Word Order in Questions Present Simple Tense

1. American English File
Unit 7
Word Order in Questions

2. Word order in questions
• Part 1
• Asking questions with the verb TO BE

3. This slide is telling how to form questions with the verb to be.
Wh-words are included in the first column.
Remember the rule: Wh-word + am/is/are + subject + complement
complement

4. Word order in questions
• Part 2
• Asking questions with all other verbs;
• except verb to be and modal verbs

5. This slide shows you the correct order that you must
follow to ask questions in the present simple tense;
using Do or Does.
Remember that questions with Do or Does can only be answered Yes or No.

6. This time we include
the question word or Wh-word.

7. Answering Yes / No questions
with short answers

8. But if it isn’t still very clear…
The Simpsons will help you out!

10. Let’s have some online practice.
• Follow these 5 links
• http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-
orange.fr/hotpot/interrog/questions/Quest1.htm
• http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-
orange.fr/cap/quest/quest1.htm
• http://www.englisch-
hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/word_order3.ht
m
• https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-
up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?04
(you need to add DO or Does in this exercise)
• https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-
up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?05
(you need to add a wh-word in this exercise)

12. How many questions can you ask using the mind map?