Basic Question Types

There are 3 basic types of question:

1. Yes/No Questions (the answer to the question is "Yes" or "No")

2. Question Word Questions (the answer to the question is "Information")

3. Choice Questions (the answer to the question is "in the question")

1. Yes/No Questions

Answer
auxiliary verb subject main verb
Yes or No

Do you want dinner? Yes, I do.

Can you drive? No, I can't.

Has she finished her work? Yes, she has.

Did they go home? No, they didn't.

Exception! verb be simple present and simple past

Is Anne French? Yes, she is.

Was Ram at home? No, he wasn't.

2. Question Word Questions

Answer
question word auxiliary verb subject main verb
Information

Where do you live? In Paris.

When will we have lunch? At 1pm.

Who(m) did she meet? She met Ram.

Who has run out? Ati has run out.

Who* ran out? Ati ran out.

Why hasn't Tara done it? Because she can't.

Exception! verb be simple present and simple past

Where is Bombay? In India.

How was she? Very well.

*When who is subject there is normally no auxiliary verb in past simple and present simple.

3. Choice Questions

Answer
auxiliary verb subject main verb OR
In the question

Do you want tea or coffee? Coffee, please.

Will we meet John or James? John.

Did she go to London or New York? She went to London.

Exception! verb be simple present and simple past

Is your car white or black? It's black.

Were they $15 or $50? $15.

Find the mistakes in the following questions
1) Speak you English? -

2) What can I for you do? -

3) Where live you? -

4) Played you football? -

5) From where do you come? -

6) Understand you the question? -

7) Does Frank works in Sheffield? -

8) What did you last Sunday? -

9) Where did Peter went? -

10) Like you Hip-Hop? -

11) Plays Mike volleyball? -

12) Can the man the car drive? -

13) Who does the trumpet play? -

14) Do you can remember her name? -

15) Think you not that it's time to go? -

16) Do you have got a brother? -

17) Sell you fish? -

18) When begins the race? -

19) Where flew the plane? -

20) Why wrote you this letter?

Write the appropriate question for the underlined word

1) She never cleans the van.

2) Kim and Tina are playing ball in the garden.

3) They are running home.

4) Mr Johnson has been living in Montreal for ten years.

5) Anne likes her new job very much.

6) The Barnes are planning a trip to Norway.

7) The shop will be closed until next month.

8) Beverly usually gets up at 6.30 am.

9) He can't meet Sharon because she is very ill.

10) Every evening Steven listens to his new CDs.

11) John is writing a letter.

12) She walks home from school.

13) The children are sitting in the garden.

14) Peter runs with his dog on Sundays.

15) My rabbit has a cage in the garden.

16) They go to work by bus.

17) David likes cats because they are nice.

18) Jenny isn't sleeping late today.

19) We are going to the cinema.

20) I'm leaving now.

21) She is opening a present.

22) The boys are hiding under Tom's bed.

23) My sister prefers porridge for breakfast.

24) On Thursday Jack has German, History and Maths.

25) Yesterday Carol and Jane went to the swimming pool.

26) The plane is landing at the airport.

27) The telephone is ringing .

28) Sarah has to stop because of a security check.

29) Andrew's new mountain bike costs €1000.

30) At sunset Peter is walking along the beach.

Write questions to the following answers.

Examples:

I went to the cinema last night. Where did you go last night?

I’ve been studying English for two years. How long have you been studying English?

1. He goes to the park twice a week. __________________________________

2. I saw the movie five times. __________________________________

3. Hua Hin is 200 kilometers from Bangkok. __________________________________

4. She bought a new Ipad. __________________________________

5. There were more than 1,000 people at the club. __________________________________

6. Kate had to wait an hour for the bus. __________________________________

7. Tom likes pizza. __________________________________

8. The BMW cost $10,000. __________________________________

9. The class starts this week. __________________________________

10. Mary joined the company in 2011. __________________________________

11. John met his girlfriend at work. __________________________________

12. They went to Spain for a week. __________________________________

13. They are staying at the hotel. __________________________________

14. He paid for the tickets with his credit card. __________________________________

15. Kim is 160 centimeters tall. __________________________________