50ish MOST COMMON ENGLISH QUESTIONS

Personal Information

1. What's your name? - Peter.

2. Where are you from? / Where do you come from?3. What's your surname / family name?-Smith.
4. What's your first name?-Tom.
5. What's your address?-7865 NW Sweet Street
6. Where do you live?-I live in San Diego.
7. What's your (tele)phone number?-209-786-9845
8. How old are you?-Twenty-five. I'm twenty-five years old.
9. When / Where were you born?-I was born in 1961 / Seattle.
10. Are you married? / What's your marital status?-I'm single.
11. What do you do? / What's your job?-I'm a librarian.
12. Where did you go?-I went to a friend's house.
13. What did you do?-We played video games.
14. Where were you?-I was in New York for the weekend.
15. Have you got a car / job / house / etc.?-Yes, I've got a good job.
16. Have you got any children / friends / books / etc.
17. Can you play tennis / golf / football / etc.?-Yes, I can play golf.
18. Can you speak English / French / Japanese / etc.?19. Could you speak English / French / Japanese / etc. when you were five /
two / fifteen / etc. years old?.
Introducing Yourself / Saying Hello
20. How do you do?-How do you do. Pleased to meet you.
21. How are you?-Fine, thanks. And you?
Shopping
22. How can I help you? / May I help you?-Yes. I'm looking for a sweater.
23. Can I try it o_n?-Sure, the changing rooms are over there.
24. How much does it cost? / How much is it?-It's $45.
25. How would you like to pay?-By credit card.
26. Can I pay by credit card / check / debit card?
27. Have you got something bigger / smaller / lighter / etc.?-Certainly, we've
got a smaller sizes as well.

Asking Something Specific

28. What's that?-It's a cat!

29. What time is it?-It's three o'clock.

30. Can / May I open the window?-Certainly. It's hot in here!
31. Is there a bank / supermarket / pharmacy / etc. near here?-Yes. There is
a bank o_n the next corner next to the post office.
32. Where is the nearest bank / supermarket / pharmacy / etc.?33. Who wrote / invented / painted / etc. the ...?-Hemingway wrote "The
Sun Also Rises".
34. Is there any water / sugar / rice / etc.?-Yes, there's a lot of sugar left.
35. Are there any apples / sandwiches / books / etc.?
36. Is this your / his / her / etc. book / ball / house / etc.?.
37. Whose is this / that?-It's Jack's.
Questions with 'Like'
38. What do you like?-I like playing tennis, reading and listening to music.
39. What does he look like?-He's tall and slim.
40. What would you like?-I'd like a steak and chips.
41. What is it like?-It's an interesting country.
42. What's the weather like?-It's raining at the moment.
43. Would you like some coffee / tea / food?-Yes, thank you. I'd like some
coffee.
44. Would you like something to drink / eat?-Thank you. Could I have a cup
of tea?
Asking for an Opinion
45. What's it about?-It's about a young boy who encounters adventures.
46. What do you think about your job / that book / Tim / etc.?-I thought the
book was very interesting.
47. How big / far / difficult / easy is it?-The test was very difficult!
48. How big / far / difficult / easy are they?-The questions were very easy.
49. How was it?-It was very interesting.
50. What are you going to do tomorrow / this evening / next week / etc.?-I'm
going to visit some friends next weekend.
Suggestions
51. What shall we do this evening?-Let's go see a film.
52. Why don't we go out / play tennis / visit friends / etc. this evening?-Yes,
that sounds like a good idea.