American English File

Unit 7

Word Order in Questions

Word order in questions

• Part 1

• Asking questions with the verb TO BE

This slide is telling how to form questions with the verb to be.

Wh-words are included in the first column.

Remember the rule: Wh-word + am/is/are + subject + complement

complement

Word order in questions

• Part 2

• Asking questions with all other verbs;

• except verb to be and modal verbs

This slide shows you the correct order that you must

follow to ask questions in the present simple tense;

using Do or Does.Remember that questions with Do or Does can only be answered Yes or No.

This time we includethe question word or Wh-word.

Answering Yes / No questionswith short answers

But if it isn’t still very clear…The Simpsons will help you out!

Let’s have some online practice.

• Follow these 5 links• http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-

orange.fr/hotpot/interrog/questions/Quest1.htm• http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-

orange.fr/cap/quest/quest1.htm• http://www.englisch-

hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/word_order3.htm

• https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?04(you need to add DO or Does in this exercise)

• https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?05(you need to add a wh-word in this exercise)

How many questions can you ask using the mind map?