ASKING

QUESTIONS
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TYPES OF QUESTIONS
 Yes / No questions.
Questions that can be answered by
“yes” or “no”.

 Information questions.
Questions that ask for information by
using a question word: where, when,
why who, whom, what, which, whose,
how.

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Yes / No Questions
(simple present tense)
Helping Subject Main verb Rest of
verb sentence

Do you like coffee?

Yes, I like coffee.

Does Tom like Coffee?

Yes, Tom likes coffee.

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 Yes / No Questions
(simple present tense)
Helping Subject Main verb Rest of
verb sentence

Does Aminah have a car?

Yes, Aminah has a car.

Do they walk to school?

Yes, they walk to school.
Yes / No Questions
(simple present tense)
Helping Subject Main verb Rest of sentence
verb

Does Aileen go jogging everyday?

Yes, Aileen goes jogging everyday.

Do they play futsal everyweekend?

Yes, they play futsal everyweekend.
 Yes / No Questions
(Present continuous
Helping verb Subject Main verb
tense)
Rest of
sentence

Is Ann watching tv?

Yes, Ann is watching TV.

Are you having lunch with Rob?

Is I’m having
Yes, Roblunch with
having
Rob. lunch with you?
Yes / No Questions
(Present continuous tense)
Helping verb Subject Main verb Rest of sentence

Is Ani doing
her
homework?
Yes, Ani is doing her homework.

Are you cooking dinner?

Yes, I’m cooking dinner.
Main Verb BE
simple present & past tense
Form of be Subject Rest of sentence

Is Angela a good artist?

Yes, Angela is a good artist.

Were you at the wedding?

Yes, I was at the wedding.

 Main Verb BE
simple present & past tense
Form of be subject rest of sentence

Is Mohammad a generous man?

Yes, Mohammad is a generous man

Were you at the hospital yesterday?

Yes, I was at the hospital yesterday.

 Yes /No Questions.
Simple Past.
Helping Subject Main verb Rest of sentence
verb

Did Sara walk to school yesterday?

Yes, Sara walked to school yesterday.

Did you go to Penang last week?

Yes, we went to Penang last week.

Yes /No Questions.
Past Continuous.
Helping Subject Main verb Rest of sentence
verb

Was Lokman talking on the phone an hour ago?

Yes, Lokman was talking on the phone.

Were you reading a magazine just now?

Yes, I was reading a magazine.

Yes /No Questions.
Simple future.
Helping Subject Main verb Rest of sentence
verb
Will Ah Meng come to the meeting?
Yes, Ah Meng will come to the meeting

Will you call me later?

Yes, I will call you later.

 Yes /No Questions.
Modal – Can.

Helping Subject Main verb Rest of sentence

verb

Can Rita ride a bicycle?

Yes, Rita can ride a bicycle.

Can you visit me later?

Yes, we can visit you later.
Yes / No Questions
Present Perfect Tense
Helping Subject Main verb Rest of sentence
verb

Has Zurin eaten dinner?

Yes, Zurin has eaten dinner.

Have you been to New Zealand?

Yes, we have been to New Zealand.
 Information questions
Question Helping Verb Subject Main verb Rest of sentence
word

Does Ann live in Seremban?

Where does Ann live?

Is Amin studying at home

Where is Amin studying?

The same subject-verb word order is used in yes/no

and information Questions.
HELPING VERB + SUBJECT+MAIN VERB
Question Helping Verb Subject Main verb Rest of
word sentence

Will you graduate soon?

When will you graduate?

Did they see Gopal?

Who did they see?

Is Ah Meng at
home?
Where is Ah Meng?
Question word Helping Verb Subject Main verb Rest of
sentence

Have they been to Bali?

Where have they been?

Do they go out often?

How often do they go out?

 Yes / No and Information questions.

Did you hear the news yesterday?

1. _____________________
Yes, I did. ( I heard the news yesterday.)
When did you hear the news?
2. _____________________
Yesterday. ( I heard the news yesterday)
Is Eric reading today’s paper?
3. _____________________
Yes. he is. (Eric is reading today’s paper)
What is Eric reading?
4.______________________
Today’s paper.(Eric is reading today’s paper)

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Make questions from the sentences.

q I was born in Pulau Pangkor.

q Where were you born?
q I go out to eat at least once a month.
q How often do you go out to eat ?
q These are Lina’s files and bags.
q Whose files and bags are these?
q Yes,they have lived next door for 10 years.
q Have they lived next door for 10 years?

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USING WHAT
+ A FORM OF DO

WHAT + a form of do is used to

ask
questions about activities.
( Examples of forms of do: am
doing, will do, are going to do,
did, etc.)

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EXAMPLES
What + a form of do
Ø What does Zamri do every morning?
Ø What did the nurses do yesterday ?
Ø What is Ah Leng doing now ?
Ø What is your mother going to do after this?

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 WHAT + A FORM OF DO
§ What does Bob do every
morning?
He goes to class.
§ What did you do yesterday?
I went window-shopping.
§ What is your roommate
doing?
She’s studying.
§ What are you going to do
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Change the following sentences into
questions.
§ They went window shopping.

§ What did they do yesterday?

§ She cleans the room every

morning.
§ What does she do every morning?

§ They are listening to the lecturer.

§ What are they doing?

§ I am going to study for the exam

tomorrow.
§ What are you going to do
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