1.

Questions without question words and be

Subject and verb change their position in statement and question.

 Sentence: You are from Germany.

 Question: Are you from Germany?

We always use the short answer, not only Yes or No. That's why questions
without question words are also called YES/NO-questions.

2. Questions with question words and be

Question word Verb Subject Rest Answer

I am from Stuttgart.
Where are you from?
I'm from Stuttgart.

What is your name?   My name is Peter.

They are fine.

How are Pat and Sue?  
They're fine.

Questions with question words are also called WH-questions.

3. Questions without question words

and have

Auxiliary (+
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject
n't)

Have you got a cat? Yes, I have.

 Auxiliary (+
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject
n't)

a new
Have you got No, we haven't.
car?

your
Has got a bike? Yes, he has.
brother

Do you have a cat? Yes, I do.

a new
Do you have No, we don't.
car?

your
Does have a bike? Yes, he does.
brother

4. Questions with question words and have

Question
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
word

your I've got it in my pencil

Where have you got
ruler? case.

Where do you have your I have it in my pencil

Question
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
word

ruler? case.

5. Questions without question words in

the Simple Present

Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't)

Yes, I do.
Do you read books?
No, I don't.

Does Peter play football? Yes, he does.

6. Questions with question words in

the Simple Present

Question
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
word

on your I play games on my

What do you play
computer? computer.

your She goes to work at

When does go to work?
mother 6 o'clock.
7. Questions without question words in
the Simple Past

Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't)

Yes, he did.
Did Max play football?
No, he didn't.

BUT:

to be Subject Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+ n't)

Yes, I was.
Were you in Leipzig last week?
No, I wasn't.

8. Questions with question words in

the Simple Past

Question
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
word

yesterday I played computer

What did you play
evening? games.

BUT:
 Question word to be Subject Rest Answer

Where were you yesterday? I was at the cinema.

9. Subject question

Question word Verb Rest Subject Verb Rest

Who runs to the shop? Peter runs to the shop.

10. Object question

Question
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
word

last Mandy phoned her

Who did Mandy phone
Monday? uncle.

NOTE!

Subject question Object question

Who phoned John? Who did John phone?