A2 - 1A - Grammar

Lesson 1A Grammar: word order in questions

Be Can Auxiliary Verb

Verb

Objects Complements

Question Word

Subject

chemistry, in La Seu, at the bank, a book, about you, etc.

live, work, study, like, think, write, etc.

I, you, he, she, it, we, they, this, David

should, can, could, must, do, does, did, will, is, are, am, was, were, have, has, had

what, where, who, how long, how many children, how much

Is she a teacher? // Can he drive? // What did you do last summer? // Don’t we have to wear a mask? // Where do you come from?

Analyse the examples. For more information, see textbook, SB212

Lesson 1A Grammar: question formation

If a verb is followed by a preposition, the preposition comes at the end of the question. Example: Where do you come from?

We often use negative questions to show surprise or when we expect somebody to agree with us. Example: Don't you speak English?

We make questions by inverting the verb and the subject. Affirmative: She is He does Question: Is she? Does he?