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QUESTIONS IN
ENGLISH
Auxiliary Verbs
Auxiliary verbs used in simple Present Auxiliary verb used in simple past

The verb to be in Simple present The verb to be in Simple Past

WH-words
Qué Cómo Cuándo Dónde Por qué Cuánto

Con qué A qué hora Cuánto tiempo De quién Quién Cuáles

frecuencia

Qué tipo/clase
de…

1.- Before starting to study the questions in English. Try to translate these sentences into English.

1.-¿A qué hora abre el banco?

2.-¿Estudias los sábados?
3.-¿Qué estás haciendo?
4.- ¿A dónde ibas ayer a las 4 p.m.?
5.- ¿De qué se trataba la película?
6.- ¿Por qué estabas sentado bajo la lluvia?
7.- ¿Te levantaste temprano esta mañana?

2.- Complete the tables and write 2 examples for each type of questions. Then change the sentences
in the boxes into questions.
A. Change these sentences into Questions
The structure of the question in simple present tense is: 1.- Samantha is at the school.
A Where is Samantha?
Wh- word To be (am/is/are) Subject (Complement)? 2.- I am very well, thank you.

3.- It’s Monday.

4.- They are my friends Lucas and John.

B
To be (am/is/are) Subject Complement?
5.- We are sad because we lost the game.

B. Change into questions.

C
Wh- word Do-Does Subject Verb (infinitive) (complement)? 1. Yes, I am. (I am very well)

2. No, I’m not. (I am not

American)
D
Do-Does Subject Verb (infinitive) Complement? 3. Yes, it is. (It is a free day)

4. Yes, They are. (They’re my

cousins)

5. NO, I’m not from here.

C. Change these sentences into questions. (Simple Present)

1. I work in Pto Montt. ________________________________________________________?

2. She likes strawberries and pineapples. __________________________________________?
3. Charlie always plays football. ____________________________________________?
4. We study English. ___________________________________________________?
5. They go to school by bus. _____________________________________________________?

D. Change these sentences into questions. (Simple Present)

1. Yes I do. (I like football) ______________________________________?

2. Yes, she does. (She works in a travel agency)_____________________________________?
3. No, he doesn’t. (He doesn’t teach French)_______________________________________?
4. Yes, we do. (We usually go to the cinema)_______________________________________?
5. No, they don’t. (They never visit us)____________________________________________?

The structure of the question in simple past tense is:

A A and B. Translate
Wh- word To be (was/were) Subject (Complement)?
6. ¿Dónde estabas ayer?

7. ¿Quienes eran ellos?

B
To be (was/were) Subject Complement?
8. ¿Cuánto tiempo estuviste allá?

9. ¿Estaba todo bién?

C
Wh- word DID Subject Verb (infinitive) Complement? 10. ¿Era la respuesta correcta?

11. ¿Dónde estuviste todo este

tiempo?
D
DID Subject Verb (infinitive) Complement?

C. Change these sentences into questions. (Simple Past)

1. When I was a child I lived in the country.

________________________________________________________?
2. She had three daughters.
__________________________________________?
3. He wrote children books and horror stories.
____________________________________________?
4. Last weekend?---Well, last weekend I did nothing.
___________________________________________________?
5. Oops, I don’t remember what I are for lunch yesterday.
_____________________________________________________?

D. Change these sentences into questions. (Simple Past)

1.Yes, I did. (I understood everything) __________________________________________?

2. NO, she didn’t. (She didn’t help me) __________________________________________?

3. Yes, I did. (I brought my book and my dictionary)________________________________________?