Gramelesson 1 : Asking questions (1) -The basic rule for asking questions in English is straightforward: Invert the order of the subject and the first auxiliary verb. *It is snowing. = Is it snowing? *He can speak German. = Can he speak German? *They have lived here a long time. = Have they lived here a long time? *She will arrive at ten oclock. = Will she arrive at ten oclock? *He was driving fast. = Was he driving fast? *You have been smoking. = Have you been smoking? -If there is no auxiliary, use part of the verb to do. *You speak fluent French. = Do you speak fluent French? *She lives in Brussels. = Does she live in Brussels? *They lived in Manchester. = Did they live in Manchester? *He had an accident. = Did he have an accident? -Most questions with question words are made in the same way: *How often does she use it? *Why dont you come? *Where do you work? *How many did you buy? *What time did you go? *Which one do you like? *Whose car were you driving? -Note who , what and which can be the subject. Compare: *Who is coming to lunch? (who is the subject of the verb) *Who do you want to invite to lunch? (you is the subject of the verb) *What happened? (what is the subject of the verb) What did you do? ( you is the subject of the verb) -Note the position of the prepositions in these questions: *Who did you speak to? *What are you looking at ? *Where does he come from?
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