006 - An Easy Way to Form Questions in English
an easy way to form almost any question in English from espresso English dotnet forming questions in English can be confusing but today I'm going to teach you a simple formula that works for asking questions in almost all the verb tenses this formula is called quasi m-- question word auxilary verb subject main
verb let's see how it works in the present simple where do you work the question word is where the auxiliary verb is due the subject is you and the main verb is work here are three more examples what does Martha think about the project how do you like your new apartment how many kids does Bob have the formula also
works in the past simple where the auxiliary verb is did for example how did they learn English so fast when did you get home what did the manager think about your idea where did he buy that shirt to form questions in the present continuous the auxiliary verb is is or R and the main verb is in the ing form for
example what are you doing right now why is he ignoring me what time are we meeting up for dinner who is she dating these days in the past continuous the auxiliary verb is was or were and the main verb also has the ing form for example who were you talking to yesterday what was Jim doing when you called why were the children eating
candy before dinner how was he feeling after the surgery let's look at the present perfect in the present perfect the auxilary verb is have or has and the main verb is the past participle form for example how much have you spent on clothes this month how long has Mary worked at this school this also works for the present perfect
continuous as in the questions what have they been doing all day why has the client been complaining to form questions in the future we can use will or going to but the formula still applies for example who will you invite to the party what will your parents think about your plan when are you going to clean your
room why is she going to quit her job and finally we can use the kwasind formula for making questions with modal verbs for example what would you do if you had a million dollars how could we improve our English where should I go on my next vacation why can't I open this file here are a few exceptions to the
formula yes-or-no questions do not use a question word but they still follow ASM auxiliary verb subject main verb let's look at some examples do you like bananas did he enjoy the movie are they studying English were you sleeping when I called you last night has Jane finished her homework will you call me when you get home is he
going to accept the job offer should we take the earliest flight questions were the main verb is be also don't follow quaza m-but remember when forming these questions that to be always comes before the subject for example are you thirsty is she a teacher were your parents angry when you failed the test was her
ex-boyfriend a basketball player a few more exceptions are reported questions indirect questions and subject questions these also do not follow the kwasind formula but I'll teach you those in a future lesson if you want to improve your English and master all the verb tenses as well as more complex sentence
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