The document provides guidance on forming yes/no and WH- questions in English. It discusses using forms of the verb "be" like "is" and "are" to form questions in the present progressive tense. For yes/no questions with verbs like "do", "does", and "did", it explains starting the question with the verb. For WH- questions, it outlines placing the WH- word first followed by the appropriate form of "do", "does", or "be" plus the subject and verb. Examples are given for forming different types of questions based on statements.

1. Questions,
Questions,
Questions
…

2. Part 1:
Questions
with the
verb
BE

3. What are this man’s questions?
What is this? Is this a
fly? Is it a bee?
Why are you bugging me?
Are you dancing
in the air? Or are
you mocking me?

4. Forming Yes/No
Questions
If there is a BE verb in the
sentence, start the question
with the form of BE :
Am I right?
verbs Are you sure?
Is that true?
subjects

5. In the present progressive
too, we form questions by starting
the sentence with the form of
BE :
Is this man sitting or standing?
Is he looking for his car?
Are his children playing with his clothes?

6. Form three yes/no questions with the BE verbs below.
Is …the little girl Is …the baby
Are …they
smiling at sleeping?
playing?
the baby?

7. Forming WH-Questions with BE
Yes,
Compare: I am
Are you reading?
What are you reading?
A
In a wh-question with BE , simply
new
place the wh-question word first …
novel
… followed by the BE verb …
… and the subject. Easy!
subject

8. Form three questions with BE using the
question words below.
What …is this
stuff in How …am I Where …is my
this box? going to mail
put it all ?
together?

9. 1. What are 2. Are they 3. Are they
these two driving a talking to
men doing? car? each other?
Now answer
these
questions.
1. They are 3. No,
riding their they’re not
2. No, they talking to
horses.
are not each other.
driving a car.

10. 1. What is 2. Is she 3. Is she wearing
this woman laughing? Native American
doing? regalia?
This time, form
the questions for
the answers
given below.
3. Yes, she is
1. This woman 2. No, she is wearing Native
is crying or not laughing. American
praying.
regalia.

11. Part 2:
Questions
with
DO
Does
Did

12. Forming yes/no questions
Do + I/ you/ we/ they + verb ?
simple
present Does + he/ she/ it + verb ?
simple Did + I/ you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they + verb?
past
Do you know a lot about California?
Does Arnold Schwarzenegger still give many
speeches?
subject verbs
s
Did this explanation help you?

13. 1. Do you 2. Do you 3. Does he Form questions
Form questions
see what I want to know we’re with do or
with do or
see? catch him? watching? does that fit
does that fit
the answers
the answers
below.
below.
1. Yes, we do. 2. Yes, we do. 3. No, he doesn’t.

14. Forming WH-Questions with Do, Does, or Did
Do Does
Compare: Yes,
I do
Do you read every day?
What do you read every day?
Word order (QUASI):
QUASI
wh-question word
1. A
2. do , does , or did , new
3. the subject, novel
4. the verb/base form,
and the rest of
the sentence.

15. WH
question do
word doe
sdid
Subject
Verb
in base
form
Or:
the apple
rule

16. QU
A
S
I
The
apple
rule:

17. Rrrrrgghhh
worked in
the garden
yesterday.
Exception:
who or Who???
what as
subjects Who
worked in the
garden
yesterday???

18. Form wh-questions with DO , DOES , or DID .
When … does this class begin?
What … do I do now?
Who …
worked
on the computer?
What … did you
say?

19. Part 3:
Comparing Wh- Questions
in Simple Present
and
Present Progressive

20. Here are the rules:
1. Start the question with the question word: What
what, when, how… Where
2. In the simple present, add do or does. do
3. In the present progressive, add a form of be. is
4. Add the subject. you she
5. For the simple present, add the verb in
the base form. see
?
6. For the present progressive, add the going?
verb + ing. Voila!

21. Consider the same thing in a chart:
do/
question does or verb base form
word a form subject or verb + ing
of be
What do you see?
Where is she going?
a helping
word

22. IMPORTANT!
Be careful with
who and what.
When who and what ask about the subject**,
** subject=
the person don’t use do or does!
or thing who
does the
Who works really hard?
action
Anton works really hard.
subject What is not working?
s My car is not working.

23. However, when who or what **object= the
ask about the object**, use person or thing
do or does in the simple present affected by the
-- but never in the present action of the verb
progressive!!!
object
Who(m) is he smiling at?
He is smiling at a girl.
subjects:
he, you, I What do you see?
I see four leaves.
object