WORD ORDER IN QUESTIONS

Wh question

How many
cups of
coffee
Where
Why

Why
How much
What

What time
What
When

Why
What
When

Auxiliary
verb

Subject

Do
does

You
Peter

does
do

John
you

did
did
did

are
is
are

were
was
were

he
he
she

you
she
they

you
she
they

Verb

Indirect
object

Direct
object

Place

Time

PRESNT SIMPLE QUESTIONS

eat
meat?
drink ?
live?
like

me?

PAST SIMPLE QUESTIONS

call
me
spend
say
to you?

last week?
on clothes?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS QUESTIONS

meeting
Thomas?
doing
coming
back
PAST CONTINUOUS QUESTIONS
crying?
doing
coming
back
PRESENT PERFECT QUESTIONS

in the lobby?
from Madrid?

in the lobby?
from Madrid?

How long
How many
books

have

you

lived

has

she

read

Ask questions about the underlined word or phrase.

1. We came back because our car broke down on the highway.
2. They are moving to Madrid next summer.
3. Susan has seen the movie.
4. She was studying at the library when the earthquake happened.
5. She goes to work by tram every day.
6.

I am planning to go to Greece on holiday.

7.

She was looking at her old photos.

8.

Elisabeth went to school with Amy.

9.

Patricia Cornwell has written 17 crime novels so far.

10.

We have been friends for six years.

11.

Joe was repairing his bike when Lily came in.

12.

Tom met Jennifer 10 years ago.

13.

I went there because I wanted to see the film.

14.

She will go to Paris tomorrow.

15.

They opened the Museum of Modern Arts next to the old factory.

16.

We are taking the exam as soon as we pass this one.

in Zagreb?
this month?