We can also add a question word before

do/does/is/am/are/was/were to get long answers:

Question Words = Wh-family = Wh-words
English Hindi
What क्या (object)
Where कहााँ (location)
When कब (time)
Why क्ययों (reason, explanation)
Who कौन / ककसने (people)
 English Hindi
How कैसे / ककस तरह (way, manner)
Whose Kiska (Possession)
Which Kaun sa (choice)
To ask Questions, we use the
Formula QUASM:
• QU estion word
• A uxiliary verb
• S ubject
• M ain verb
If we ask Yes/No questions,
we only use ASM formula.
QUESTION AUXILIARY SUBJECT MAIN
WORD VERB VERB
Where do you work?
How is she?
What are they doing?
Who was he?
When were we studying?
 English Hindi
Vah TV kab dekhti hai? When does she watch TV?
Ve vyayaam kahan karte Where do they do exercise?
hain?
Vah office me kaise kaam How does he work in the
karta hai? office?
Aapke bachche phone par Why do your children talk
jyada baaten kyon karte on the phone a lot?
hain?
 English
Vah kya sochta hai?
Kiara is bare me kya sochti
hai?
Tumhe apna apartment
kaisa lagta hai?
Aap kahan rahte hain?
Hindi
What does he think?
What does Kiara think
about this?
How do you like your new
apartment?
Where do you live?
 English Hindi
Pustkaalay kitne baje When does the library
band hota hai? close?
Ye mashinen kaise kaam How do these machines
karti hain? work?
 Question Answers
Q. When does she watch Ans. She watches TV in
TV? the evening.
Q. Where do they do Ans. They exercise on the
exercise? rooftop.
Q. How does he work at Ans. I don’t know, but
his office? everybody loves him.
Q. Why do your children Ans. Because I love to talk
talk on the phone a lot? on the phone, and they
are my children.
 Question Answers
Q. What does he think? Ans. He thinks, he can do
everything.
Q. What is he doing? Ans. He is dancing.
Q. Where is he dancing? Ans. He is dancing in the
hall.
Q. When are you Ans. I’m coming in an
coming? hour.
Q. Why are we going? Ans. We are going to have
fun.
 Question Answers
Q. Who was he talking Ans. He was talking with
with? his sister.
Q. How were they Ans. They were working
working? very well.
Sthiti poochhne ke liye:
Question Answers
What is this? This is a book.
Where is he? He is at home.
When is your birthday? My birthday is in March.
Who was he? He was fine.
How were they? They were fit and healthy.
More Question-words:
English Hindi
How many Kitne (countable noun)
How much Kitna (uncountable noun)
How long Kitna samay (length of time)
How far Kitni door (distance)
How old Kitne saal (age)
How often Kab-kab (frequency)
What time Kitne baje (time)
 Hindi English
Aapko kitna anubhav How much experience do
hai? you have?
Aapko kitna bread How much bread do you
chahiye? want?
 Question Answers
How old is your house? My house is 100 years old.
How often do you work I work out thrice a week.
out?
What time is she She is coming at 5 in the
coming? evening.
How long does it last? It lasts for four years.
How far is the temple? It’s 11 miles from here.
How old are you? I’m 20 years old.
Negative-interrogative:
Hindi English
Vah kya nahi kar raha What isn’t he doing?
hai?
Tum kab nahi aa rahe ho? When aren’t you coming?
Ham kyon nahi ja rahe Why aren’t we going?
hain?
Vo kisase baat nahi kar Who wasn’t he talking
raha tha? with?
 Hindi English
Ve kaise kaam nahi kar How weren’t they
rahe the? working?
Kya tum nahi aa rahe ho? Aren’t you coming?
Kya vah yahan nahi hai? Isn’t she here?
Kya vah ise pasand nahi Doesn’t she like it?
karti?
Kya tum vahan nahi jate Don’t you go there?
ho?
Exercise:
Hindi English
Aap abhi kya kar rahe What are you doing at the
hain? moment?
Vah use ignore kyon kar Why is he ignoring her?
raha hai?
Ham kitne baje mil rahe What time are we meeting
hain? up?
 Hindi English
Vah abhi kisase baat kar Who is she talking to
rahi hai? now?
Bachche biscuits kyon Why were the children
kha rahe the? eating biscuits?
Vah kaisa mahsoos kar How was he feeling?
raha tha?