|
|
Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| | [[File:tumblr_n4ftu3n7qe1twkrf5o1_1280.gif|thumb|none]] |
| = An Easy Way To Form (Almost) Any Question In English = | | = An Easy Way To Form (Almost) Any Question In English = |
|
| |
|
Revision as of 08:42, 22 February 2018
An Easy Way To Form (Almost) Any Question In English
Forming Questions In English Can Be Confusing.
Don’t worry – I’m going to teach you a simple formula that works for asking questions in almost ALL the verb tenses!
This formula is called QUASM:
QU estion word
A uxiliary verb
S ubject
M ain verb
Look how QUASM works for forming questions in the following verb tenses:
Simple Present Questions:
QUESTION WORD
|
AUXILIARY VERB-
|
SUBJECT
|
MAIN VERB
|
|
Where
|
do
|
you
|
work?
|
|
What
|
does
|
Martha
|
think
|
about the project?
|
How
|
do
|
you
|
like
|
your new apartment?
|
How many kids
|
does
|
john
|
have?
|
|
Simple Past Questions:
QUESTION WORD
|
AUXILIARY VERB
|
SUBJECT
|
MAIN VERB
|
|
How
|
did
|
they
|
learn
|
English so fast?
|
When
|
did
|
you
|
get home
|
from work yesterday?
|
What
|
did
|
the manager
|
think
|
about your idea?
|
Where
|
did
|
you
|
buy
|
that T-shirt?
|
Present Continuous Questions:
QUESTION WORD
|
AUXILIARY VERB
|
SUBJECT
|
MAIN VERB
|
|
What
|
are
|
you
|
doing
|
at the moment?
|
Why
|
is
|
he
|
ignoring
|
me?
|
What time
|
are
|
we
|
meeting up
|
for dinner?
|
Who
|
is
|
she
|
dating
|
now?
|
Past Continuous Questions:
QUESTION WORD
|
AUXILIARY VERB
|
SUBJECT
|
MAIN VERB
|
|
Who
|
were
|
you
|
talking
|
to on the phone?
|
What
|
was
|
Jim
|
doing
|
when you called?
|
Why
|
were
|
the children
|
eating
|
candy before dinner?
|
How
|
was
|
he
|
feeling
|
after the surgery?
|
Present Perfect Questions:
QUESTION WORD
|
AUXILIARY VERB
|
SUBJECT
|
MAIN VERB
|
|
How much money
|
have
|
you
|
spent
|
on clothes this month?
|
How long
|
has
|
your teacher
|
worked
|
at this school?
|
What
|
have
|
they
|
been doing
|
all day?
|
How long
|
has
|
the client
|
been waiting
|
for their order?
|
Future Questions:
QUESTION WORD
|
AUXILIARY VERB
|
SUBJECT
|
MAIN VERB
|
|
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?
|
Modal Questions:
QUESTION WORD
|
AUXILIARY VERB
|
SUBJECT
|
MAIN VERB
|
|
What
|
would
|
you
|
do
|
if you had a million dollars?
|
How
|
could
|
we
|
improve
|
our English?
|
Where
|
should
|
I
|
go
|
on my next vacation?
|
Exceptions:
Yes/No questions do not use a question word…
…but they still follow ASM (Auxiliary verb – Subject – Main verb)
- Do you like bananas?
- Did you enjoy the movie?
- Are you studying English?
- Were you sleeping when I called you last night?
- Have you finished your homework?
- Will you call me when you get home?
- Are you going to accept the job offer?
- Should we take the early morning flight?
Questions where the main verb is “be” also don’t follow the pattern:
- Are you thirsty?
- Is she a teacher?
- Were your parents angry when you failed the test?
- Was her ex-boyfriend a basketball player?
Reported questions, indirect questions, and subject questions also do not follow QUASM