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Unit is it ...? have yo u ...?
4 4 a (questions 1)
do they... ? etc.
p o sitive you are
X
qu estion are you
You are eating.
Are you eating?
W h at are you eating?
In questions, the first verb (is/ are/ have et c) is before the subject:
posit ive
su b ject + verb
qu est io n
verb + su b ject
1 am late. - > Am 1late?
Th at seat is free. Is that seat free?
She was angry. W hy was she angry?
David has gone. W here has David gone?
You have got a car. Have you got a car?
They will be here soon. W hen will they be here?
Paula can swim . Can Paula swim ?
Rem em ber: the sub ject is after the first verb.
O W here has David gone? (n o t W here has gone David?)
O Are those people w aiting for som ething? (n o t Are waiting ... ?)
O W hen was the telephone invented? (n o t W hen was invented ... ?)
B do ... ? / does ... ? / did ... ?
p resen t sim p le q u estio n s
do
does
l/ w e/ you/ they
he/ she/ it work/ live/ go e t c .... ?
p a st sim p le q u estio n s did l/ they/ he/ she etc.
p osit ive
q u est io n
They w ork hard.
Do they w ork hard?
You w atch television. H o w often do you w atch television?
Chris w orks hard.
Does Chris w ork hard?
She gets up early. - > W h at tim e does she get up?
They w orked hard.
Did they w ork hard?
You had dinner. —> W hat did you have for dinner?
She got up early.
W h at tim e did she get up?
So m etim es do is the m ain verb (d o you do / did he do et c):
0 W h at do you usually do at weekends?
O a: W h at does yo ur brother do?
b: He w o rks in a bank.
O a: I broke m y finger last week.
b: H o w did you do that? (n o t How did you that?)
W hy isn ' t ... ? / W hy d o n ' t ... ? et c (W hy + n eg a tive):
O Where's John? W hy isn't he here? (n o t W h y he isn't here?)
O W hy can't Paula com e to the m eeting tom orro w ? (n o t W hy Paula can 't ... ?)
O W hy didn't you phone m e last night?
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present simple questions -fr Unit 7 past simple questions ^ Unit 12 questions 2-3 ^ Units 45-46
what/ which/ how Units 47-48