2. INVERSION SUBJECT/VERB
With modal verbs, verb “to be”, in the perfect
tenses and with “have got”:
Ex.: Could you lend me 1 million euros?
Ex: Have you ever seen “Breaking Bad?”
Ex.: Have you got 1million euros?
3. Adding an auxiliary
“Do/does” in the present tense, before the
subject:
Ex.: Do you like the English class?
Does he have a million euros?
“Did” in the past simple, before the subject:
Ex: Did she really meet George Clooney at his
wedding?
4. NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
Often express surprise:
Ex: Why didn’t you come to the English class
yesterday?
Often used when you expect somebody to agree
with you:
Ex.: Isn’t the English teacher simply fantastic?
5. QUESTIONS AND
PREPOSITIONS
In questions with verbs followed by prepositions,
the preposition is placed at the end:
Ex: What are you talking about?
Often we just use the question word and the
preposition:Ex. I’m studying English. What for?
I’m very tired. How come?
Only in very formal English would the preposition
be placed at the beginning.
6. QUESTIONS WORDS AS
SUBJECTS
No auxiliaries are added in the present simple or
past tenses to make the following distinction:
Question word as subject:
Ex.: Who killed the teacher? A student killed
him.
Subject Subject
Question word as direct object:
Ex: Who did the teacher kill? He killed a
student.
Object Subject Object
7. INDIRECT QUESTIONS
Questions within other questions
USE: To be more polite or ask for very personal
questions.
The order is Subject+Verb like in affirmative
sentences (no inversion):
Ex.: Could you tell me where EOI Carabanchel is?
Subject Verb
Auxiliaries “do”, “does” or “did” are not used:
Ex.: Do you know where he works?
Do you remember what the teacher said
yesterday?
We use “if” or “whether” in YES/NO questions:
Ex.: Do you know if/whether the English teacher is
very strict?
8. INDIRECT QUESTIONS:
COMMON OPENING PHRASES
Do you have any idea where I can find the
English textbook?
Would you mind telling me how much you paid
for your car?
I was wondering if I could borrow your book.
I’d be interested to know if you could give me a
lift.
I’d like to know when the exam is.