WEEK 10 English Simple Present Tense Question Forms (Yes/No questions and Wh- questions) Öğr. Gör. SEVİM GÜNEŞ sevimdemirtas@gmail.com DİCLE ÜNİVERSİTESİ YABANCI DİLLER YÜKSEKOKULU

Content Simple Present Tense- Question Forms Yes/No Questions Wh- Questions

Yes/No Questions Auxilary Verbs used in Simple Present Tense

You play tennis at the weekends (+) Do you play tennis at the weekends?

They have dinner with their children every evening They have dinner with their children every evening. (+) Do they have dinner with their children every evening?

The workers work hard (+) Do the workers work hard?

He gets up early. (+) Does he get up early?

She cooks meal every evening. (+) Does she cook meal every evening?

The cat drinks milk. (+) Does the cat drink milk?

How to answer yes/no questions Do you play tennis at the weekends? Yes, I do. Yes, I play tennis at the weekends. No, I don’t. No, I don’t play tennis at the weekends.

Do they have dinner with their children every evening? Yes, they do. Yes, they have dinner with their children every evening. No, they don’t. No, they don’t have dinner with their children every evening.

Do the workers work hard? Yes, they do. Yes, they work hard. No, they don’t. No, they don’t work hard.

Does he get up early? Yes, he does. Yes, he gets up early. No, he doesn’t. No, he doesn’t get up early.

Does she cook meal every evening? Yes, she does. Yes, she cooks meal every evening. No, she doesn’t. No, she doesn’t cook meal every evening.

Does the cat drink milk? Yes, it does. Yes, it drinks milk. No, it doesn’t. No, it doesn’t drink milk.

Exercises Make interrogative forms of positive sentences given below and give positive and negative long answers for the questions. I read newspaper in the mornings. They speak English and French. She goes to cinema once a week. He visits his grandparents every year.

Check your answers (+) I read newspaper in the morning. (?) Do you read newspaper in the morning? (+) Yes, I read newspaper in the morning. (-) No, I don’t read newspaper in the morning.

Check your answers (+) They speak English and French. (?) Do they speak English and French? (+) Yes, they speak English and French. (-) No, they don’t speak English and French.

Check your answers (+) She goes to cinema once a week. (?) Does she go to cinema once a week? (+) Yes, she goes to cinema once a week. (-) No, she doesn’t go to cinema once a week.

Check your answers (+) He visits his grandparents every year. (?) Does he visit his grandparents every year? (+) Yes, he visits his grandparents every year. (-) No, he doesn’t visit his grandparents every year.

Wh- Questions What When What time Which Who Whose How How often How many How much

Examples What do you do in summers? I go on a holiday in summers. What time does he get up in the mornings. He gets up at 8 o’clock in the mornings. How do you go to school? I go to school by bus.

Which city does your sister want to visit? She wants to visit Barcelona. Whose car do you want to drive? I want to drive Ahmet’s car, because his car is Mercedes. How much money does your brother spend in a week? He spends ŧ 50 in a week.

How often do you swim? I swim once a week. Who teaches English in the classroom? Ayşe teaches English in the classroom, because she is a teacher. Who do you pay your rent to? I pay my rent to Mr Brown.

Exercises What time do you get up at the weekends? Do you have breakfast with your parents? What do you do after the breakfast? Do you go to cinema with your friends? Do you stay at home? Do you study? What time do you go to sleep at the weekends?

My own answers I get up at 9:30. Yes, I have breakfast with my parents. I go out after the breakfast. Yes, I sometimes go to cinema with my friends. No, I don’t stay at home. No, I don’t study at the weekends, because it is holiday. I go to sleep at 11 pm at the weekends.