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Yes / No Questions

Do you want to …?
Does he / she want to …?

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In this lesson, you will learn to use the simple
present to ask and answer questions about what
people want to do.
Do you want to …?
We can use Do you want to …? to find out if a person
wants to do something.

Do you want to play a game?

Yes, I want to play a game.

Do you want to …?

We use Do with I, you, they and we.

Nick: Do you want to go to the park?

Ken: Yes, I want to go to the park.
Jane: No, I don’t want to go to the park.
Does (she) want to …?
We can use Does she want to …? to find out if another
person wants to do something.

Does Julie want to join our game?

Don’t add s or es to the

verb after does.

Yes, she wants to join

our game.

Add s to the verb here.

Does (she) want to …?

We use Does with he, she and it.

Mark: Does Jane want to go to the cinema?

Ben: No, she doesn’t want to go to the cinema.
Mark: Does she want to go to the library?
Ben: Yes, she wants to go to the library.
… because …
We can use because to explain the reason why we want
to go somewhere.

I want to go to the beach.

I want to build a sandcastle.

I want to go to the beach because

I want to build a sandcastle.
… because …

Karen wants to go to the farm.

She wants to feed animals.

Karen wants to go to the farm

because she wants to feed
animals.
Review

Dad: Do you want to go to the library?

Eric: Yes, I want to go to the library because I
want to read some books.
Dad: Does your sister want to go to the library
too?
Eric: No, she doesn’t want to go the library.
She wants to go to the park because she
wants to have a picnic.
Quick Check

1. Choose the correct answers.

A: [Do / Does] she [wants to / want to] go to the

beach?
B: No, she [don’t want to / doesn’t want to] go
to the beach.
Quick Check

2. Choose the correct answers.

A: [Do / Does] you [wants to / want to] go to

the park?
B: Yes, I [want to / wants to] go to the park
because I want to [fly / flies] a kite.
Quick Check

3. Fill in the blanks.

Does Zoe _________

Dad: ______ want to go to the beach?
she doesn’t want to go to the beach .
Rita: No, _______________________________________
Quick Check

4. Fill in the blanks.

pick fruit

Do you _________
Dad: _____ want to go to the farm?
Rita: Yes, I want to go to the farm because
__________________________
I want to pick fruit .
_______________________
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