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    This document provides instruction on forming questions in English. It begins with examples of questions using the verbs "to be" and "to be able to". It then explains that to make questions, the subject and verb are inverted. Further examples are given for questions using "will" and rules are provided for forming present and past tense questions using auxiliary verbs like "do", "does" and "did".

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    This document provides instruction on forming questions in English. It begins with examples of questions using the verbs "to be" and "to be able to". It then explains that to make questions, the subject and verb are inverted. Further examples are given for questions using "will" and rules are provided for forming present and past tense questions using auxiliary verbs like "do", "does" and "did".

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    This document provides instruction on forming questions in English. It begins with examples of questions using the verbs "to be" and "to be able to". It then explains that to make questions, the subject and verb are inverted. Further examples are given for questions using "will" and rules are provided for forming present and past tense questions using auxiliary verbs like "do", "does" and "did".

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    ENGLISH QUESTION

    FORMATION
    ?????

    LEARN THE RULES

    START WITH EASY QUESTIONS


    THE VERB TO BE
    I am happy.
    Am I happy?
    She is late.
    Is she late?
    He was absent.
    Was he absent?

    ANOTHER EASY VERB


    THE VERB TO BE ABLE
    We can eat lunch at one oclock.
    Can we eat lunch at one oclock?
    They can speak Spanish very well.
    Can they speak Spanish very well?
    Susan could recite the ABCs in kindergarten.
    Could Susan recite the ABCs in kindergarten?

    TO MAKE QUESTIONS, INVERT (SWITCH)


    THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB.

    ANOTHER EASY ONE


    WILL (FUTURE AUXILIARY)
    She will move to the U.S. next year.
    Will she move to the U.S. next year?
    We will get married in May.
    Will we get married in May?
    I will see you later.
    Will I see you later?

    NOW GET READY FOR THE


    HARD ONES!
    99% of the time we need to use something
    called an auxiliary (a helper) to make a
    question in English.
    We use different auxiliaries (helpers) for
    different pronouns.
    We use different auxiliaries for present
    tense and for past tense.
    ARE YOU READY TO LEARN THESE RULES?

    PRESENT TENSE QUESTIONS


    using most other verbs
    Pronouns:

    USE AUXILIARY DO

    1. I
    2. You
    3. We
    4. They

    Examples:
    I like hamburgers.
    Do I like hamburgers?
    They speak Chinese.
    Do they speak
    Chinese?

    REVIEW OF PRESENT TENSE


    QUESTIONS WITH DO
    FOR THESE 4 PRONOUNS:

    1. I
    2. You
    3. We
    4. They
    TO MAKE A QUESTION, PUT DO AT THE
    BEGINNING OF THE SENTENCE.

    WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE


    OTHER 3 PRONOUNS?
    Pronouns:

    USE AUXILIARY DOES

    1. He
    2. She
    3. It

    Examples:
    She likes hamburgers.
    Does she like
    hamburgers?
    He lives in Ecuador.
    Does he live in Ecuador?

    WHAT ARE THE RULES?


    1. Put DOES at the
    beginning of the
    question.
    2. CHANGE THE VERB
    to the base form.
    The s from the verb
    is added to D-o-e-s.

    EXAMPLES FOR
    DOES:
    My pen has black ink.
    Does my pen have
    black ink?
    Her dog bites.
    Does her dog bite?
    He teaches ESL.
    Does he teach ESL?

    MORE EXAMPLES OF DOES


    Maria types quickly.
    Does Maria type
    quickly?
    David drives a green
    car.
    Does David drive a
    green car?

    MORE EXAMPLES OF DOES


    Milk comes from
    cows.
    Does milk come from
    cows?
    It rains a lot in April.
    Does it rain a lot in
    April?

    NOW GET READY FOR


    PAST TENSE QUESTIONS!
    1. Use the auxiliary DID (for all pronouns).
    2. Change the verb back to the base form.
    Examples:
    She talked too much.
    Did she talk too much?
    I wrote my name on the test.
    Did I write my name on the test?
    The students went to the bathroom.
    Did the students go to the bathroom?

    PAST TENSE QUESTIONS


    My father drove a
    bus.
    Did my father drive a
    bus?
    The women danced
    in the show.
    Did the women
    dance in the show?

    MORE PAST TENSE QUESTIONS


    The iguana lay on the
    roof in the sun.
    Did the iguana lie on
    the roof in the sun?
    The Mayans built
    temples in Mexico.
    Did the Mayans build
    temples in Mexico?

    HARDER PAST TENSE QUESTIONS


    When the waiter
    walked down the
    steps, he dropped
    the tray of food.
    When the waiter
    walked down the
    steps, did he drop
    the tray of food?

    MORE PAST TENSE QUESTIONS


    When you explored
    the cave, you needed
    to wear a helmet and
    a wet suit.
    When you explored
    the cave, did you
    need to wear a
    helmet and a wet
    suit?

    AND ONE FINAL PAST TENSE QUESTION


    EXAMPLE
    While we were at the
    beach, a big wind
    came and my
    daughter flew away.
    HOW WOULD YOU
    MAKE THAT PAST
    TENSE QUESTION?

    YOU TRY IT!

    COMPARE YOUR QUESTION TO MINE

    While we were
    at the beach,
    did a big wind
    come and did
    my daughter
    fly away?

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