Question Forms

Question Forms – Exercises

Let's start with question formation exercises to focus on asking questions. 

Explanation

1. Yes / No Questions

These questions can be answered with yes or no.

To make this type of question, we usually put the verb before the subject.

With be

Examples:

• Is he your brother?

• Are they ready?

With do / does / did

We use do, does, did with many verbs.

Examples:

• Do you work on weekends?

• Does she drive a car?

• Did they call you yesterday?

With modal verbs

Examples of modal verbs: can, will, should, must

Examples:

• Can you swim?

• Will she come tomorrow?

• Should we start now?

2. Wh-Questions

These questions begin with question words and ask for more information.

Common question words:

Examples:

• What do you eat for breakfast?

• Where do they live?

• When does the movie start?

• Why are you tired?

• How do you go to work?

These questions need full answers, not just yes or no.

Example:

• Where do you study?

• I study at the university.

3. Subject Questions

Sometimes the question word is the subject of the sentence.

In this case, word order does not change.

Examples:

• Who called you?

• What happened here?

Answers:

• Maria called me.

• A small accident happened.

4. Choice (Alternative) Questions

These questions ask someone to choose between two things.
We use or.

Examples:

• Do you want tea or coffee?

• Are we meeting today or tomorrow?

• Which do you prefer, apples or oranges?

5. Tag Questions

A tag question is a short question at the end of a sentence.
We use it to check information.

Examples:

• You like music, don’t you?

• She is your teacher, isn’t she?

• They finished the project, didn’t they?

6. Negative Questions

Negative questions include not / n’t.

We use them when we are surprised or checking something.

Examples:

• Don’t you like chocolate?

• Isn’t he at work today?

• Didn’t they call you?

Questions help us ask for information, confirm something, or offer choices in conversation.