Essential Question Words for Communication
Essential Question Words for Communication
The following words are used to frame questions. It will develop one’s spoken skill.
1. Who? 31. At what time? 61. In which school?
2. Whom? 32. At what cost? 62. In which college?
3. Whose? 33. At what rate? 63. In which bank?
4. What? 34. At what ratio? 64. In which month?
5. Which? 35. For what purpose? 65. In which book?
6. When? 36. For what reason? 66. In which newspaper?
7. Where? 37. By what means? 67. In which direction?
8. Why? 38. By what method? 68. On which day?
9. How? 39. By what time? 69. On which date?
10. For what? 40. By what proof? 70. To which country?
11. By what? 41. By what plan? 71. To which place?
12. With what? 42. Under what situation? 72. Whose friend?
13. On what? 43. Up to what age? 73. Whose house?
14. From what? 44. Up to what limit? 74. Whose book?
15. Through what? 45. At whose expense? 75. Whose work?
16. What is your idea? 46. At whose advice? 76. Whose face?
17. What is your plan? 47. At whose interest? 77. Whose story?
18. What is the work? 48. With whose help? 78. Whose land?
19. What is the motto? 49. With whose support? 79. Whose shirt?
20. What is the agenda? 50. Under whose direction? 80. Whose poem?
21. What is the dish? 51. Under whose supervision? 81. By whom?
22. What help do you need? 52. Which library? 82. To whom?
23. What advice do you need? 53. Which god? 83. From whom?
24. What is the friendship? 54. Which officer? 84. For whom?
25. What is the behavior? 55. Which school? 85. On whom?
26. What is the remedy? 56. Which city? 86. At whom?
27. What is the rank? 57. Which country? 87. Under whom?
28. What return will i get? 58. Which state? 88. Against whom?
29. What is the show? 59. By which way? 89. With whom?
30. On what days? 60. In which year? 90. Through whom?
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“Where”
1. Where do you live? I live at Mambalam.
2. Where is your school? My school is in the East Gate.
3. Where is your house? My house is near the bus stand.
4. Where are you from? I am from Chennai.
5. Where do you want to go? I want to go to Theme park.
6. Where does this bus go? This bus goes to Kanyakumari.
7. Where are you now? I am at the police station.
8. Where are you going? I am going to the browsing center.
9. Where is the bank? It is in the main road.
10. Where do you work? I work in cycle factory.
11. Where is your father? He is in office.
12. Where is your mother? She is in the house.
13. Where can you meet me? I can meet you at the call centre.
14. Where is your office? It is at Nungambakkam.
15. Where do you catch the bus? I catch the bus at Thirunagar.
16. Where are your relatives? Our relatives are in abroad.
17. Where are your kids? They are in the park.
18. Where did you study? I studied in Loyola College.
19. Where did you learn French? I learnt at Max Mullar’s Bhavan.
20. Where do you reside? I reside at T. Nagar.
21. Where is Rajan? He is in the bedroom.
22. Where are you? I am on the way.
23. Where is your residence? My residence is at Thirunagar.
24. Where is your uncle? My uncle is in Trichy.
25. Where do you go during vacation? I go to Pondicherry during vacation.
26. Where is the post office? It is in the next street.
27. Where is SBI ATM? It is in the left corner.
28. Where is my horse? It is in my house.
29. Where is your grandpa’s spec? It is on the table.
30. Where is Shyam studying? Shyam is studying in Madhurai.
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“Who”
1. Who are you? I am an inspector.
2. Who is she? She is my cousin.
3. Who is coming? Your father is coming.
4. Who can help me? I can help you.
5. Who is your teacher? Mr. Swaminathan is my teacher.
6. Who called you? My mother called me.
7. Who came with you? My uncle came with me.
8. Who wrote this essay? Balamurugan wrote this essay.
9. Who is your dear friend? Shabnam is my dear friend.
10. Who is he? He is the son of the clerk.
11. Who am I? You are the Principal.
12. Who is sitting next to you? Ibrahim.
13. Who is standing there? A stranger is standing there.
14. Who is waiting for you? My friend is waiting for me.
15. Who likes ice cream? Raji likes ice cream.
16. Who is cunning? The fox is cunning.
17. Who is your Headmaster? Mr. Chandrasekhar is my Headmaster.
18. Who knocked the door? My aunt knocked the door.
19. Who is playing? Rani is playing.
20. Who helped you? My friend helped me.
21. Who built this house? A Mason built this house.
22. Who got first rank? Sarika got first rank.
23. Who is your aunt? Sulochana is my aunt.
24. Who is your wife? Radhika is my wife.
25. Who is the manager? Mr. Murugan is the manager.
26. Who is the Proprietor? Mr. Ganeshan is the Proprietor.
27. Who is sitting there? My grandmother is sitting there.
28. Who is dancing there? Raju is dancing there.
29. Who is walking now? My grandmother is walking now.
30. Who is singing sweetly? Gayathri is singing sweetly.
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“Whom”
1. Whom do you like? I like Rahul.
2. Whom do you want to meet? I want to meet the manager.
3. Whom should be respected? Elders should be respected.
4. Whom do you meet? I meet the teacher.
5. Whom do you advice? I advice my students.
6. Whom can you believe? I can believe my wife.
7. Whom will you come with? I will come with my daughter.
8. Whom do you love the most? I love my daughter the most.
9. Whom do you invite? I invite all my friends.
10. Whom do you want to see? I want to see the doctor.
11. Whom do you consult? I consult the doctor.
12. Whom does he meet? He meets his friends.
13. Whom does it mention? It mentions me.
14. Whom do they call? They call their relative.
15. Whom should you call? I should call the clerk.
16. Whom can you trust? I can trust my friends.
17. Whom do you seek advice? I seek advice from scholars.
18. Whom do you like to meet? I like to meet the principal.
19. By whom was this letter written? This letter was written by me.
20. Whom do you prefer to speak with? I prefer to speak with Tendulkar.
21. Whom did you call? I called the peon.
22. Whom does she speak with? She speaks with Rajan.
23. Whom will you take him? I will take Ram with me.
24. Whom did he talk? He talked with his superior.
25. Whom does he call? He calls his friends.
26. Whom do you seek advice? I seek advice from my wife.
27. Whom do you write? I wrote to my mother.
28. Whom did you tell the story? I told the story to my children.
29. Whom does he teach? He teaches the students.
30. Whom will you be like? I will be like Dr. Kalam.
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“When”
1. When will you meet me? I will meet you tomorrow.
2. When will you return? I will return by Sunday.
3. When did you go to Delhi? I went last week.
4. When are you coming? I am coming tomorrow.
5. When are you leaving? I am leaving tonight.
6. When do you study? I study in the morning.
7. When does he play? He plays in the evening.
8. When will it be ready? It will be ready within two days.
9. When do you get up? I get up at 5 o’ clock.
10. When do you go to bed? I go to bed at 10 o’ clock.
11. When do you have breakfast? At 8 a.m.
12. When will you visit Ooty? We will visit Ooty during summer vacation.
13. When does the train arrive? The train arrives at 6 a.m.
14. When should I meet you? You should meet me tomorrow.
15. When will your aunt come? My aunt will come next week.
16. When does your father come? My father comes tonight.
17. When do you sleep? I sleep at 10 o’ clock.
18. When is she writing? She is writing next week.
19. When will she decide? She will decide next week.
20. When will the water come? The water will come at early morning.
21. When does he have lunch? He has lunch at 12 noon.
22. When do they write? They write to me next month.
23. When will you go to Trichy? Next week.
24. When do you leave? I leave tonight.
25. When shall I meet you? You shall meet me tomorrow?
26. When will you give the loan? I will give you the loan this evening.
27. When shall we go for tour? We shall go for tour during vacation
28. When will you return the money? I shall return it next month.
29. When will the countdown start? The countdown will start at 11 p.m.
30. When did you get up? I got up at 5 o’ clock.
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“Which”
1. Which book do you like? I like novels.
2. Which colour do you like? I like blue.
3. Which is your favourite food? My favourite food is Pizza.
4. Which movie do you like? I like English movies.
5. Which bus goes to Trichy? The bus 123 goes to Trichy.
6. Which is your favourite subject? My favourite subject is English.
7. Which colour do you prefer? I prefer light colour.
8. Which language does she speak? She speaks French.
9. Which song do you like? I like Carnatic song.
10. Which place do you like to visit? I like to visit kodaikanal.
11. Which is the nearest hill station? The nearest hill station is Kodaikanal.
12. Which train goes to Chennai? Pandiyan express goes to Chennai.
13. Which house does Maya represent? Maya represents cheran house.
14. Which poet do you like? I like Vairamuthu.
15. Which bus shall I take? You will take 5 a.m. bus.
16. Which has the best result? Hard work has the best result.
17. Which is your favourite film? Autograph.
18. Which is the tale you describe? A tale of two cities.
19. Which train do you like? I like Shatabdi Express.
20. Which table do you need? I need wooden table.
21. Which system do you require? I require HCL.
22. Which has the authority? The committee has the authority.
23. Which company do you select? I select multinational company.
24. Which subject does he take? He takes Economics.
25. Which brand did he buy? He bought LG brand.
26. Which is your favourite colour? Orange is my favourite colour.
27. Which songs do you like? I like the melodious song.
28. Which school does he prefer? He prefers VHN. Hr. Sec. School.
29. Which place would you like go? I would like to go to Pondicherry.
30. Which firm do you represent? I represent power concern.
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“Why”
1. Why are you late? Because of the break down.
2. Why are you worried? Due to money problem.
3. Why were you absent? Owing to fever.
4. Why do you call me? I need your help.
5. Why don’t you try? I don’t have confidence.
6. Why do you seem worried? I don’t feel well.
7. Why do you prefer this profession? I like it because it is challenging.
8. Why can’t you take it out? It is heavy.
9. Why does he cry? He is hungry.
10. Why are you angry? I can’t put up with your behaviuor.
11. Why is she late? She missed the bus.
12. Why don’t you come here? Because I am tired.
13. Why can’t you get up? Because my feet are aching.
14. Why did you go to hospital? Because I was ill.
15. Why are you silent? Because I don’t like to speak.
16. Why are you limping? I fell down.
17. Why don’t you come with me? I am tired.
18. Why don’t you recommend them? They are not up to the mark.
19. Why does Sheela look tired? She travelled for a long distance.
20. Why should I tolerate? You are my friend.
21. Why shouldn’t I eat non-veg? You should not kill the animals.
22. Why do you need money? For my father’s operation.
23. Why were you not talking? I am angry with you.
24. Why should I leave now? It’s time for the train.
25. Why do you oppose the plan? Because it is not effective.
26. Why do you close your eyes? Because I feel irritated.
27. Why must I attend your wedding? Because you are my close friend.
28. Why can’t you pass? Because the question is tough.
29. Why does she prefer coffee? Because she prefers it very much.
30. Why do you worship mother? Because she is my well-wisher.
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“Do”
1. Do you need any help? Yes, I do.
2. Do you like me? Yes, I do.
3. Do you listen to me? Yes, I do.
4. Do you like cool drinks? Yes, I do.
5. Do you require money? Yes, I do.
6. Do you like coffee? Yes, I do.
7. Do I come now? Yes, you do.
8. Do you have any problem? No, I don’t.
9. Do you feel better? Yes, I do.
10. Do you recognize me? Yes, I do.
11. Do you know him? Yes, I do.
12. Do you have change? Yes, I do.
13. Do they attend the function? Yes, they do.
14. Do they arrange a room? Yes, they do.
15. Do we try for this? Yes, we do.
16. Do you like sweets? No, I don’t.
17. Do they contact you? Yes, they do.
18. Do you love me? Yes, I do.
19. Do you like music? Yes, I like.
20. Do you attend the meeting? Yes, I do.
21. Do you drive a car? Yes, I do.
22. Do you watch the television? Yes, I do.
23. Do they obey me? Yes, they don’t.
24. Do you have committed the mistake? Yes, I do.
25. Do you like ice cream? Yes, I do.
26. Do you need any financial help? No, I don’t.
27. Do we select this set? Yes, we do.
28. Do they go to railway station? Yes, they do.
29. Do you talk to him? No, I don’t.
30. Do you feel sorry? Yes, I do.
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“Does”
1. Does she help me? No, she doesn’t.
2. Does she contact you? Yes, she does.
3. Does Kapil win the contest? Yes, he does.
4. Does he leave at Chennai? Yes, he does.
5. Does he meet you? No, he doesn’t.
6. Does this bus go to Chennai? Yes, it does.
7. Does he live in Madurai? Yes, he does.
8. Does she write well? Yes, she does.
9. Does it work out well? Yes, it does.
10. Does he come with you? Yes, he does.
11. Does she drive the car? Yes, she does.
12. Does the cat cross the path? Yes, it does.
13. Does he do this sum? Yes, he does.
14. Does she take the offer? Yes, she does.
15. Does he select the best thing? Yes, he does.
16. Does it mean wrong? Yes, it does.
17. Does he believe you? Yes, he does.
18. Does he overcome the problem? Yes, he does.
19. Does he write the letter? Yes, he does.
20. Does she work well? Yes, she does.
21. Does he talk to you? Yes, he does.
22. Does he have intimacy with you? Yes, he does.
23. Does Bala study well? Yes, he does.
24. Does Meera read the newspaper? Yes, she does.
25. Does he give a leave? Yes, he does.
26. Does she run fast? Yes, she does.
27. Does he drink alcohol? No, he doesn’t.
28. Does he like you? Yes, he does.
29. Does she call me? Yes, she does.
30. Does he study medical science? Yes, he does.
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“Did”
1. Did he come to Jaipur? Yes, he did.
2. Did she cook? Yes, she did.
3. Did they complete the project? Yes, they did.
4. Did I believe you? Yes, you did.
5. Did Yashwin go to school? Yes, he did.
6. Did Kala dance well? Yes, she did.
7. Did you complete the homework? Yes, I did.
8. Did Kapil win the match? Yes, he did.
9. Did we arrive at a conclusion? Yes, we did.
10. Did I lock the door? Yes, you did.
11. Did we take a decision? Yes, we did.
12. Did you write well? Yes, I did.
13. Did they complete the project? Yes, they did.
14. Did I decide you? Yes, you did.
15. Did it work out well? Yes, it did.
16. Did you knock the door? Yes, I did.
17. Did she believe me? Yes, she did.
18. Did they come? Yes, they did.
19. Did she shout at you? Yes, he did.
20. Did she tell you? No, she didn’t.
21. Did Rithika work well? Yes, she did.
22. Did I come with you? Yes, you did.
23. Did you feel well? Yes, I did.
24. Did she insult you? No, she didn’t.
25. Did she feel sorry for it? Yes, she did.
26. Did I turn off the gas? Yes, you did.
27. Did you learn well? Yes, I did.
28. Did he understand the concept? No, he didn’t.
29. Did she teach well? Yes, she did.
30. Did I teach English? Yes, you did.
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“How”
1. How are you? I am fine.
2. How old are you? I am twenty years old.
3. How is life? Very nice.
4. How much do you want? I want Rs.100/-
5. How do you feel? I feel better.
6. How can you write? I can write with my left hand.
7. How shall I help you? You shall help me in anyway.
8. How are the things going? Very nice.
9. How did you come? I came by train.
10. How is your family? Very fine.
11. How are your parents? They are well.
12. How is your health? It is better.
13. How much is it? It is Rs. 500/-
14. How much does this watch costs? This watch costs Rs. 600/-
15. How many students are there? There are 50 students.
16. How long will you stay in Kodaikanal? I will stay there for a week.
17. How many persons are there? There are four persons.
18. How did you like? I like it very much.
19. How do you contact me? Over phone.
20. How many children do you have? I have only one female child.
21. How are your friends? They are alright.
22. How do you know it? I know it after the enquiry.
23. How is your baby? She is fine.
24. How did you come over your problem? By God’s grace.
25. How does he record? He records by a tape recorder.
26. How can you accuse me? I can prove it.
27. How does he talk? He talks in a rough way.
28. How should I handle this machine? Gently.
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“Can”
1. Can you help me? Yes, I can.
2. Can you drive the car? Yes, I can.
3. Can you give me a lift? Yes, I can.
4. Can I come with you? Yes, you can.
5. Can I take your pen? Yea, you can.
6. Can she cook well? Yes, she can.
7. Can they read? Yes, they can.
8. Can I help you? Yes, you can.
9. Can you do a favour of me? Yes, I can.
10. Can you contact me tomorrow? Yes, I can.
11. Can you spend for me? Yes, I can.
12. Can you select the best one? Yes, I can.
13. Can I get Rs. 500/-? Yes, you can.
14. Can he write this essay? Yes, he can.
15. Can you believe me? Yes, I can.
16. Can I talk to Mr. Madhavan? Yes, you can.
17. Can I take this shirt? Yes, you can.
18. Can you accompany me? Yes, I can.
19. Can they be trusted? No, they can’t be.
20. Can he do this sum? Yes, he can.
21. Can you call Mr. Jawahar? Yes, I can.
22. Can she read this article? Yes, she can.
23. Can we grant aid? Yes, we can.
24. Can I take this privilege? Yes, you can.
25 Can you spare a few minutes? Yes, I can.
26. Can I talk to you? Yes, you can.
27. Can you come to my house? Yes, I can.
28. Can you take this book? Yes, I can.
29. Can she visit now? Yes, she can.
30. Can I say something? Yes, you can.
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“Could”
1. Could I take your bike? Yes, you could.
2. Could you do me a favour? Yes, I could.
3. Could I leave now? Yes, you could.
4. Could you give me a lift? Yes, I could
5. Could I help you? Yes, you could.
6. Could you contact me? Yes, I could.
7. Could you come to my home? No, I couldn’t.
8. Could you gift this book? Yes, I could.
9. Could I visit now? Yes, you could.
10. Could you donate for this? Yes, I could.
11. Could I drink here? Yes, you could.
12. Could I smoke? No, you couldn’t.
13. Could he run? Yes, he could.
14. Could I accompany you? No, you couldn’t.
15. Could you do me a favour? No, I couldn’t.
16. Could I take this shirt? Yes, you could.
17. Could they be trusted? No, they couldn’t be.
18. Could he do this sum? No, he couldn’t.
19. Could I talk to the manager? Yes, you could.
20. Could I get Rs. 500/-? No, you couldn’t.
21. Could Neha work? Yes, she could.
22. Could I take this privilege? Yes, you could.
23. Could I get it an offer? Yes, you could.
24. Could he write the essay? Yes, he could.
25. Could you spare a few minutes? Yes, I could.
26. Could you spend for me? Yes, I could.
27. Could I talk to MR. Madhavan? Yes, you could.
28. Could they read? Yes, they could.
29. Could your grandpa come here? No, he couldn’t.
30. Could you call the landlord? Yes, I could.
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“Shall”
1. Shall we go now? Yes, we shall.
2. Shall I do the work? Yes, you shall.
3. Shall I leave? No, you shan’t.
4. Shall we take this? No, we shan’t.
5. Shall I help you? Yes, you shall.
6. Shall we go for a walk? Yes, we shall.
7. Shall we drink tea? Yes, we shall.
8. Shall I believe you? Yes, you shall.
9. Shall I see you tomorrow? Yes, you shall.
10. Shall I contact you? Yes, you shall.
11. Shall I call him? Yes, you shall.
12. Shall we write this? Yes, we shall.
13. Shall I take this privilege? Yes, you shall.
14. Shall I get my offer now? No, you shan’t.
15. Shall they come here? No, you shan’t.
16. Shall we visit the zoo? Yes, we shall.
17. Shall I take this pant? Yes, you shall.
18. Shall we get grant? Yes, we shall.
19. Shall I talk to Mr. Narayanan? Yes, you shall.
20. Shall I trust you? Yes, you shall.
21. Shall you pay after it? No, I shan’t.
22. Shall our day come? Yes, it shall.
23. Shall I see her again? No, you shan’t.
24. Shall we eat bread? Yes, we shall.
25. Shall I write a letter? No, you shan’t.
26. Shall I spend a few minutes? Yes, you shall.
27. Shall I do this sum? Yes, you shall.
28. Shall I write for you? No, you shan’t.
29. Shall I pick up this colour? Yes, you shall.
30. Shall I have Rs. 500/-? Yes, you shall.
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“Should”
1. Should it be true? No, it Shouldn’t be.
2. Should we reach in time? Yes, we should.
3. Should you do the work? Yes, I should.
4. Should we go now? Yes, we should.
5. Should I leave? No, you shouldn’t.
6. Should I help you? Yes, you should.
7. Should I call you? Yes, you should.
8. Should I do the work? Yes, you should.
9. Should I repair your car? Yes, you should.
10. Should they come? Yes, they should.
11. Should he guess correctly? Yes, he should.
12. Should they write two pages? Yes, they should.
13. Should I contact you? Yes, you should.
14. Should we visit the park? Yes, we should.
15. Should I talk to the manager? Yes, you should.
16. Should I write the letter? Yes, you should.
17. Should I believe you? No, you shouldn’t.
18. Should we get the offer? Yes, we should.
19. Should I do the problem? No, you shouldn’t.
20. Should I write the imposition? Yes, you should.
21. Should I drop you? Yes, you should.
22. Should we meet the minister? Yes, we should.
23. Should you come? Yes, I should.
24. Should you spend a few minutes? Yes, you should.
25. Should I talk to Mrs. Leela? No, you shouldn’t.
26. Should we bring lunch? Yes, we should.
27. Should I attend the meeting? No, you shouldn’t.
28 Should they attract you? No, they shouldn’t.
29. Should I call you next week? Yes, you should.
30. Should I gift this book? No, you shouldn’t.
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“Will”
1. Will you help me? Yes, I will.
2. Will she able to do? Yes, she will be.
3. Will we listen to music? Yes, we will.
4. Will they manage? Yes, they will.
5. Will she cope up? Yes, she will.
6. Will he believe you? Yes, he will.
7. Will he believe you? Yes, he will.
8. Will the news be true? No, it won’t be.
9. Will you come to my house? No, I won’t.
10. Will she take the offer? No, she won’t.
11. Will you write an article? Yes, I will.
12. Will he come now? Yes, he will.
13. Will you write to me? Yes, I will.
14. Will you talk to him? Yes, I will.
15. Will he guide properly? Yes, he will.
16. Will she go by airplane? Yes, she will.
17. Will you do me a favour? Yes, I will.
18. Will you accompany me? Yes, I will.
19. Will I come with you? Yes, you will.
20. Will he carry this book? Yes, he will.
21. Will he come to Delhi? Yes, he will.
22. Will she visit here? No, she won’t.
23. Will she cook well? No, she won’t.
24. Will you gather information? Yes, I will.
25. Will you collect stamps? Yes, I will.
26. Will we go to museum? No, we won’t.
27. Will he agree for this? No, he won’t.
28. Will you contact me next week? Yes, I will.
29. Will you call Mrs. Radhika? Yes, I will.
30. Will you see the manager? Yes, I will.
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“Would”
1. Would you mind if I ask a question? No, I wouldn’t.
2. Would you like coffee? Yes, I would.
3. Would she watch cricket? No, she wouldn’t.
4. Would it have expected effect? Yes, it would.
5. Would she be able to do? No, she wouldn’t.
6. Would we go to circus? Yes, we would.
7. Would you arrive at a conclusion? Yes, I would.
8. Would you contact the authority? Yes, I would.
9. Would you collect information? Yes I would.
10. Would he post the letter? No, he wouldn’t.
11. Would you call me later? Yes, I would.
12. Would you allow me now? Yes, I would.
13. Would you like to go to Bangalore? Yes, I would.
14. Would he listen? Yes, he would.
15. Would you mind me keeping this here? No, I wouldn’t.
16. Would you sort out this thing? Yes, I would.
17. Would it be feasible? Yes, it would.
18. Would we listen to music? Yes, we would.
19. Would she cope up? Yes, she would.
20. Would I talk to you? Yes, you would.
21. Would he believe me? No, he wouldn’t.
22. Would you take the offer? Yes, I would.
23. Would you visit my house? Yes, I would.
24. Would I collect the stamps? No, you wouldn’t.
25. Would you consult him? No, I wouldn’t.
26. Would you call me? Yes, I would.
27. Would you manage? Yes, I would.
28. Would you carry the box? Yes, I would.
29. Would I talk to the officer? Yes, you would.
30 Would you understand it? No, I wouldn’t.
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