Questions – Free Exercise

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Exercises

Choose the correct question word.

  1. have you been? – In my room.asking about a place: where
  2. did you say? – Nothing.asking about a thing: what
  3. do you have to get up in the mornings? – At seven o’clock.asking about a time: when
  4. did you get there? – By bus.asking about manner: how
  5. is the author? – Charles Dickens.asking about a person: who

Make yes-no questions using the words in brackets and the simple present.

Example:
(you/know) ……………… this song? → Do you know this song?
  1. (he/speak)   English?3rd person singular (he) → does + subject + infinitive
  2. (you/be)   thirsty?question with be
    2nd person (you) → are + subject + …
  3. (you/like)   music?2nd person (you) → do + subject + infinitive
  4. (you/have)   a guitar?option 1: question with an auxiliary
    2nd person (you) → do + subject + infinitive
    option 2: question with have got
    have + subject + got + …
  5. (the car/be)   broken?question with be
    3rd person singular (the car): is + subject + …

Use question words to write questions that ask about the underlined parts of the sentences.

Example:
They met in 2020.
→ When did they meet?
  1. The children are going to school.
    →  ?compound tense = put the question word first and invert the subject and the auxiliary
    asking about a place: where
  2. Amy wrote the letter.
    →  ?subject question
    remove the subject and replace it with who
  3. She called because of the news.
    →  ?simple past question = question word + did + subject + infinitive
    asking about a reason: why
  4. He can give us some money.
    →  ?question with a modal verb: put the question word first and invert the subject and modal verb
    asking about a thing: what
  5. The technician is coming on Tuesday.
    →  ?question in a compound tense = put the question word first and invert the subject and the auxiliary verb
    asking about a time: when