LESSON – 8
(i) WH QUESTIONS - Present, Past & Future
ePq;fs; vd; nghUl;fis vq;Nf
itg;gPh;fs;?
fuz; ekf;F vg;gb
njhpag;gLj;Jthd;?
ahH %yk; mth;fs; ,q;Nf
tUfpwhh;fs;?
vj;jid kzpf;F ekf;F flight?
ahUld; cd; kjpa czit
rhg;gpl;lha;?
vt;tsT Neukhf ehq;fs;
fhj;jpUf;fpNwhk;?
ahh; ,jw;F rhpahd Ms;?
vt;tsTf;F eP cd; fhiu tpw;wha;? : How much did you sell your
vt;tsTf;F mth;fs; xj;Jf;
nfhs;thh;fs;?
ve;j ,lj;jpw;F ,e;j g];
NghfpwJ?
mth;fs; Vd; uh[hit ,g;gb
mtkjpg;G nra;fpwhh;fs;?
,J ahUila igf;?
vg;nghOjpypUe;J tFg;Gfs;;
Muk;gpf;Fk;?
ahh; cd; fhiu jpUbaJ?
eP mtDf;F vijf; fhl;Ltha;?
: Where will you keep my
things?
: How will Karan inform us?
: Through whom are they
coming here?
: At what time is our flight?
: Whom did you have your
lunch with?
: How long are we waiting?
: Who is the right person for
this?
car for?
: How much will they accept
for?
: Which place is this bus going
to?
: Why are they insulting Raja
like this?
: Whose bike is this?
: When will the classes start
from?
: Who stole your car?
: Which one will you show him?
mts; vjw;fhf Nfhgg;gLfpwhs;?
ePq;fs; Vd; mtid mbj;jPh;fs;?
eP vjw;fhf ngha; nrhd;dha;?
eFs; vj;jid kzpf;F ,q;Nf
te;jhd;?
,g;NghJ kzp vd;d?
ahUf;fhf ,e;j fbfhuj;ij
thq;fpdha;?
vj;jid kzpf;F eP mij
Kbg;gha;?
ahh; mth;fis cs;Ns tpl;lJ?
ePq;fs; Vd; ntapypy; epw;fpwPh;fs;?
mtd; vd;d mzpe;J
,Uf;fpwhd;?
uhK ,g;NghJ vd;d nra;thd;?
eP Vd; mtDf;F rg;Nghh;l;
nra;fpwha;?
mth;fs; ek;ikg; gw;wp vd;d
epidg;ghh;fs;?
Nfhgp vj;jid ehl;fSf;F
xUKiw ,q;Nf tUthd;?
mth;fs; Vd; ,q;Nf ,g;g
tUfpwhh;fs;?
eP cd; Ngdhit vq;Nf
njhiyj;jha;?
mts; ahh; khjphp ,Uf;fpwhs;?
mtd; mij vg;gb Rj;jk;
nra;fpwhd;?
: What is she getting angry
for?
: Why did you beat him?
: What did you lie for?
: At what time did Nakul come
here?
: What is the time now?
: Whom did you buy this watch
for?
: At what time will you finish
that?
: Who left them in?
: Why are you standing in sun?
: What is he wearing?
: What will Ramu do now?
: Why are you supporting him?
: What will they think about
us?
: Once in how many days will
Gopi come here?
: Why are they coming here
now?
: Where did you miss your
pen?
: Whom does she resemble?
: How is he cleaning that?
,J vt;tsT nghpaJ?
mtd; vj;jid jlit Nghd;
nra;jhd;?
ahh; cdf;F ,ij thq;fpf;
nfhLj;jJ?
eP mij vq;Nf kbj;J itj;jha;?
ahh; cd;id kUj;Jtkidf;F
$l;bl;L NghdJ?
mth;fs; Vd; ek;ik ,ilA+W
nra;fpwhh;fs;?
cd; Foe;ijia ahh; ghh;j;Jf;
nfhs;thh;fs;?
uhK vg;NghJ vd; ngaiuf;
nfhLj;jhd;?
mts;; vq;Nf Nghfpwhs;?
ahh; me;jg; igad;?
mtd; ahiug; gw;wp Ngrpdhd;?
eP Vd; mij Fg;igf; $ilapy;
Nghl;lha;?
eP vijj; Njh;e;njLg;gha;?
ahh; mtidr; re;jpj;jJ?
,jw;F vd;d thlif?
vt;tsT J}uk; eP ele;jha;?
ahh; %yk; eP mth;fis re;jpj;jha;? : Through whom did you meet
eP ve;j kPbakpy; gbf;fpwha;?
: How big is this?
: How many times did he
phone?
: Who got you this?
: Where did you fold and keep
that?
: Who took you to the
hospital?
: Why are they disturbing us?
: Who will take care of your
child?
: When did Ramu give my
name?
: Where is she going?
: Who is that boy?
: Whom did he talk about?
: Why did you put that in the
dustbin?
: Which one will you select?
: Who met him?
: What is its rent?
: How far did you walk?
them?
: In which medium do you
study?
cd; fzpj Mrphpah; ngah; vd;d?
eP jpdKk; vg;gb gs;spf;F
nry;tha;?
mjpy; vd;d jg;G?
mtd; vjw;fhf cd;id te;J
re;jpj;jhd;?
mth; ahh;?
cd; tz;b ek;gh; vd;d?
cd; taJ vd;d?
eP vd;d gbf;fpwha;?
cd; mg;gh ngah; vd;d?
cd; mg;gh vd;d nra;fpwhh;?
cq;fs; tPL vq;Nf ,Uf;fpwJ?
uhjh ve;j tFg;gpy; gbf;fpwhs;?
mtd; gs;sp co-ed gs;spah?
cq;fsJ mYtyf Neuk; vd;d?
cq;fSf;F vg;NghJ thu tpLg;G?
cq;fSf;F vd;d MdJ?
ePq;fs; jpUkzkhdtuh?
cq;fsJ nrhe;j Ch; vJ?
eP vg;NghJ jpUg;gpf; nfhLg;gha;?
,jw;F tl;b vt;tsT?
: What is your maths teacher’s
name?
: How do you go to school
every day?
: What is wrong in that?
: What did he come and meet
you for?
: Who is he?
: What is your vehicle No.?
: What is your age? /
How old are you?
: What are you studying?
: What is your dad’s name?
: What is your father doing?
: Where is your house?
: In which standard does
Radha study?
: Is his school co-ed?
: What is your office timing?
: When is your weekly off?
: What happened to you?
: Are you married?
: Which is your native/ home
town?
: When will you give back?
: What is its interest?
cd; fzth; vg;NghJ jpUk;g : When will your husband be
tUthh;? back?
ahhplkpUe;J eP mij thq;fpdha;? : Whom did you buy that from?
cdJ jha; nkhop vd;d? : What is your mother tongue?
cdJ fy;tpj; jFjp vd;d? : What is your qualification?
mJ ed;whf Ngha;nfhz;L : Is it going well?
,Uf;fpwjh?
cd; gpwe;j ehs; vg;NghJ? : When is your birthday?
mq;Nf Nfhr;rpq; vg;gb ,Uf;fpwJ? : How is the coaching there?
mth; vd;d khjphpahd tpahghuk; : What kind of business is he
nra;fpwhh;? doing?
eP vt;tsT tUlq;fshf ,e;j : (For the past) how many
Jiwapy; ,Uf;fpwha;? years are you in this field?
ahh; %yk; ehk; mtidg; : Through whom can we catch
gpbf;fyhk;? him?
eP mij vg;gb order nra;jha;? : How did you order that?
cdf;F gpbj;j tz;zk; vd;d? : What is your favourite
colour?
cdf;F gpbj;j tz;zk; vd;d? / : Which is your favourite
ve;j tz;zk; cdf;F gpbj;jpUf;F? colour?
cdf;F gpbj;j czT vJ? : What is your favourite dish?
cd; ifNgrp vz; vd;d? : What is your mobile no.?
,J tPl;by; nra;j czth? : Is this homemade food?
eP Vd; mtidj; jpl;bdha;? : Why did you scold him?
uh[htpw;F ek; tpyhrk; vg;gbf; : How did Raja get our
fpilj;jJ? address?
ePq;fs; ,ij kw;wth;fSf;F : Will you recommend this to
ghpe;Jiu nra;tPh;fsh? others?
ahiu ePq;fs; Kd;khjphpahf : Who is your role model?
epidf;fpwPh;fs;?/
cq;fs; role model ahH?

,ij vg;gb nra;tJ? : How to do this?

uhFy; vq;Nf Nghdhd;? : Where did Rahul go?

cd; Mir vd;d? : What is your wish?

eP ,g;NghJ vg;gb czh;fpwha;? : How do you feel now?

NrJ mq;Nf vg;gb Ngha; : How did Sethu reach there?

Nrh;e;jhd;?

ahh; cd;id tpl cauk;? : Who is taller than you?

,e;j tFg;gpy; ahh; rpwe;jth;? : Who is the best in this class?

cdf;F mtid vg;gbj; njhpAk;? : How do you know him?

,J ahUila ig? : Whose bag is this?

ve;j ,lj;jpw;F epyh Nghdhs;? : Which place did Nila go to?

me;j filapd; ngah; vd;d? : What is that shop’s name?

ahh; ,ij ,t;tsT mofhf : Who did this so beautifully?

nra;jJ?

ahh; mg;gbf; Nfl;lJ? : Who asked like that?

,e;j tFg;gpy; mjpf kjpg;ngz; : Who is the topper of this

vLg;gth; ahh;? class?

,ij ,t;tsT rPf;fpuk; vg;gb : How did you finish this so

Kbj;jha;? soon?
(ii) USAGE OF ‘WHO’

Past Tense
ehd; vg;NghJ te;Njd;? : When did I come?
mtd; vjw;fhf Nghdhd;? : What did he go for?
vijg; gw;wp eP ghbdha;? : What did you sing about?

Usage of ‘who’ in past tense

ahh; vLj;jJ? : Who took?
ahh; NghdJ? : Who went?
ahh; nra;jJ? : Who did?
ahh; NgrpaJ? : Who spoke?
ahh; mij ,q;Nf Nghl;;lJ? : Who put that here?
ahh; mtid market-f;F : Who sent him to the market?
mDg;gpaJ?
ahh; mij New;W ghh;j;jJ? : Who saw that yesterday?
ahh; mtSf;F ,g;gb : Who told her like this?
nrhd;dJ?

(iii) Usage Of ‘Who’ With UNIQUE VERBS

Unique – jdpj;jd;iktha;e;j

1. njhpAk; : Know
2. gpbf;Fk; : Like
3. Ntz;Lk; : Want
4. Njit : Need
5. ,Uf;fpwJ : Have

,e;j verbs cld; NrUk; NghJ jkpopy; Secondary-Mf ,Uf;Fk;

subjects> English-y; Primary subjects-Mf khwptpLk;.
 Primary subjects Secondary subjects (I/F) xyp
ehd; :I vd;id / vdf;F : Me

mth;fis / mth;fSf;F : Them

mth;fs; / ,th;fs; : They ,th;fis / ,th;fSf;F

ek;ik / ekf;F
: Us
ehk; / ehq;fs; : We vq;fis / vq;fSf;F

vdf;F mDg;G : Send me vdf;F njhpAk; : I know

vq;fSf;F fhl;L : Show us vq;fSf;F gpbf;Fk; : We like
mth;fSf;F nfhL : Give them mth;fSf;F Njit : They need

ahUf;F Ntz;Lk;? : Who wants? ahUf;F - To whom

ahUf;F gpbf;Fk;? : Who likes?
ahUf;F Njit? : Who needs? ahh; - Who
ahUf;F njhpAk;? : Who knows?
ahUf;F ,Uf;F? : Who has?

ahUf;F mJ Ntz;Lk;? : Who wants that?

ahUf;F ,e;j medicine Njit? : Who needs this medicine?
ahUf;F ice-cream gpbf;Fk;? : Who likes ice-cream?
ahUf;F mtid gw;wp njhpAk;? : Who knows about him?

ahUf;F njhpahJ? : Who doesn’t know?

ahUf;F mJ gpbf;fhJ? : Who doesn’t like that?
ahUf;F ,J Njit ,y;iy? : Who doesn’t need this?
(iv) Negative questions

Are + not = Aren’t Did + not = Didn’t

Is + not = Isn’t Will + not = Won’t
Do + not = Don’t would + not = Wouldn’t

Present Continuous Tense

eP Nghtjpy;iy You are not going You aren’t going

eP Nghtjpy;iyah? Are you not going? Aren’t you going?

mtd; nra;tjpy;iy He is not doing He isn’t doing

mtd; nra;tjpy;iyah? Is he not doing? Isn’t he doing?

ehq;fs; vLg;gjpy;iy We are not taking We aren’t taking

ehq;fs; vLg;gjpy;iyah? Are we not taking? Aren’t we taking?

ehd; nrhy;tjpy;iy I am not telling

ehd; nrhy;tjpy;iyah? Am I not telling?

Simple Present Tense

eP Nghtjpy;iy You don’t go

eP Nghtjpy;iyah? Don’t you go?

mtd; nra;tjpy;iy He doesn’t do

mtd; nra;tjpy;iyah? Doesn’t he do?

ehq;fs; vLg;gjpy;iy We don’t take

ehq;fs; vLg;gjpy;iyah? Don’t we take?

ehd; nrhy;tjpy;iy I don’t tell

ehd; nrhy;tjpy;iyah? Don’t I tell?

mts; nfhLg;gjpy;iy She doesn’t give

mts; nfhLg;gjpy;iyah? Doesn’t she give?

Past Tense
eP Nghftpy;iy You didn’t go

eP Nghftpy;iyah? Didn’t you go?

mtd; nra;atpy;iy He didn’t do

mtd; nra;atpy;iyah? Didn’t he do?

ehq;fs; vLf;ftpy;iy We didn’t take

ehq;fs; vLf;ftpy;iyah? Didn’t we take?

ehd; nrhy;ytpy;iy I didn’t tell

ehd; nrhy;ytpy;iyah? Didn’t I tell?

Future Tense
eP Nghfkhl;lha; You won’t go

eP Nghfkhl;lhah? Won’t you go?

mtd; nra;akhl;lhd; He won’t do

mtd; nra;akhl;lhdh? Won’t he do?

ehq;fs; vLf;fkhl;Nlhk; We won’t take

ehq;fs; vLf;fkhl;Nlhkh? Won’t we take?

ehd; nrhy;ykhl;Nld; I won’t tell

ehd; nrhy;ykhl;Nldh? Won’t I tell?

Usage of WH forms in negative questions

eP Nghtjpy;iyah?
eP Vd; Nghtjpy;iy?
mtd; nra;tjpy;iyah?
mtd; vg;gb nra;tjpy;iy?
ehd; nrhy;tjpy;iyah?
ehd; vg;nghJ nrhy;tjpy;iy?
mts; nfhLg;gjpy;iyah?
mts; ahUf;F nfhLg;gjpy;iy?
eP Nghftpy;iyah?
eP vq;Nf Nghftpy;iy?
ehd; nrhy;ytpy;iyah?
ehd; ahhplk; nrhy;ytpy;iy?
ehq;fs; vLf;ftpy;iyah?
ehq;fs; ahUf;fhf vLf;ftpy;iy?
ehq;fs; vLf;fkhl;Nlhkh?
ehq;fs; vij vLf;fkhl;Nlhk;?
ehd; nrhy;ykhl;Nldh?
ehd; vij gw;wp nrhy;ykhl;Nld;?
eP Nghfkhl;lhah?
eP ahUld; Nghfkhl;lha;?
: Aren’t you going?
: Why aren’t you going?
: Isn’t he doing?
: How isn’t he doing?
: Am I not telling?
: When am I not telling?
: Doesn’t she give?
: To whom doesn’t she give?
: Didn’t you go?
: Where didn’t you go?
: Didn’t I tell?
: To whom didn’t I tell?
: Didn’t we take?
: For whom didn’t we take?
: Won’t we take?
: Which one won’t we take?
: Won’t I say?
: About what won’t I say?
: Won’t you go?
: With whom won’t you go?

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