Hi guys,and welcome everyone,this post is about questions forms,by the end of this article you will have a clear understanding of how to formulate questions forms in English,so are you ready ?
let's begin.let as start by looking at how we formulate questions we the verb "to be"
example :
1- It is common - Is it common ?
2- She was here - Was she here ?
3- We are ready - Are we ready
( simply put the verb behind subject )
Now let's look at how to formulate questions with Modal verbs :
example :
1- Philip can drive. - Can Philip drive ?
2- He could stay. - Could he stay ?
3- We should play. - Should we play ?
( simply what you should to do is to move the after behind the subject)
let's look at some other verb tenses,first tenses is where you can see the auxiliary :
again it's easy enough just move the auxiliary before the subject.
example :
1- She is looking for something - Is she looking for something ?
2 - We are going to play. - Are we going to play ?
3 - They were leaving when he arrived. - Were they leaving when he arrived ?
4 - She has just left. - Has she just left ?
Let's look at sentence when you cannot see the auxiliary :
as you know this are the present simple and the past simple,for the present simple the auxiliaries you need to bring in are : Do/Does,and for past simple : Did.(remember that 'Do' is for I/You/We/They) (and 'Does' is for He/She/It)
example :
1- We have a deal. - Do we have a deal ?
2- Joe lives in London. - Does Joe lives in London ?
( present simple ) (we need auxiliary 'Does' and remove the 's')
3- They went to the cinema - Did they go to the cinema ?
Now that you have reviewed how to formulate questions let's look at some questions words.
Question words
who/when/why/what/where/how many/how much/how long/how often/how far
To formulate questions with question words,simply change your statement into question add the question word and remove the answer.
example :
Change to question form Add the question word and remove the answer
1- This is for Merry. - Is this for Merry ? - Who is this for ?
2- He was watching the film. - was he watching the film ? - What he was watching ?
3- They are in the forest. - Are they in the forest ? - Where are they ?
Let's look at two special keys that's when who and what as questions about the subject of your statement,in this keys there is no need to changing to question form you simply replace the subject by who or what.
example :
1- Jack knows the way -Who knows the way ?
2- The wind damaged the building -What damaged the building ?
let's finish by looking at some common mistakes.
Common mistakes
The most common mistake is using your intonation !? to change statement into question despite of it does work in many languages,but not at English,you do need to use the question form.
try to avoid saying :
1- It is alright ? ( mistake ) always change the question form :
- Is it alright ?
2- You know the answer ? ( mistake ) - Do you know the answer ? ( correct )
3- What you said ? ( mistake ) - What did you said ? ( correct )
( use the auxiliary and changing to question form )
another common mistake is using two auxiliaries or an auxiliary with a modal verb or with the verb to be.
example :
using two auxiliaries :
1- Do you have finished ? ( mistake ) - Have you finished ? ( correct )
Auxiliary with a modal verb :
2 - Does he can work ? ( mistake ) - Can he work ? ( correct )
Auxiliary the verb to be :
3- Did he be on time ? ( mistake ) - Was he on time ? ( correct )
That's all for this article about question i hope you have enjoyed it and understanding how to ask questions correctly.
let's begin.let as start by looking at how we formulate questions we the verb "to be"
example :
1- It is common - Is it common ?
2- She was here - Was she here ?
3- We are ready - Are we ready
( simply put the verb behind subject )
Now let's look at how to formulate questions with Modal verbs :
example :
1- Philip can drive. - Can Philip drive ?
2- He could stay. - Could he stay ?
3- We should play. - Should we play ?
( simply what you should to do is to move the after behind the subject)
let's look at some other verb tenses,first tenses is where you can see the auxiliary :
again it's easy enough just move the auxiliary before the subject.
example :
1- She is looking for something - Is she looking for something ?
2 - We are going to play. - Are we going to play ?
3 - They were leaving when he arrived. - Were they leaving when he arrived ?
4 - She has just left. - Has she just left ?
Let's look at sentence when you cannot see the auxiliary :
as you know this are the present simple and the past simple,for the present simple the auxiliaries you need to bring in are : Do/Does,and for past simple : Did.(remember that 'Do' is for I/You/We/They) (and 'Does' is for He/She/It)
example :
1- We have a deal. - Do we have a deal ?
2- Joe lives in London. - Does Joe live
( present simple ) (we need auxiliary 'Does' and remove the 's')
3- They went to the cinema - Did they go to the cinema ?
Now that you have reviewed how to formulate questions let's look at some questions words.
Question words
who/when/why/what/where/how many/how much/how long/how often/how far
To formulate questions with question words,simply change your statement into question add the question word and remove the answer.
example :
Change to question form Add the question word and remove the answer
1- This is for Merry. - Is this for Merry ? - Who is this for ?
2- He was watching the film. - was he watching the film ? - What he was watching ?
3- They are in the forest. - Are they in the forest ? - Where are they ?
Let's look at two special keys that's when who and what as questions about the subject of your statement,in this keys there is no need to changing to question form you simply replace the subject by who or what.
example :
1- Jack knows the way -Who knows the way ?
2- The wind damaged the building -What damaged the building ?
let's finish by looking at some common mistakes.
Common mistakes
The most common mistake is using your intonation !? to change statement into question despite of it does work in many languages,but not at English,you do need to use the question form.
try to avoid saying :
1- It is alright ? ( mistake ) always change the question form :
- Is it alright ?
2- You know the answer ? ( mistake ) - Do you know the answer ? ( correct )
3- What you said ? ( mistake ) - What did you said ? ( correct )
( use the auxiliary and changing to question form )
another common mistake is using two auxiliaries or an auxiliary with a modal verb or with the verb to be.
example :
using two auxiliaries :
1- Do you have finished ? ( mistake ) - Have you finished ? ( correct )
Auxiliary with a modal verb :
2 - Does he can work ? ( mistake ) - Can he work ? ( correct )
Auxiliary the verb to be :
3- Did he be on time ? ( mistake ) - Was he on time ? ( correct )
That's all for this article about question i hope you have enjoyed it and understanding how to ask questions correctly.
