Ingles I Questions Words

INGLES 1
QUESTION WORDS / CAN FOR

ABILITIES
Dr. Zarate Tacca,

Walter Rolando
Universidad Nacional
Federico Villarreal
Question words
Question words (QW) are those words that are used to formulate and
introduce interrogative sentences whose answer is an open answer.
STRUCTURE
• When the main verb is the verb to be:
QW + to be + subject + (complement)
• When the main verb is not the verb to be:

QW + auxiliary + subject + verb + (complement)
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• ¿WHICH ARE QUESTION WORDS?

• WHO? ¿Quién?
• WHAT? ¿Qué? ¿Cuál?
• WHEN? ¿Cuándo?
• WHERE? ¿Dónde?
• HOW? ¿Cómo?
• WHY? ¿Por qué?
• WHOSE? ¿De quién?
• WHICH? ¿Cuál? ¿Qué?
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WHO
WHO is only used when referring to people. (= I want to know the person)
Who is the best football player in the world?
Who are your best friends?
Who is that strange guy over there?
WHERE
WHERE is used when referring to a place or location. (= I want to know the place)
Where is the library?
Where do you live?
Where are my shoes?
WHEN
WHEN is used to refer to a time or an occasion. (= I want to know the time)
When do the shops open?
When is his birthday?
When are we going to finish?
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WHY
WHY is used to obtain an explanation or a reason. (= I want to know the reason)
Why do we need a nanny?
Why are they always late?
Why does he complain all the time?
Normally the response begins with "Because..."
WHAT
WHAT is used to refer to specific information. (= I want to know the thing)
What is your name?
What is her favourite colour?
What is the time?
WHICH
WHICH is used when a choice needs to be made. (= I want to know the thing between alternatives)
Which dish did you order – the pizza or the pasta?
Which day do you prefer for a meeting – today or tomorrow?
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HOW
How many – refers to a quantity (countable nouns)

HOW is used to describe the manner that something • How many days are there in April?
is done. (= I want to know the way) • How many people live in this city?
• How do you cook lasagna? • How many brothers and sister do you have?
• How does he know the answer?
How often – refers to frequency
• How can I learn English quickly? • How often do you visit your grandmother?
• How often does she study?
• How often are you sick?
With HOW there are a number of other expressions
that are used in questions:
How far – refers to distance
How much – refers to a quantity or a price • How far is the university from your house?
(uncountable nouns) • How far is the bus stop from here?
• How much time do you have to finish the test?
• How much is the jacket on display in the window?
• How much money will I need?
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QUESTION WORD NOUN EXAMPLES
What colour are her eyes?¿De qué

colour color con sus ojos?
size What size are you?¿Qué talla usas?
What kind of films do you usually watch?

kind
¿Qué clase de películas miras
WHAT (of)
normalmente?
What day is it tomorrow?¿Qué día es

day
mañana?
time What time do you go to school?¿A qué

hora vas a la escuela?
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QUESTION WORD NOUN EXAMPLES

tall How tall is your son?¿Cuánto mide tu hijo?
big How big is a plane?¿Qué tamaño tiene un avión?
fast How fast can you run?¿A qué velocidad puedes correr?
How high is Mount Everest?¿Qué altura tiene el monte

high Everest?
HOW
deep How deep is the river?¿Qué profundidad tiene este río?
heavy How heavy is this box?¿Cuánto pesa esta caja?
far How far is the nearest village?¿A qué distancia está el

pueblo más cercano?
old How old is your dog?¿Cuántos años tiene tu perro?
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Who? ¿Quién? Información sobre la identidad de alguien Who are you?¿Quién eres?
What? ¿Qué? ¿Cuál? Información sobre la naturaleza o identidad de una cosa What are you doing?¿Qué estás haciendo?
What + noun? ¿Qué? Para obtener información concreta sobre algo What time is it?¿Qué hora es?
Preguntar acerca del carácter de una persona What is your aunt like?¿Cómo es tu tía?
What ... like? ¿Cómo?
Preguntar por la descripción de un lugar, objeto... What is your room like?¿Cómo es tu habitación?
What ... look ¿Cómo? Preguntar cómo es una persona físicamente What does your grandfather look like?¿Cómo
like? es tu abuelo?
When do you finish school?¿Cuándo terminas la
When? ¿Cuándo? En qué momento o período temporal
escuela?
Where? ¿Dónde? En qué lugar Where is Mary?¿Dónde está Mary?
How? ¿Cómo? De qué manera, estado de ánimo How are you?¿Cómo estás?
¿Cuánto? How deep is the ocean?¿Qué profundidad tiene
How + adj? ¿Qué? Preguntar por el grado de una cualidad el océano?
Why? ¿Por qué? Causa, motivo o razón de ser Why can't you jump?¿Por qué no puedes saltar?
Whose? ¿De quién? A qué persona pertenece una cosa Whose is this book?¿De quién es este libro?
Which? ¿Cuál? ¿Qué? Para preguntar acerca de un número limitado de posibilidades Which season is your favourite?¿Cuál es tu
entre las cuales escoger estación preferida?
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QUIZ
1. Which question word is used for asking about time?

• where
• when
• how
2. Choose the correct question word: "I can't find my glasses. _______ are they?"
• What
• How
• Where
3. "I wasn't listening. _______ did she say?"

• How
• What
• Why
4. "Why did they go there?" means the same as "What did they go there _______?"
• for
• with
• to
5. I pointed at the phone I wanted to buy and said, "_______ is that one?"
• How many
• How much
• What cost 10
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6. After they'd checked the cinema listings, Mario said, " _______ one do you want to see?"
• How
• What
• Which
7. To find out the reason for something, we usually ask a question that begins with
• How
• What
• Why
8. Jenny made a suggestion. She said, "_______ we go for a walk?"

• Why didn't
• Why don't
• Why do
9. There was a phone on the floor, so I picked it up and said, "_______ phone is this?"
• Whose
• Whom
• Who
10. "How come?" is a more informal way of saying

• Why?
• What?
• Which?
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CAN FOR ABILITIES

The modal verb CAN expresses ability, general truths, proposition, opportunity, permission, possibility,
reproach, and request.
We can use it in different ways:
Affirmative: We start with the subject followed by can and the verb. Subject + can + verb +…
Negative: We start with the subject followed by cannot and the verb. Subject + cannot + verb +…
Interrogative: We start with can followed by the subject and the verb (the sentence ends with a question
mark). Can + subject + verb +…?
For instance:
- Affirmative: «She can play the piano.»
- Negative: "She can't play the piano."
- Interrogative: «Can she play the piano?»
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EXAMPLES
1. Habilidad
• She can play the piano.
• She cannot play the piano.
• Can she play the piano?
2. Verdades generales
• Parks can be dangerous.
3. Proposición
• Can we help you and your husband?
4. Oportunidad
• We can stay at his place for a week!
5. Permiso
• My children can go to the party.
• My children cannot go to the party.
6. Posibilidad
• My wife can go to Milan this summer.
7. Reproche
• Can’t you just tell him your marital status?
8. Petición
Can you write down your telephone number, please? 13
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INGLES 1

QUESTION WORDS / CAN FOR

Dr. Zarate Tacca,

• When the main verb is not the verb to be:

• ¿WHICH ARE QUESTION WORDS?

How many – refers to a quantity (countable nouns)

QUESTION WORD NOUN EXAMPLES

What colour are her eyes?¿De qué

size What size are you?¿Qué talla usas?

What kind of films do you usually watch?

What day is it tomorrow?¿Qué día es

time What time do you go to school?¿A qué

QUESTION WORD NOUN EXAMPLES

big How big is a plane?¿Qué tamaño tiene un avión?

fast How fast can you run?¿A qué velocidad puedes correr?

How high is Mount Everest?¿Qué altura tiene el monte

heavy How heavy is this box?¿Cuánto pesa esta caja?

far How far is the nearest village?¿A qué distancia está el

old How old is your dog?¿Cuántos años tiene tu perro?

1. Which question word is used for asking about time?

3. "I wasn't listening. _______ did she say?"

8. Jenny made a suggestion. She said, "_______ we go for a walk?"

10. "How come?" is a more informal way of saying

CAN FOR ABILITIES

We can use it in different ways:

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