Interrogative form

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 Present Simple: Interrogative
• To make a question in English we normally use Do or
Does. It has no translation in Spanish though it is
essential to show we are making a question. It is
normally put at the beginning of the question.

• Affirmative: You speak English.

• Question: Do you speak English?

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 Present Simple: Interrogative
• When the subject is he, she or it, we add DOES at the
beginning to make the affirmative sentence a
question.

• Affirmative: He speaks French.

• Question: Does he speak French?

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 Present Simple: Interrogative
• When we use the auxiliary Does the verb doesn’t
change.

• Does she play basketball? – No, she doesn’t.

• Does he listen classic music? - Yes, he does.
• Does Adam watch Amazon prime? - Yes, he does.

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 Present Simple: Interrogative

The Rest of the

Do/Does Subject Verb*
sentence

Do I / you / we / they
have / need
a new bike?
want etc.
Does he / she / it

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 Shorts Answers with Do and Does
Short Answer Short Answer
Sample Questions
(Affirmative) (Negative)

Do you like chocolate? Yes, I do. No, I don't.

Do I need a pencil? Yes, you do. No, you don't.
Do you both like chocolate? Yes, we do. No, we don't.
Do they like chocolate? Yes, they do. No, they don't.
Does he like chocolate? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
Does she like chocolate? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't.
Does it have four wheels? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't.

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Complete the sentences with the
interrogative form and the verbs in the table.
eat rain have
go read study

• _____
Do you ______
have a dictionary?
• ______
Does Mary ______ read a book?
• ______
Do you ________
study English?
• _______
Does it _______
rain a lot in August?
• _______
Do they ________go to the park?
• _______he
Does ________
eat pizza?
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OPEN AND CLOSE
QUESTIONS
PRESENT SIMPLE INTERROGATIVE FORM

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 CLOSED QUESTIONS
• Close questions can be replied to with yes or no. They
generally begin with a form of the verb to be or an
auxiliary verbs such as do, can or have. They are also
know as yes/no questions.

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 CLOSED QUESTIONS
Auxiliary verb (questions) Auxiliary verb (answers)
Does she study German? Yes, she does.
No, she doesn’t.

Verb to be (questions) Verb to be (answers)

Are you in the English class? Yes, I am.
No, I am not.

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 OPEN QUESTIONS
• Open questions are used when we want information.
They begin with questions words such as:

• Where • When
• Who • Why
• What • Whose
• Which • How

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 OPEN QUESTIONS
• Context for the questions that begins with HOW:
• How long (time)
• How far (distance)
• How often (frequency)
• How much/how many (quantity)

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 OPEN QUESTIONS

How (questions) How (answers)

How do you go to the school? I go by train.

How long does she study for the She studies for around 6 hours.
exams?
Wh (questions) Wh (answers)
When are you in your house? I am in the afternoon.

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 Activity: Complete the next sentences with the correct
form of the verb in brackets.

1. ___
does Isabelle write
____ the email for the report? (write)
2. Yes, she ____. does

3. When ____ do you ____

go to the school? (go)
4. I _____
go to school from Monday to Friday (go)
5. ____
Does Emily at the office? (be)
doesnt
6. No, she ______.
7. ____
Do be Joseph and Travis at the meeting? (be)

8. Yes, they _____. do

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