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1 There are three basic ways to ask questions in Spanish
There are three basic ways to ask questions in Spanish. Can you guess what they are by looking at the photos and photo captions on this page? ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

2 One way to form a question is to raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a declarative sentence. When writing any question in Spanish, be sure to use an upside down question mark (¿) at the beginning and a regular question mark (?) at the end of the sentence. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

3 You can also form a question by inverting the order of the subject and the verb of a declarative statement. The subject may even be placed at the end of the sentence. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

4 Questions can also be formed by adding the tags ¿no. or ¿verdad
Questions can also be formed by adding the tags ¿no? or ¿verdad? at the end of a statement. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

5 Question words ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

6 To ask a question that requires more than a yes or no answer, use an interrogative word.
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7 When pronouncing this type of question, the pitch of your voice falls at the end of the sentence.
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8 Notice the difference between ¿por qué
Notice the difference between ¿por qué?, which is written as two words and has an accent, and porque, which is written as one word without an accent. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

9 In Spanish no can mean both no and not
In Spanish no can mean both no and not. Therefore, when answering a yes/no question in the negative, you need to use no twice. ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

10 Make questions out of these statements
Make questions out of these statements. Use intonation in column 1 and the tag ¿no? in column 2. The first item has been done for you. Statement Hablas inglés. Trabajamos mañana. Ustedes desean bailar. Raúl estudia mucho. Enseño a las nueve. Luz mira la televisión. Intonation ___________ Tag Questions ¿Hablas inglés? Hablas inglés, ¿no? ©2014 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved.

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