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WORD ORDER IN QUESTIONS

Where?
When?
H
o
w
?
How long?
To make questions in the present simple and past simple
with do / does / did use:

A S I (Auxiliary + Subject + Infinitive)

Q U A S I (Question word + Auxiliary + Subject + Infinitive)

WORD ORDER IN QUESTIONS
Question word Auxiliary verb Subject Infinitive (=verb)
Do you live with your parents?
Did you have a holiday last year?
Where does your sister work?
When did you start studying English?
What did they talk about?
WORD ORDER IN QUESTIONS
Questions with do/does/did

To make questions with the verb to be we have to invert the
verb and the subject. We dont need any auxiliary in this
case.:

Subject + Verb

Question Word + Subject + Verb

WORD ORDER IN QUESTIONS
Question word Verb to be Subject Rest of the sentence
Are you hungry?
is there a bank near here?
Where are you from?
When were you born?
What was that noise?
WORD ORDER IN QUESTIONS
Questions with the verb to be
1. Make correct questions.
What time / you / usually get up?
What /you / do?
What time / you / start to work?
What time / you / usually have lunch?
What /you / have for lunch yesterday?
You / like watching TV?
What / your favourite film?
What /you / have for dinner yesterday?



2. Put the words in the right order.
Last go where summer you did?
You Italian are?
Tall sister your is?
Do do you what?
What you yesterday do did?
You / like watching TV?
Time this start what does class?
Cinema you do often to go?



1. Make correct questions. ANSWERS
Where did you go last summer?
Are you Italian?
Is your sister tall?
What do you do?
What did you do yesterday?
Do you like watching TV?
What time does this class start?
Do you often go to the cinema?



2. Put the words in the right order.
ANSWERS
What time do you usually get up?
What do you do?
What time do you start to work?
What time do you usually have lunch?
What did you have for lunch yesterday?
Do you like watching TV?
Whats your favourite film?
What did you have for dinner yesterday?

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