WH QUESTIONS

DR. DARIO VASQUEZ ESTELA

 What is your name?
WHAT? What’s your favorite drink?
What is she like?

WHO?

Who’s your English teacher?

Who is her sister?
WHERE?

Where is the nearest

bank?

WHICH?

Which door should I open?

WHEN?

When is your birthday?

HOW MANY?

How many balls are there?

 HOW MUCH?

How much water

do you usually drink ?

HOW MUCH?
How much is
that pair of jeans?
WHAT TIME?

WHY?
 HOW LONG?

How long is your table?

 WHO, WHOM OR WHOSE

• 'Who' is a subject pronoun. It is used to specify which person did an action

• 'Whom' is an object pronoun that is used to indicate the person who received an action.
'Whose' is a possessive pronoun that is used to refer to which person something
belongs to

Pronoun Replaces Functions

Who People as a subject

Whom People as an object

Whose People or things as a possessive

EXERCISE

•Who prepares the texts in the President’s speech?

•The person who you met after school was my teacher.
•The man who I saw yesterday was Alex.
•Who will participate in the competition today?
•The woman who you are waiting for.
•The student who succeeds in mathematics exam

•This is my brother , whom you met at our house last month.

•Do you know someone whom I can talk about global warming.
•The woman whom I saw at the cinema last week is a dentist.
•This is my student whom I like a lot.
•The children, most of whom are clever, succeeded in the exam.
•Samuel is the man whom I played football with last week
•Whom will you send for?
EXERCISE

• Whose gloves are these?

• Whose notebook was stolen in the class?
• This is Mary, whose mother went to university with me.
• Alex whose mother is an Math teacher lives in London.
• Can you fix the car whose engine problem?
• The man whose daughter wants to be a doctor is a friend of mine.
• Whose wallet is this?
• Whose car is parking outside?
EXERCISE

• 1. ………………are my keys?
• 2. …………….is the problem?
• 3. ……………is your favorite singer?
• 4. ………………. are you from?
• 5. ………………is your birthday?
• 6. …………….. do you eat fast food?
• 7. ……………….. dogs have you got?
• 8. …………………pen is this?
• 9. ……………………. is your best friend?
EXERCISE

10. ……………..is this book?

11. …………….. Sugar is there?
12. …………….. is your party?
13. ………………. is your e-mail?
14. ……………….. is she crying?
15. ………………. is your last name?
16. ………………is your favourite actor?
17. ……………….. is she like?
18. …………………have you been living here?
19. ………………. is your baby?
WH-QUESTIONS WITH DO, DOES AND DID

• Wh- questions are questions that require more information in their answers.
• Typical wh- words are:
• what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.

• To create a wh-question, start with the wh-word, then add do, does or did, then the
subject (a person or thing that does the action), followed by the base form of the verb
and only then add the rest of the sentence.
WH-QUESTIONS WITH DO, DOES AND DID

• Where do you want to send the package?

• Why does she always scream like that?
• How much do these earrings cost?
• Why don’t you ever clean up your mess?
• When did they arrive home?
WH-QUESTIONS IN THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

• Wh- questions are questions that require more information in their answers. Typical wh-
words are what, where, when, which, why, who, how, how many, how much.
• To create a wh-question, start with the wh-word, then add am, is or are, then the subject
(a person or thing that is doing the action), followed by the ing ( present participle) form
of the verb and only then add the rest of the sentence.
WH-QUESTIONS IN THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

• Which route are you taking to the conference this week?

• Why is she bleeding?
• Who am I sending to the meeting?
WH-QUESTIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

• Wh- questions are questions that require more information in their answers. Typical wh-
words are what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.
• To create a wh-question, start with the wh-word, then add did (or didn’t for a negative
question), then the subject (a person or thing that does the action), followed by the base
form of the verb and only then add the rest of the sentence.
WH-QUESTIONS IN THE PAST SIMPLE

• When did you buy that sweater?

• Why did the computer break down?
• How long did the train journey take?
• Why didn’t you tell me about the accident?
WH-QUESTIONS IN THE PAST PROGRESSIVE
(CONTINUOUS)

• Wh- questions are questions that require more information in their answers. Typical wh-
words are what, where, when, which, why, who, and how.
• To create a wh-question, start with the Wh-word, then was or were (wasn’t or weren’t
for a negative question), then the subject (a person or thing that does the action),
followed by the ing (participle) form of the verb and only then add the rest of the
sentence.
WH-QUESTIONS IN THE PAST PROGRESSIVE
(CONTINUOUS)
• Was I talking to you?
• Were you writing the report when the electricity went off?
• When you came home, was he singing in the shower?
• Wasn’t Tom sitting in the cafe when you drove past?

• Where were you standing when the trouble started?

• Who was I talking to? I can’t remember.
• Why wasn’t she waiting at the meeting point?
WH- QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE SIMPLE

• Wh- Questions in the Future Simple

• Wh- questions are questions that require more information in their answers. Typical wh-
words are what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.
• To form a Wh-question use: Wh-word + will (or won’t) + subject + base form of the
verb.
WH- QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE SIMPLE, BE GOING TO,FUTURE
PROGRESSIVE (CONTINUOUS)

• When will he give you an answer?

• Why won’t you tell him the truth?
• How much is the computer going to cost?
• Why aren’t you going to buy that car?
• Where will he be waiting for me?
• How will you be travelling to the exhibition?
• How many contestants will be attempting to win the prize?
• Which runners will be running the race?
WH- QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE SIMPLE, BE GOING TO, FUTURE
PROGRESSIVE (CONTINUOUS)

• When will he give you an answer?

• Why won’t you tell him the truth?
• How much is the computer going to cost?
• Why aren’t you going to buy that car?
• Where will he be waiting for me?
• How will you be travelling to the exhibition?
• How many contestants will be attempting to win the prize?
• Which runners will be running the race?
WH-QUESTIONS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT

• Wh- questions are questions that require more information in their answers. Typical wh-
words are what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.
• To create a wh-question, start with the wh-word, then add have or has, then the subject
(a person or thing that has done the action), followed by the V3 (Past Participle) form of
the verb and only then add the rest of the sentence.
• When have I ever lied to you?
• Why has Tanya left the country?
• How much money have you spent so far?
WH-QUESTIONS IN THE PRESENT PERFECT,
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

• When have I ever lied to you?

• Why has Tanya left the country?
• How much money have you spent so far?
• Have you been keeping track of sales?
• Has Jerry been picking fruit from my trees again?
• What have you been doing since I left?
• Why has the phone been ringing for the last two hours?
• How long has he been waiting?
WH-QUESTIONS IN THE PAST PERFECT, PAST
PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (CONTINUOUS)

• Wh- questions are questions that require more information in their answers.Typical
wh- words are what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.
• To create a wh-question, start with the wh-word, then add had, then the subject (a
person or thing that had done the action), followed by the V3 (Past Participle) form of
the verb and only then add the rest of the sentence.
• What had they said that made him so angry?
• Why had he agreed to work for that salary?
• How much had he drunk before you got to him?
• What had you been doing when you cut your finger?
• Which fax message had you been trying to send when the power went off?
• How long had he been waiting?