Special questions
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 586.
General questions
QUESTIONS
GRAMMAR REVIEW
They begin with an auxiliary verb (Yes / No questions)
| Tense | Question |
| Present Simple | Do you live in London?/Does he live in London? we she I it they Are you (a) student(s)?/Is he a student? we she they it |
| Present Continuous | Are you working now?/Is he working now? we she they it Am I working now? |
| Present Perfect | Have you been to London?/Has he been to London? we she they it I |
| Present Perfect Continuous | Have we been waiting here long?/Has he been waiting here long? you she I they it |
| Past Simple | Did I see Tom yesterday? Wereyou at home yesterday? We we you they they Washe he she she it it |
| Past Continuous | Were you watching TV at 7 o'clock yesterday? we they Was he watching TV at 7 o'clock yesterday? she it I |
| Past Perfect | HadSally done the work by the time the boss came? |
| Future Simple | Will Sally stay at home tomorrow? |
| Future Continuous | Will Sally be working all day tomorrow? |
| Modal Verbs | Can you help me? Must he send you the documents? |
They begin with a question-word (why, who, what, where, when, how, whose, which) or word-combinations: how + adjective / adverb; what + noun
| Tense | Questions |
| Present Simple |  Why do you like abstract art?
does he
 Why are they busy?
is he
|
| Present Continuous | What are you doing now?
is he
|
| Present Perfect |   How many letters have you sent yet?
has he
|
| Present Perfect Continuous |  How long have they been studying English?
has she
|
| Past Simple |  you
Who did he see at the meeting yesterday?
they etc.
|
| Past Continuous | Whatwere you, they, doing when we arrived?
was he, she, it, I
|
| Past Perfect |  he
Where had she lived before he (she, they) moved to Paris?
they etc.
|
| Future Simple |   you
What will he do in summer?
they etc.
|
| Future Continuous | you
Where will they be staying while in Paris?
he etc.
|
| Modal Verbs | Where can I leave my bags? When should they contact you? |
Note! If a question has a preposition it is usually put at the end of the sentence.
E.g.: She was talking to an old friend.
Who was she talking to?
He is looking at his girl-friend.
Who is he looking at?
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