirt is my favourite one - Which shirt is your favourite one?
13. My parents paid for my holiday - Who paid for your holiday?
14. There aren’t any chocolates left - How many chocolates are left?
15. There are only 5 minutes left - How much time is left?
16. I had €100 in my pocket - How much money did you have in your pocket?
17. I use my wife’s/husband’s car? - Whose car do you use?
18. My father gave me the money to buy my car - Who gave you the money to
buy your car?
19. I need to eat now because I’m hungry - Why do you need to eat now?
20. The show starts in an hour - When does the show start?
21. I like the green sofa - Which sofa do you like?
22. The black car is mine – Which car is yours?
23. Your suit is at the dry cleaners - Where is my suit?
24. There’s a fox in the garden - What’s in the garden?
25. That is my coat on the chair - Whose is that coat on the chair?
26. The film starts at 9pm - What time does the film start?
27. I went to bed because I was tired - Why did you go to sleep?
28. That’s my can of coke - Whose is that can coke?
29. We got married five years ago - When did you get married?
30. The dog is making that noise - What is making that noise?

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31. Our new house has three bedrooms.
32. The last presentation was the best one.
33. The plumber is coming in the morning.
34. The neighbours are making that noise.
35. I’m going to pay for this meal.
36. My girlfriend paid for the drinks.
37. My son is revising for his exams.
38. The bus goes all around the city.
39. My uncle is taking me to the airport.
40. My mum made the cake.
41. She is a tall woman with long, black hair.
42. She is cheerful, funny and very generous.
43. My friend is going to drive us there.
44. I am speaking to my secretary.
45. We are going to go to the cinema this evening.
46. My friend Mike is going to drive me to the airport.
47. I had a sandwich for lunch.
48. I emailed them this morning.
49. We went to Palermo last summer.
50. I’m making spaghetti Bolognese for dinner.
51. I am going to go to university when I leave school.
52. I am going to do a master degree when I finish university.
53. I stopped smoking last year.
54. I stopped smoking because cigarettes are too expensive.
55. The train leaves at 11.45.
56. I didn’t go with them because I didn’t have any money.
57. About 50 people came to the party.
58. The boys are playing video games in their room.
59. We were decorating our new flat last weekend.
60. I was having lunch when you called.

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