The verb to be before the subject:

E.g.: Is the cat hungry?

Are they beautiful?
Was Mary at

Be +
subject

home?

The auxiliary verb (be, have, can,

may, will, etc.) before the subject:
E.g.: Is John sleeping?
Have you danced with Mark?
Will you marry next year?

Auxiliary + subject
+ verb

With the present simple, we use

do/does before the subject:
E.g.: Do you study English?
Does he work at night?

Do/does + subject + verb

(infinitive)

With the past simple, we use

did before the subject:
E.g.: Did you buy a car?
Did David eat the cake?

Did + subject + verb

(infinitive)
Do

I/you/we/they

work?

Does

he/she/it

work?

Did

I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they

work?

Note:
Questions with does:
The main verb is in the infinitive (loses the s)
because does already indicates the 3rd person
singular;
Questions with did:
The main verb is in the infinitive because did
already indicates the past.

E.g.: Does she play tennis?

NOT Does she plays tennis?

E.g.: Did she play tennis?

NOT Did she played tennis?