Simple Present: Asking Questions

Simple present: Asking questions - 1

If you want to turn regular sentences into question sentences you simply add the verb ‘to do’.
After the verb ‘to do’ you always use the simple present.

Positive sentence: Question sentence:
I read a book. Do I read a book?
You listen to music. Do you listen to music?
He watches TV at night. Does he watch TV all night?
She calls her mum. Does she call her mum?
It barks all night. Does it bark all night?
We talk all the time. Do we walk all the time?
You walk in the park. Do you walk in the park?
They sleep in separate beds. Do they sleep in separate beds?

Simple present: Asking questions - 2

If you want to make question sentences with the verb ‘to be’, simply switch the subject and
the verb.

I am a student. Am I a student?
You are a student. Are you a student?
He is a teacher. Is he a teacher?
She is a journalist. Is she a journalist?
It is a book. Is it a book?
We are mechanics. Are we mechanics?
You are pilots. Are you pilots?
They are musicians. Are they musicians?

Simple present: Asking questions - 3

A question sentence can also start with an auxiliary verb.
Some of the most used auxiliary verbs are:
Shall, Will, Should, Would, Could, Can, May

Positive sentence: Question sentence:
I may read a book. May I read a book?
You will go to the park. Will you go to the park?
He should watch his back. Should he watch his back?
She could call her mother. Could she call her mother?
It can fetch a stick. Can it fetch a stick?
We shall talk after class. Shall we talk after class?
You should walk home. Should you walk home?
They may sleep in the guestroom. May they sleep in the guestroom?

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