English Question Types – A1

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QUESTION TYPES

There are 3 basic types of question:

  • Yes/No Questions (the answer to the question is “Yes” or “No”)
  • Question Word Questions (the answer to the question is “Information”)
  • Choice Questions (the answer to the question is “in the question”)

Yes/No Questions

auxiliary verb subject main verb Answer
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.
question word auxiliary erb subject main verb Answer
Information
Where do you live? In Paris.
When will we have lunch? At 1pm.
Who did she meet? She met Ram.
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.

Question Word Questions

Choice Questions

auxiliary verb subject main verb OR Answer
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.

– Basic Question Structure –

The basic structure of a question in English is very simple:

auxiliary verb + subject + main verb

auxiliary verb subject main verb
Do you like Mary?
Are they playing football?
Will Anthony go to Tokyo?
Have you seen ET?
Exception! For the verb BE in simple present and simple past tenses we do not use an auxiliary verb. We simply reverse the positions of BE and subject:
Statement: He is German.
Question: Is he German?

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