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Questions – word order and question words

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Word order in present simple questions

The order of words in an English question in present simple is QWASI: (Question Word) + Auxiliary + Subject + Infinitive.

What do you do?Where do they live?

In Yes-No questions (questions that we answer saying yes or no) there is NO Question Word.

Do you speak English?Does she live here?

The auxiliary verb in present simple is be or do/does. Below, you can see a grammar chart on the order of words in present simple questions with be or do/does.

Grammar chart for A1 elementary English learners showing the word order of Present Simple questions with 'be' and 'do', including question words, auxiliary verbs, subjects, and main verbs.

Download full-size image from PinterestQuestions with am/is/are

When the verb in the sentence is be, we use am/is/are as the auxiliary verb before the subject. Then the word order is QWAS: (Question Word) + Auxiliary (am/is/are) + Subject

Questions with do/does

When we have a verb that is not be, we use do/does as the auxiliary verb.We use does with he/she/it and do with I/you/we/they. Remember that the main verb after the subject is in the infinitive form (NOT -s or -es).

What does she do? blankWhat does she does? blankWhere does he work? blankWhere does he works? blankQuestion words – Grammar chart

Educational chart for A1 elementary English learners displaying different question words such as 'who', 'where', 'when', 'why', 'what', 'how', including example dialogues for each.

Download full-size image from PinterestWhat + noun

We often use the question word what + noun as a question word: what time, what colour, what size, etc.

What colour is your jacket?What size do you want?What car does he have?How + adjective/adverb

We can also use how + adjective/adverb as a question word in phrases like how often, how old, how tall, etc.

How fast is your car?How big is her house?How often do you play sports?