Questions
QUESTION WORDS AND WH-QUESTIONS
What are you doing at the weekend?
Who is your favourite actor?
When were you born?
Where does your husband work?
Why are you learning Japanese? (= What are you learning Japanese for?)
How do you get to school?
Which do you prefer, tea or coffee?
Whose car has been stolen?
What time does he usually get up?
What kind of music do you like?
How often do they visit you?
How long have you been writing your book?
How much did the car cost?
What colour is his hair?
How old are you?
How far is it from London to Liverpool?
How many children do you have?
YES / NO QUESTIONS
Is it raining?
Has Bill got a car?
Can Susan drive?
Do the buses run every day?
Does Mark play tennis?
Did you like the concert?
Have you been working hard?
SUBJECT / OBJECT QUESTIONS
Who rang you? (someone rang you)
Who did you ring? (you rang someone)
Who is helping you?
Who are you helping?
Who likes Ann?
Who does Ann like?
QUESTIONS WITH PREPOSITIONS
What are you looking for?
Who are you thinking about?
Which book are you interested in?
Who did you go to the cinema with?
With whom did you go to the cinema? (only in very formal situations)
NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
Don’t the children want the ice-cream? (surprise)
Can’t you sit down? You’re blocking my view. (a complaint / an impolite request)
Why don’t we go for a walk? (a suggestion)
Why didn’t you book seats for us? (criticism)
What don’t you understand? (asking for information)
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
Where do you live? (a direct question)
Tell me where you live. (an indirect question)
Could you tell me where you live? (a polite indirect question)
Did you see the match yesterday? (a direct question)
I don’t know if you saw the match yesterday. (an indirect question)
I would like to know where she works.
I want to know if you are coming to this party.
I was wondering where you spent your holidays.
I’d be interested to know what the time is.
Would you mind telling me if you like your job?
QUESTION TAGS
It is very warm today, isn’t it?
It isn’t very warm today, is it?
You’ve played tennis before, haven’t you?
She can swim, can’t she?
This coat looks nice, doesn’t it?
Your horse didn’t win, did it?
Wait here a moment, can you? / could you?
Don’t make any noise, will you?
Let’s sit in the garden, shall we?
Now, do the test below.
TEST
What are you doing at the weekend?
Who is your favourite actor?
When were you born?
Where does your husband work?
Why are you learning Japanese? (= What are you learning Japanese for?)
How do you get to school?
Which do you prefer, tea or coffee?
Whose car has been stolen?
What time does he usually get up?
What kind of music do you like?
How often do they visit you?
How long have you been writing your book?
How much did the car cost?
What colour is his hair?
How old are you?
How far is it from London to Liverpool?
How many children do you have?
YES / NO QUESTIONS
Is it raining?
Has Bill got a car?
Can Susan drive?
Do the buses run every day?
Does Mark play tennis?
Did you like the concert?
Have you been working hard?
SUBJECT / OBJECT QUESTIONS
Who rang you? (someone rang you)
Who did you ring? (you rang someone)
Who is helping you?
Who are you helping?
Who likes Ann?
Who does Ann like?
QUESTIONS WITH PREPOSITIONS
What are you looking for?
Who are you thinking about?
Which book are you interested in?
Who did you go to the cinema with?
With whom did you go to the cinema? (only in very formal situations)
NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
Don’t the children want the ice-cream? (surprise)
Can’t you sit down? You’re blocking my view. (a complaint / an impolite request)
Why don’t we go for a walk? (a suggestion)
Why didn’t you book seats for us? (criticism)
What don’t you understand? (asking for information)
INDIRECT QUESTIONS
Where do you live? (a direct question)
Tell me where you live. (an indirect question)
Could you tell me where you live? (a polite indirect question)
Did you see the match yesterday? (a direct question)
I don’t know if you saw the match yesterday. (an indirect question)
I would like to know where she works.
I want to know if you are coming to this party.
I was wondering where you spent your holidays.
I’d be interested to know what the time is.
Would you mind telling me if you like your job?
QUESTION TAGS
It is very warm today, isn’t it?
It isn’t very warm today, is it?
You’ve played tennis before, haven’t you?
She can swim, can’t she?
This coat looks nice, doesn’t it?
Your horse didn’t win, did it?
Wait here a moment, can you? / could you?
Don’t make any noise, will you?
Let’s sit in the garden, shall we?
Now, do the test below.
TEST
