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.

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

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.

your I have it in my pencil

Where do you have
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?

Exercises:

Fill in the blanks with the correct question word. Your options are Am, Is, Are, Do, and Does:

1. _____ you have a brother?

2. _____ you a teacher?
3. _____ your sister live with you?
4. _____ she your friend?
5. _____ Mary work on Friday?
6. _____ you like pizza?
7. _____ you tired today?
8. _____ your parents from Egypt?
9. _____ this your watch?
10. _____ I in this class?
11. _____ I need a computer?
12. _____ the chair broken?
13. _____ it work without the cable?
14. _____ the pasta have salt in it?
15. _____ my sister at your house?
16. _____ we late?
17. _____ they need help?
18. _____ the people hungry?
19. _____ I allowed to wear my hat in this class?
20. _____ that jacket expensive?
21. _____ the shoes go in the closet?
22. _____ your father work in a factory?
23. _____ the laptop in sale this week?
24. _____ the children take class on Saturday?
25. _____ she work late on the weekend?
26. _____ Veejay and Ahmed in your class?
27. _____ the students need textbooks?
28. _____ this your pen?
29. _____ your dog sleep in the house?
30. _____ I the tallest person on the team?
31. _____ we need our books today?
32. _____ the office open on Sunday?
33. _____ Rome have a subway?
34. _____ the hotel close to the park?
35. _____ your parents have many brothers and sisters?
36. _____ the museums free?
37. _____ I need to pay before or after?
38. _____ the vacation include food and drink?
39. _____ my family have to stay at the same hotel?
40. _____ we bring our bags with us?
41. _____ this school have a gymnasium?
42. _____ the company you work for American?
43. _____ the pants on this table for sale?
44. _____ the animals receive food many times per day?
45. _____ I able to bring a friend?
46. _____ my friend Greg know your brother?
47. _____ your teeth hurt?
48. _____ everyone ready?
49. _____ your family live near your school?
50. _____ the information available now?

Wh-questions – word order

1. how you are old
______________________________?

2. name is what your

______________________________?

3. day today is what

______________________________?

4. are from where you

_____________________________?

5. what are hobbies your

______________________________?
6. it what is time
______________________________?

7. when your is birthday mum's

______________________________?

8. is best friend who your

_____________________________?

9. you subjects like do what

______________________________?

10. English enjoys who

______________________________?

11. are what they doing

______________________________?

12. get when up you in the morning do

______________________________?

13. your you spell name do how

______________________________?

14. homework what is for

______________________________?

15. Tim handball does why like

______________________________?

16. like what the girls sports do

______________________________?

17. your for lunch did have what friend

______________________________?

18. did stay how Paris long Kevin in

______________________________?

19. weather like was the what

______________________________?

20. who is easy thinks maths

______________________________?
21. you from London are
______________________________?

22. a pet Nelson have can

______________________________?

23. they do horses have

______________________________?

24. for the pizza need tomatoes we do

______________________________?

25. fish and chips does your father love

______________________________?

26. a ruler is there in your schoolbag

______________________________?

27. know a good name you do

______________________________?

28. your do parents like tea or coffee

______________________________?

29. do live country the you in

______________________________?

30. football play does brother your

______________________________?