Question formation & auxiliary vebs

1. To make question with modal verbs and verbs with tenses where there is an auxiliary or
modal verb (have, be, can, may, would), invert the subject and the modal or auxiliar
verb.
Have you been here before?
Can you drive?
Are you at home?
What is John writing?
Where are the children sitting?
Why can't he meet Sharon?
Have and has only when are auxiliar don´t use DO/DOES or DID:
¿Do you have any money?

2. With the present and past simple add do/does or did before the subject.
Do you live near the school?
Did you go out last night?
Does she like me?
Why did she invited Max to the party?
Why do they like him?

3. We often use negative questions to show surprise or when you expect somebody to agree
with you
Isn´t it lovely? You should keep the kitten.
Isn´t this a beautiful place?

4. If a verb is followed by a preposition, the preoposition comes at the end of the question.
What are you talking about?
What is she doing some research into?
Where is she from?
Who do you like going out with?

5. When question words like WHO, WHAT are the subject of the question, don´t use
do/did. Don´t use another subjetc. In these, the question is about the subject, so the
question word is the subject.
What is happening here? What it is happening?
Who wrote this book? Who did write this book?
Whose is this jean? Whose birthday is today?

6. Use indirect questions to ask in a polite way. In this form the order ir:
Aux + subject + …. + subject + verb
Can you tell me where the metro station is?
Can you tell me when flight is going to arrive?
Do you know what time the concert finishes?
Don't you think it's time to go?
7. You use which when there ir a restricted range of answers and what more commonly
when the range of answers is not restricted.
What is your favourite movie?
Which of David Lynch´s movies do you like the most?

8. Echoe questions.
Affr. Echoe question Responses
Agree: So am I
I´ m a teacher Are you?
Disagree: I´m not
Agree: Neither am I
I´ m not a good singer Aren´t you?
Disagree: I Am
Agree: So do I
I like swimming Do you?
Disagree: I don´t
Agree: Neither do I
I don´t like fishing Don´t you?
Disagree: I do
Agree: So have I
I have a lot of books Have you?
Disagree: I haven´t
Agree: Neither have I
I don´t have any money Haven´t you?
Disagree: I have
Agree: Mine too
My favourite colour is red Is it?
Disagree: It isn´t

9. Use a positive question tar with a negative verb and a negative cuestion task with a
positive verb. Are often used to ask another person to agree with you or to check something
you think is true.
Exc. Which sentence goes with the question tag?
1. Pat and John are from Bristol, aren't they?
2. It's very hot in the Sahara, isn't it?
3. Shakespeare was English, wasn't he?
4. I'm your English teacher, aren't I?
5. There's only one cloud in the sky, isn't there?
Choose the correct question tags.
1. Andy and Marc are reading comics, aren't they?
2. He likes lasagne, doesn't he?
3. Let's go out for a walk, shall we?
4. She didn't come to the shop, did she?
5. York is in England, isn't it?
Put in the correct question tags into the gaps.
1. She can speak French, can't she?
2. You don't like yoghurt, do you?
3. They did not go to Vienna last week, did they?
4. Your friends enjoy swimming, don't they?
5. Sue will be 14 next week, won't she?

Question formation in different tenses

1. Simple Present → Does he write letters?
2. Present Progressive → Is he writing letters?
3. Simple Past → Did he write letters?
4. Past Progressive → Was he writing letters?
5. Present Perfect → Has he written letters?
6. Present Perfect Progressive → Has he been writing letters?
7. Past Perfect → Had he written letters?
8. will-future → Will he write letters?
9. going to-future → Is he going to write letters?