GIVE A QUESTION FOR

THE UNDERLINED
WORDS
IES TARTESSOS
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 HOW DO WE MAKE QUESTIONS IN
ENGLISH?
STEP 1: Look at the underlined words and think of one suitable question word

My sister is going to the shopping centre.  WHERE?

Paul met his girlfriend in a café 3 years ago WHERE?

What other question words are there? WHERE? - ¿dónde? WHEN? - ¿cuándo?
WHAT? - ¿qué? WHY? - ¿por qué?
WHO? - ¿quién? HOW? - ¿cómo?
WHOSE? - ¿de quién?
HOW MUCH / HOW MANY? - ¿cuánto? / ¿cuántos?
HOW OFTEN? - ¿con qué frecuencia?
HOW LONG? - ¿cuánto tiempo?
HOW DO WE MAKE QUESTIONS?
◦ STEP 2: Look at the verb and think of the TENSE and HOW questions are made with that tense.
My sister is going to the shopping centre  PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Paul met his girlfriend in a café 3 years ago PAST SIMPLE

Piece of advice: If you don’t recognise the

verb, look for key words or time expressions
3 years ago – PAST SIMPLE
To sum up …
My sister is going to the shopping centre

STEP ONE: WHERE?

STEP TWO: Present Continuous. Change subject-verb ORDER

Past simple. DID + subject + BASE FORM VERB

QUESTIONS:
1. WHERE IS YOUR SISTER GOING?
2. WHERE DID PAUL MEET HIS GIRLFRIEND?
 Last but not least …
When we talk about the weather, the question we use is:
What is the weather like?
Example: It was cloudy yesterday – What was the weather like yesterday?
When we talk about apperance, the question is:
What do you look like?
Example: My mum is tall – What does your mum look like?
When we talk about personality, the question is:
What are you like?
My mum is funny and confident – What is your mum like?
 LET’S PRACTICE
◦ JOIN THE QUESTION WORDS WITH THE WORDS IN THE BOX

HOW?

WHO?
IN THE KITCHEN
HOW 3 HOURS
LONG? TWICE A WEEK
WHY?
MY BROTHER’S
HOW BECAUSE IT’S COLD
OFTEN? AT NIGHT
BECK
WHERE? WHOSE? BY BIKE

WHEN?
 LET’S PRACTICE
◦ JOIN THE QUESTION WORDS WITH THE WORDS IN THE BOX
WHERE?
IN THE
HOW? KITCHEN
BY BIKE
WHO? HOW LONG?
BECK 3 HOURS

WHY? WHOSE?
BECAUSE HOW OFTEN? MY
WHEN? TWICE A
IT’S COLD AT NIGHT BROTHER’S
WEEK