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Yes/No questions

The Senate approved this law last week.

What tense? past simple

What helping verb? did

Put helping verb before subject. In present simple and past simple, return main verb to
normal. Did the Senate approve this law last week?

Maria has bought a gift for him.

What tense?

What helping verb?

Put helping verb before subject. In present simple and past simple, return main verb to
normal.

Maria has a gift for him.

What tense?

What helping verb?

Put helping verb before subject. In present simple and past simple, return main verb to
normal.

The officers are chasing that man.

What tense?

What helping verb?

Put helping verb before subject. In present simple and past simple, return main verb to
normal.

Maria had a party.

What tense?

What helping verb?

Put helping verb before subject. In present simple and past simple, return main verb to
normal.
Information questions

Maria baked that cake yesterday.

What tense? past simple

So, what helping verb? did

Put helping verb before subject. In present simple and past simple, return main verb to
normal. did Maria bake

WHY did Maria bake that cake yesterday ?

WHEN did Maria bake that cake ?

WHAT did Maria bake ?

HOW did Maria bake that cake ?

Maria has baked this cake today.

What tense?

So, what helping verb?

Put helping verb before subject. In present simple and past simple, return main verb to
normal.

WHY ?

WHAT ?

Maria has cake for breakfast.

What tense?

So, what helping verb?

Put helping verb before subject. In present simple and past simple, return main verb to normal

WHY ?

WHEN ?

WHAT ?
Questions to the subject

Maria and Julie are sleeping.

If subject is a person, replace it with WHO. If not a person, replace it with WHAT.

Who

Is the verb in 3rd person singular? If not, put it there. Who is sleeping?

Our bank opened last year.

If subject is a person, replace it with WHO. If not a person, replace it with WHAT.

Is the verb in 3rd person singular? If not, put it there.

Maria and John are talking to the manager.

If subject is a person, replace it with WHO. If not a person, replace it with WHAT.

Is the verb in 3rd person singular? If not, put it there.

Maria and John have five children.

If subject is a person, replace it with WHO. If not a person, replace it with WHAT.

Is the verb in 3rd person singular? If not, put it there.

They have been living in this building for 10 years.

If subject is a person, replace it with WHO. If not a person, replace it with WHAT.

Is the verb in 3rd person singular? If not, put it there.

His son is helping him fix the roof.

If subject is a person, replace it with WHO. If not a person, replace it with WHAT.

Is the verb in 3rd person singular? If not, put it there.

 Tag questions

sentence what tense? what helping positive sentence →

verb? negative tag;
negative sentence →
positive tag

Tom drives a red truck, present simple does doesn't he

Tom drove a red truck last night,

Tom isn't driving his truck now,

Tom has been driving trucks

since 2010,

Tom likes trucks,

Tom is washing his truck,

Tom has washed his truck,

Tom has a nice truck,

Tom had a wife,

Tom divorced her in 1998,

Tom will meet someone new,

Tom was a good guy,

I am his friend,

I am not his sister,

Tom can speak Spanish,

Tom has never been to Spain,

Tom doesn't travel much,

Tom should go to Spain with me

next year,