1. By Jean-Sébastien blackburn-grenon Louis-Jean lebel Christian rivard

2. Yes/No Questions Introduction 3 different ways to formulate questions; 1. Adding a word 2. Intonation (most popular way according to Ultan reports in 1978) 3. Inversion

3. Yes/No Questions General pattern 1. Find the subject and the verb of the statement. 2. Put the verb in front of the main subject. 3. If the statement does not have an auxiliary, add the correct form of ‘’do’’ before the subject and replace the verb after.

4. Yes/No Questions General pattern 3. Aux+subj+verb+rest 4. Negative: put the negation between the auxiliary and the subject. Aux+subj+neg+verb+rest 5. Intonation: Yes/No questions end with a raising tone instead of the falling tone of a regular statement.

5. Yes/No Questions Simple present tense Statement: He lives in Cuba. Yes/No Question: Does he live in Cuba? Negative form: Does he not live in Cuba? Possible answers: -Yes, he does. -No, he does not.

6. Yes/No Questions Simple past tense Statement: You played golf last summer. Yes/No Question: Did you play golf last summer? Negative form: Did you not play golf last summer? Possible answers: -Yes, I did. -No, I did not.

7. Yes/No Questions Future tense Statement: They will visit the CN tower next year. Yes/No Question: Will they visit the CN tower next year? Negative form: Will they not visit the CN tower next year? Possible answers: -Yes, they will. -No, they will not.

8. Yes/No Questions Present progressive tense Statement: He is sleeping at the moment. Yes/No Question: Is he sleeping at the moment? Negative form: Is he not sleeping at the moment? Possible answers: -Yes, he is. -No, he is not.

9. Yes/No Questions Past progressive tense Statement: He was eating when he entered the room. Yes/No Question: Was he eating when he entered the room? Negative form: Was he not eating when he entered the room? Possible answers: -Yes, he was. -No, he was not.

10. Yes/No Questions Present perfect tense Statement: Paulo has made this sandwich. Yes/No Question: Has Paulo made this sandwich? Negative form: Has Paulo not made this sandwich? Possible answers: -Yes, Paulo has. -No, Paulo has not.

11. Yes/No Questions Past perfect tense Statement: You had finished it. Yes/No Question: Had you finished it? Negative form: Had you not finished it? Possible answers: -Yes, you had. -No, you had not.

12. Yes/No Questions Present perfect continuous tense Statement: Gilles has been laughing at us. Yes/No Question: Has Gilles been laughing at us? Negative form: Has Gilles not been laughing at us? Possible answers: -Yes, Gilles has been. -No, Gilles has not been.

13. Yes/No Questions Past perfect continuous tense Statement: Michou had been cooking for an hour when I got home. Yes/No Question: Had Michou been cooking for an hour when I got home? Negative form: Had Michou not been cooking for an hour when I got home? Possible answers: -Yes, Michou had been. -No, Michou had not been.

14. Yes/No Questions Conclusion Yes/No Question: Aux+subj+verb+rest Answer: Yes/No, subj+aux Negative Yes/No question: Aux+subj+neg+verb+rest Answer: Yes/No, subj+aux+neg

15. Yes/No Questions Bibliography LEECH, Geoffrey.(1996). An A-Z English Grammar & Usage, Longman. CELCE-MURCIA,Marianne.(1999). The Grammar Book, Second Edition, USA, Heinle & Heinle.