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Forming questions in English

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Created on April 9, 2020

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Questions in English

To be

To be

To make a question with the verb be, just place the verb before the subject. This is called inversion.E.g. This is easy. Is this easy?

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He is cool. Is he cool? Last spring was cold. Was last spring cold? There are no limits. Are there any limits?

Questionswith modal verbs

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Modal verbs

Modal verbs are: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would

Modal verbs

With modal verbs, you also use inversion to make questions: Mum's made spaghetti. Can I have some?

More examples

I'd like some cake. Would you like some too?May I ask a question or two?

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Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

Questions: simple tenses

Past Simple

Present Simple

  • I adore red wine.
  • Joshua bakes excellent muffins.
  • We got home after midnight.
  • My brother jumped for joy.

Present Simple

For I, you, we, they: just place do before the subject.E.g. I adore red wine. Do you like it too?

Present Simple: third person singular

For he/she/it: place does before the subject and drop the -s from the main verb. I can make excellent spaghetti.Does Joshua like it?

Past Simple

Place did before the subject and drop the -ed from the main verb.Did you go out last night? Did his girlfriend tell him she loved him?

Other (complex) structures

Other (complex) structures

More complex structures have an auxiliary verb and a main verb. The auxiliary verb is used to ask questions. Just place it before the subject. Move the cursor over here to find out more.

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Have You Ever Seen the rain? What Have We Got? What Has She Got?

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