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    Forming Questions

    The use of question words and how to ask questions in English

    We use question words to ask certain types of questions


    (question word questions).

    We often refer to these words as WH words because they


    include the letters WH (for example WHy, HoW).

    Question Function Example Sentence


    word

    What asking for information What is your name?


    about something

    asking for repetition or What? I can't hear


    confirmation you.
    You did what?

    What...for asking for a reason, What did you do that


    asking why for?

    When asking about time When did he leave?

    Where asking in or at what Where do they live?


    place or position
    Which asking about choice Which colour do you
    want: blue or red?

    Who asking what or which Who opened the


    person or people door?
    (subject)

    Whom asking what or which Whom did you see?


    person or people (object)

    Whose asking about ownership Whose are these


    keys?
    Whose turn is it?

    Why asking for reason, asking Why do you say


    what...for that?

    Why don't making a suggestion Why don't I help


    you?

    How asking about manner How does this


    work?

    asking about condition or How was your


    quality exam?
    How + asking about extent or see examples below
    adj/adv degree

    How far distance How far is Pattaya


    from Bangkok?

    How long length (time or space) How long will it


    take?

    How many quantity (countable) How many cars are


    there?

    How much quantity (uncountable) How much money


    do you have?

    How old age How old are you?

    How come asking for reason, asking How come I can't


    (informal) why see her?

    How often asking for frequency How often do they


    play tennis?

    How to Form 5 Essential Types of Questions in English Gramm


    1. Asking Yes/No Questions
    You can use them to ask for a simple yes or no answer.

    How to Form a Yes/No Question


    To change this sentence into a question, simply move the verb to the beginning.
    If the sentence has an auxiliary or modal verb, that’s the one you’ll need to move.

    It is windy today.
    Is it windy today?
    Let’s look at a few more inversions to form yes/no questions:
    Questions for the verb “To be”
    She is sad. → Is she sad?
    They are happy. – Are they happy?
    I am beautiful. – Are you beautiful?/ Am I beautiful?

    Questions for Present Simple


    He drives a red car. - Does he drive a red car?
    They go shopping at the mall. – Do they go shopping at the mall?

    Questions for Present Continuous


    The boat is sinking. → Is the boat sinking?
    The children are playing. – Are the children playing?
    I am dreaming.-Am I dreaming?

    Questions for Past Simple


    He went to school. – Did he go to school?
    They brought food. – Did they bring food?

    Questions for Past Continuous


    She was sleeping. – was she sleeping?
    We were drinking milk.- Were you drinking milk?

    Questions for Present Perfect Simple


    I have seen an elephant. – Have you seen an elephant?
    She has visited Thailand.- Has she visited Thailand?

    Questions for Present Perfect Continuous


    You have been dancing all night. – Have you been dancing all night?
    She has been eating for five minutes. – Has she been eating for five minutes?

    Questions for Past Perfect Simple


    He had visited France. – Had he visited France?
    They had brought milk. – Had they brought milk?
    Questions for Past Perfect Continuous
    She had been driving for three hours. – Had she been driving for three hours?
    We had been cutting vegetables for ten minutes. – Had we been cutting vegetables for ten
    minutes?

    Questions for Future Simple


    She will marry him. – Will she marry him?
    You will say “Yes”. – Will you say “Yes”?

    Questions for Future Continuous


    She will be washing the car. – Will she be washing the car?
    They will be collecting stamps. – Will they be collecting stamps?

    Questions for Future Perfect Simple


    I will have finished my essay by 5 p.m. – Will you have finished your essay by 5p.m.?
    You will have done your homework by Saturday. – Will you have done your homework by
    Saturday?

    Questions for Present Conditional


    I would buy this car. – Would you buy this car?
    She would run 10 km. – Would she run ten km?

    Questions for Past/Perfect Conditional


    We would have visited Bucharest. – Would you have visited Bucharest?
    She would have watched this movie. – Would she have watched this movie?

    Questions for Modal verbs


    He can bake. → Can he bake?
    He could run. – Could he run?
    He may go. – May he go?
    He might play.- Might he play?
    He must sleep. – Must he sleep?
    He has to sleep- Does he have to sleep?

    2. Asking “Five W” Questions


    The “five Ws” are the question words who, what, when, where and why. However, just to make
    things trickier, there are actually other question words in this category too, like “how” and
    phrases that start with “how.”

    How to Form a Five W Question

    Present Simple

    She drinks tea in the kitchen at five o’clock in the morning because she is depressed.
    Who+drinks tea……..? She
    What does she do…..? Drinks
    What does she drink? Tea
    Where does she drink….? In the kitchen.
    When does she drink….? At five o’clock in the morning.
    Why does she drink? Because she is depressed.

    *** He has a yacht.

    Who has a yacht?


    What does he have?

    Present Continuous

    Nathan is playing basketball in the park.

    Who+ is playing basketball in the park? Nathan.


    What + is Nathan doing in the park? *Is playing.
    What is Nathan playing in the park? Basketball.
    Where is Nathan playing basketball? In the park.

    Past Simple

    Jane drew 3 cats on the paper for her little sister.

    Who + Drew ….? Jane.


    What did Jane do? Drew.
    How many cats did Jane draw? 3.
    What did Jane draw? Cats.
    Where did jane draw …. ? On the paper.

    Whom did Jane draw …..? For her little sister.


    Who did Jane draw 3 cats for?

    Past Continuous

    She was sleeping in the living room yesterday at 4 p.m.

    Who+ was sleeping ….? She.


    What was she doing…..? Was sleeping.
    Where was she sleeping? In the living room.
    When was she sleeping? Yesterday at 4 p.m.

    Present Perfect Simple

    These shoes have been Mike’s because they are brand new.

    Whose have these shoes been? Mike’s.


    Why have these shoes been Mike’s? Because they are brand new.

    Present Perfect Continuous

    She has been drinking milk for six minutes because she is thirsty.

    Who has been drinking milk…? She

    What has she been doing? Has been drinking

    What has she been drinking? Milk


    How long has she been drinking milk? For six minutes
    Why has she been drinking milk? Because she is thirsty

    Past Perfect Simple

    She had drunk a bottle of wine.

    Who had drunk …? She


    What had she done? Had drunk.
    How much wine had she drunk? A Bottle.
    What had she drunk? Wine.

    Past Perfect Continuous

    Sylvia had been driving for one hour because she was very upset.

    Who had been driving …? Sylvia.


    What had Sylvia been doing? Had been driving
    How long had Sylvia been driving? For an hour.
    Why had Sylvia been driving? Because she was upset.

    Future Simple

    I will buy a blue car.


    Who will buy a new car? I
    What will I do? Will buy.
    What colour will the car you buy be? Blue
    What will you buy? A car.

    Future Continuous

    She will be sleeping this time tomorrow.

    Who will be sleeping this time tomorrow? She.


    What will she be doing? Sleeping.
    When will she be sleeping? This time tomorrow.

    Future Perfect Simple

    Future Perfect Simple

    She will have finished her dinner by 6p.m.

    Who will have finished ….? She.


    What will she have done? Will have finished.
    What will she have finished? Her dinner.
    When will she have finished her dinner? By 6 p. m.

    Present Conditional

    He would draw a black cat on the wall.

    Who would draw ….? He


    What would he do? Would draw.
    What would he draw? A black cat
    Where would he draw? On the wall.

    Past Conditional

    Her brother would have told us the story.


    Whose brother would have told us the story? * Her(s)
    Who would have told us the story? The brother.
    What would her brother do? Would have told.
    Whom would her brother have told …? (To) us.
    What would her brother have told? The story.

    Modal Verbs

    He can cook a delicious tripe soup.

    Who can cook ….? He

    What can he do? Cook.


    What can he cook? Tripe soup.
    How is the tripe soup he can cook? Delicious.

    Other Situations

    The tractor is red.

    What is red? The tractor.

    He is tall and slim. What does he look like?

    She is kind and honest. What is she like?

    She cooks daily. How often does she cook?

    John opened the door. Who opened the door?

    The table is broken. What is broken?

    It’s sunny. What’s the weather like?

    It’s 6 o’clock. What’s the time? /What time is it?

    It’s 12 dollars. How much is it?

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