how to make questions in present simple

1. QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH
in Present Simple
How do we form a question?

2. TYPES OF QUESTIONS:
Questions with verb to be
• Yes / No questions
Questions with other verbs
• Wh - questions
Questions with verb to be
Questions with other verbs

3. YES / NO QUESTIONS
WITH VERB TO BE
BE + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENTS?

4. YES / NO QUESTIONS
Sentences using verb to be
• I am tall
• You are a police officer
• Mark is at school
• She is tired
• The dog is hungry
• We are in Cordoba
• You are Spanish
• The students are intelligent
Questions with verb to be
• Am I tall?
• Are you a police officer?
• Is Mark at school?
• Is she tired?
• Is the dog hungry?
• Are we in Cordoba?
• Are you Spanish?
• Are the students intelligent?

5. YES / NO QUESTIONS
Questions with verb to be
• Am I tall?
• Are you a police officer?
• Is Mark at school?
• Is she tired?
• Is the dog hungry?
• Are we in Cordoba?
• Are you Spanish?
• Are the students intelligent?
Short answers
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Yes, you are / No, you aren’t
Yes, I am / No, I’m not
Yes, he is / No, he isn’t
Yes, she is / No, she isn’t
Yes, it is / No, it isn’t
Yes, you are / No, you aren’t
Yes, we are / No, we aren’t
Yes, they are / No, they
aren’t

6. YES / NO QUESTIONS
WITH OTHER VERBS
DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENTS?

7. YES / NO QUESTIONS
Sentences using other verbs
• I wake up early
• You read comics
• He watches football
• Sara lives in Madrid
• The cat eats fish
• We listen to rock music
• You work in an office
• The children like chocolate
Questions with other verbs
• Do I wake up early?
• Do you read comics?
• Does he watch football?
• Does Sara live in Madrid?
• Does the cat eat fish?
• Do we listen to rock music?
• Do you work in an office?
• Do the children like chocolate?

8. YES / NO QUESTIONS
Questions with other verbs
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Short answers
• Yes, you do / No, you don’t
Do I wake up early?
• Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Do you read comics?
• Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t
Does he watch football?
• Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t
Does Sara live in Madrid?
• Yes, it does / No, it doesn’t
Does the cat eat fish?
• Yes, you do / No, you don’t
Do we listen to rock music?
• Yes, we do / No, we don’t
Do you work in an office?
Do the children like chocolate? • Yes, they do / No, they don’t

9. WH - QUESTIONS

10. WH - QUESTIONS
WITH VERB TO BE
WH-WORD + BE + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENTS?

11. WH - QUESTIONS
Questions with verb to be
• Where am I?
• How are you?
• Who is Mr. Smith?
• Why is she happy?
• When is the concert?
• Where are we?
• Who are you?
• Whose are those books?
Answers
You are in Cordoba
I’m fine
He is my English teacher
Because she has a new job
It’s on Saturday
You are in the city centre
We are the new students
Those books are mine

12. WH - QUESTIONS
WITH OTHER VERBS
WH-WORD + DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB +
COMPLEMENTS?

13. WH - QUESTIONS
Questions with other verbs
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When do I start the exam?
Where do you work?
How does Mark go to work?
Why does she go to the doctor?
What does the cat eat?
Why do we study English?
What do you do?
Who do they live with?
Answers
You start at 1 o’clock
I work at the police station
Mark goes to work by bus
Because she has the flu
The cat eats fish
Because you need it for your job
We are teachers
They live with their grandparents