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 Questions
Structure of questions
Types of questions
Auxiliary verbs
Question words
Subject and object questions
Questions with prepositions
 We watch football at home every weekend.

Do you watch football at home every weekend?

Where do you watch football every weekend?

When do you watch football at home?

Question Auxiliary Subject Verb Other elements
word verb
Do you watch football at home every
weekend?

Where do you watch football every weekend?

 Two types of questions

1. Yes / No questions
Do you watch football at home every weekend?
Yes, we do / No, we don’t

2. Wh- questions
Where do you watch football every weekend?
At home
When do you watch football at home?
Every weekend
 Auxiliary verbs

Do Do you like going to the disco?

Does Does he like going to the disco?

What does your sister study?
Did Did he go to the disco last Saturday?
When did he cook this cake?

Is / Are Are you listening to me now?

Where are they playing?
Can, will … Will you come to the party?
 Choosing the right auxiliary verb

1. I am going to paint my bedroom tomorrow.

When …........ your bedroom? When are you going to paint your bedroom?

2. I painted my bedroom yesterday.

When …........ your bedroom?
When did you paint your bedroom?

3.This man paints his bedroom every year.

When …........ his bedroom?
When does he paint his bedroom?

4. I am painting my bedroom now.

What …........ now?
What are you doing now?
1. Yes-No QUESTIONS/ CLOSED QUESTIONS

Questions preceded by the following elements:

A. TO BE (AM, IS, ARE, WAS, WERE)
* Am I right? Yes, you are (right) / No, you are not
* Are you an operator ? Yes, I am / No, I am not
* Is your boss from India? Yes, He is / No, he is not

B. MODAL (CAN-COULD, MAY-MIGHT, MUST-OUGHT TO, SHALL-SHOULD, WILL-WOULD )

* Can you operate computer? Yes, I can / No, I can not.
* May I use your phone please? Yes, you may / No, you may not.
* Will you come to campus tomorrow? Yes, I will / No, I will not.

C. AUXILIARY VERBS (DO, DOES, DID, HAS, HAVE, HAD)

* Do you speak English every day? Yes, I do / No, I do not.
* Does your grandpa speak English ? Yes, He does / No, He does not.
* Did you come to campus yesterday? Yes, I did / No, I did not.
* Have you typed your report? Yes, I have / No, I have not.
 2. Yes-No QUESTIONS/ CLOSED QUESTIONS
Who People Who is your teacher?

What Objects or actions What are you doing?

When Time When will you come?

Where Place Where are you from?

Why Reason Why do you study English?

Whose Possession Whose car is this?

whom Whom do you talk to ?

which alternative Which one is your pen?

How Manner How do you cook this cake?

Who
....... are those people?

Those people are our

neighbours.
Where
....... do they live?

They live in King’s Road.

Why
....... are they walking quickly?
They are walking quickly
because they are going to
work.
When
....... is the first bus?

The first bus is at 6 o’clock.

What
....... is your favourite drink?
My favourite drink is
orange juice.
How many brothers have you got?
.......
I’ve got three brothers.
 Subject and object questions

Who loves you? My girlfriend loves me

No auxiliary verb
“Who” is the subject of “loves”
Who do you love? I love my girlfriend

Auxiliary verb ( “do” )

“you” is the subject of “love”

Who phoned John? Who did John phone?

 Subject questions

To make subject questions, we don’t use auxiliary verbs.

The word order is:

Question word + main verb + info

Who built the Grand Palace?

What eats bananas?
Who lives in that old house?
 Object questions

To make object questions, we use auxiliary verbs and

the infinitive of the main verb.
The word order is:
Question word + Aux + subject +main verb

What did she make?

When does the train leave?
Where do you live?
 Subject or object question?

Where do you live?

Who lives in that house?
Who broke the window?
What time do you go to bed?
How long have you been waiting for me?
When is the World cup?
Thanks for Attention!