INTERROGATIVE

STATEMENTS
YES / NO QUESTIONS VERB BE
(SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE)

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:

The girl is home. They are happy.

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS:
Is the girl home? Are they happy?
YES / NO QUESTIONS VERB BE
(SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE)

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS:
Is the girl home? Are they happy?
SHORT ANSWERS:
Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.
YES / NO QUESTIONS VERB BE
(SIMPLE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE:

The girl was home. They were happy.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENT:
Was the girl home? Were they happy?
YES / NO QUESTIONS VERB BE
(SIMPLE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENT:
Was the girl home? Were they happy?
SHORT ANSWERS:
Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t.
Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.
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YES / NO QUESTIONS WITH OTHER
VERBS
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:

The girl kisses the baby. The girls write good poems.

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS:

Does the girl kiss the baby? Do the girlS write good poems?

Third person singular >>>SHE, HE, IT will use DOES. The verb must be written in base form.

The other persons >> I, YOU, WE, THEY will use DO. The verb must be written in base form.
YES / NO QUESTIONS WITH OTHER
VERBS
SIMPLE PAST TENSE:

The girl kissed the baby. The girls wrote good poems.

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS:

Did the girl kiss the baby? Did the girlS write good poems?

No matter which is the subject, you will always use DID. The verb must be written in base form.
INFORMATION QUESTION
Information questions are also known as WH-questions. They are used to get detailed information
according to what is asked.

Who Used to identify a person. E.g. Who is she?

What Used to identify a thing E.g. What is it?

Which Used to tell two (or more) things apart. E.g. Which leg hurts?

Where Used to identify a place. E.g. Where is Vancouver?

When Used to identify a time. E.g. When is your birthday?

Why Used to identify a reason. E.g. Why is she crying?

Whose Used to identify possession. E.g. Whose car is that?

What kind Used to identify a type/kind. E.g. What kind of dog do you have?

How Used to explain a way/method. E.g. How did you make the cake?

How long Used to explain length or duration E.g. How long is your hair? How long was your holiday?
How far Used to identify distance. E.g. How far is your house from the station?

How much/many/little/few Used to identify quantity. E.g. How much money do you have?

How often Used to explain frequency. E.g. How often do you brush your teeth?