Yes / No questions

Wh questions
First: Yes/No questions

In English, there are two basic types of questions: 

Yes / No questions and Wh- questions. 

Yes / No questions are also called closed questions because there are only two
possible responses:Yes or No.

When forming a Yes / No question, it must include one of these verbs: BE, DO, 

HAVE, or a modal verb. It is impossible to ask a Yes / No question without one
of these verbs.
 Examples

incorrect correct
?Elections next year ?Are elections next year
?He want to stay ?Does he want to stay
?The boys eaten ?Have the boys eaten
?The dog swim ?Can the dog swim
 Use the verb BE to ask Yes / No questions about the identity or description of a
person, place, or thing.

Response Question
Yes. / Yes, you are. / Yes, you are ?Am I your friend
.my friend
No. / No, it is not. / No, it is not ?Is this a good restaurant
.a good restaurant
No. / No, it wasn’t. / No, his idea ?Was his idea interesting
.was not interesting
Yes. / Yes, they were. / Yes, they ?Were they happy
.were happy
Note that the response can be short (Yes. / No.), or long: Yes or No
followed by the subject and verb.
Use the verb BE to ask a Yes / No question about a current activity or situation.
This requires the present progressive: BE (is, am, are) + Subject + (verb+ing).

Response Question
.Yes. / Yes, you are Am I going with you
?and Tom
.No. / No, she isn’t ?Is she working today
.Yes. / Yes, we are Are we seeing a play
?tomorrow
Use the verb BE to ask a Yes / No question about a past activity or situation. This
requires the past progressive: WAS / WERE + Subject + (verb+ing).

Responses Questions
.Yes. / Yes, it was ?Was it raining
No. / No, they weren’t. ?Were they playing
Use the verb HAVE to ask if somebody has done something or if some action has
taken place. Note that these Yes / No questions use the present perfect (HAVE
+ Subject + Verb 3/past participle).

Responses Question
.No. / No, he hasn’t ?Has your brother left
.Yes. / Yes, I have Have you driven
?before
Use the verb Do, Does, Did to ask Yes / No questions in order to obtain facts about
people, places, or things

Responses Questions
No. / No, they don’t ?Do they smoke
Yes. / Yes, it does ?Does it rain here
.No. / No, it didn’t ?Did the key work
Use modal verbs to ask Yes / No questions about possibilities or uncertainties.

Reponses Questions
Yes. / Yes, we can. / ?Can we stay
.Yes, we can stay
Yes. / Yes, it could (be ?Could this be true
.true)
No. / No, they ?Should they stop
.shouldn’t (stop)
Yes. / Yes you may ?May I help you
.(help me)
 Second: Question Words

Wh
h e re ? ? y
W
Which? ha t ?
Wh e W
n?
Who ?
How?
Wh- word When to use Examples

What Information , things • ____________ is this?

Why Reason (because) • ____________ did they do that?
When time • ____________ is he coming over?
Where place • ____________ are we going?
How about manner • ____________ are you?
• ____________ one do you want: green
Which a choice
or blue?
Who a person ( subject) • _______ is your English Teacher?
How many  to count things • ______ brothers have you got?
How much  money • _________ is this sandwich?
Whose  Possession • _________ book is this?
1. Where were you born?
2. What do you do?  A year ago.

3. Are you married?  Three times a week.

4. Why are you learning  In Morocco.

English?  Because I need it for my

5. When did you start job.

learning English?  I’m a teacher.

6. How often do you have  No, I’m a single.

English classes?
1. Where were you born?
5
2. What do you do?  A year ago.
 Three times a week. 6
3. Are you married?
4. Why are you learning  In Morocco. 1
English?  Because I need it for my 4

5. When did you start job.

 I’m a teacher. 2
learning English?
6. How often do you have  No, I’m a single. 3

English classes?