Study Guide
Verbs: Present
Point
1B
Interrogative Forms in Simple Present Interrogative forms (questions) in English are essential. Practice will help you properly formulate and understand them. How you ask your question will determine the answer you will get. This is why correct question formation is so important when learning a second language.
Read the information in the Study Guide. Write your own examples in this column.
Types of Questions Yes /no questions require a yes or no response. Information questions require information as a response. Forming questions in the simple present: Information questions: Question word
Yes /no questions: Auxiliary
Subject
Verb
Rest of question
Do
you
filter out
nonsense?
Does
your car
have
a GPS device?
Do
they
share
information?
When
does
your computer
scan
for viruses?
How
does
Miriam
study
for exams?
What
do
we
believe
today?
When do we start?
With “to be” as the main verb: Information questions: question word
Yes/no questions: auxiliary
Subject
Rest of question
Are
you
at the library?
Is
the newspaper
interesting?
Are
they
ready?
Why
am
I
here?
Where
is
Thomas
today?
Who
is
she?
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When the information we are looking for is the subject of the verb, we use a slightly different word order: Information questions: Subject always includes a question word(s)
Verb
Rest of question
Who
controls
the internet?
What information
is presented
to the audience?
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