Questions
10 lessons about questions in English, explained in Spanish. Practice with exercises and download worksheets.
- A1Grammar 12 min
Verb to be: questions
How to ask questions with am, is, and are, how to answer (Yes, I am / No, it isn't), and questions with where and how old. With exercises.
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Is there / are there
Is there for one thing, are there for more than one: Is there a bank near here? Are there any seats? How to answer, and How many... are there?
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Questions with do and does
Present simple questions start with do or does: Do you swim? Does she drive? With where and what, short answers, and exercises.
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Can I...? Can you...?
Can I...? to ask for permission and Can you...? to ask for favors, with please and could to sound polite. How to answer, plus exercises.
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Wh- questions
Wh- questions: what each word asks (what, where, when, who, why, how) and the word order with do, does, or be. With exercises and audio.
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How much and how many
How many with plurals, how much with uncountable nouns and prices (How much is it?). How to build the question and how to answer it.
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Present continuous: negatives and questions
Present continuous negatives and questions: I'm not working, Is she sleeping?, What are you doing? Short answers, short forms, and exercises.
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Going to: negatives and questions
The negative of going to (I'm not going to, isn't going to) and questions (Are you going to...?, What are you going to do?), with short answers.
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Will: won't and questions
Won't for negatives (I won't forget), Will you...? to ask and make requests, and short answers: Yes, I will / No, I won't.
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Negatives and questions with did
Past simple negatives and questions use did: I didn't go. Did you go? How to build them, short answers, wh- questions, and exercises.
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What is Questions?
Questions in English follow a fixed word order that differs from Spanish. Yes/no questions start with an auxiliary (do, does, did, am, is, are, can, will): "Do you like it?". Information questions start with a question word (what, where, when, why, who, how) followed by the auxiliary and the subject.
When to use it
You use them to ask for information, confirm something, request help or start a conversation. Mastering the auxiliary + subject + verb order lets you ask almost anything without relying on intonation as Spanish does.
Common mistakes and tips for Spanish speakers
- With the Present Simple and Past Simple you need do, does or did: "Where does she live?". The main verb stays in its base form.
- There is no inverted question mark, and the order changes: "You are ready" becomes "Are you ready?".
- When the question word is the subject, no auxiliary is used: "Who called you?".
Examples
Do you speak English?
¿Hablas inglés?
Where does she work?
¿Dónde trabaja ella?
What time is it?
¿Qué hora es?
Why did you leave?
¿Por qué te fuiste?