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<div class="pg_page_title">An Easy Way To Form (Almost) Any Question In English</div> | |||
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=== '''Forming Questions In English Can Be Confusing.''' === | === '''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! | 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: | This formula is called QUASM: | ||
*'''QU'''estion word | |||
*'''QU''' | |||
*'''A''' uxiliary verb | *'''A''' uxiliary verb | ||
*'''S''' ubject | *'''S''' ubject | ||
*'''M''' ain verb | *'''M''' ain verb | ||
Look how QUASM works for forming questions in the following verb tenses: | Look how QUASM works for forming questions in the following verb tenses: | ||
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=== '''Simple Present Questions:''' === | === '''Simple Present Questions:''' === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''QUESTION WORD''' | |||
!'''AUXILIARY VERB-''' | |||
!'''SUBJECT''' | |||
!'''MAIN VERB''' | |||
! | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Where | |Where | ||
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=== '''Simple Past Questions:''' === | === '''Simple Past Questions:''' === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''QUESTION WORD''' | |||
!'''AUXILIARY VERB-''' | |||
!'''SUBJECT''' | |||
!'''MAIN VERB''' | |||
! | |||
|- | |- | ||
|How | |How | ||
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=== '''Present Continuous Questions:''' === | === '''Present Continuous Questions:''' === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''QUESTION WORD''' | |||
!'''AUXILIARY VERB-''' | |||
!'''SUBJECT''' | |||
!'''MAIN VERB''' | |||
! | |||
|- | |- | ||
|What | |What | ||
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=== '''Past Continuous Questions:''' === | === '''Past Continuous Questions:''' === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''QUESTION WORD''' | |||
!'''AUXILIARY VERB-''' | |||
!'''SUBJECT''' | |||
!'''MAIN VERB''' | |||
! | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Who | |Who | ||
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=== '''Present Perfect Questions:''' === | === '''Present Perfect Questions:''' === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''QUESTION WORD''' | |||
!'''AUXILIARY VERB-''' | |||
!'''SUBJECT''' | |||
!'''MAIN VERB''' | |||
! | |||
|- | |- | ||
|How much money | |How much money | ||
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=== '''Future Questions:''' === | === '''Future Questions:''' === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''QUESTION WORD''' | |||
!'''AUXILIARY VERB-''' | |||
!'''SUBJECT''' | |||
!'''MAIN VERB''' | |||
! | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Who | |Who | ||
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=== '''Modal Questions:''' === | === '''Modal Questions:''' === | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
!'''QUESTION WORD''' | |||
!'''AUXILIARY VERB-''' | |||
!'''SUBJECT''' | |||
!'''MAIN VERB''' | |||
! | |||
|- | |- | ||
|What | |What | ||
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=== '''Exceptions:''' === | === '''Exceptions:''' === | ||
Yes/No questions do not use a question word… | Yes/No questions do not use a question word… | ||
…but they still follow '''ASM (Auxiliary verb – Subject – Main verb)''' | …but they still follow '''ASM (Auxiliary verb – Subject – Main verb)''' | ||
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* Are you going to accept the job offer? | * Are you going to accept the job offer? | ||
* Should we take the early morning flight? | * Should we take the early morning flight? | ||
Questions where the main verb is “be” also don’t follow the pattern: | Questions where the main verb is “be” also don’t follow the pattern: | ||
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'''Reported questions, indirect questions,''' and '''subject questions''' also do not follow QUASM | '''Reported questions, indirect questions,''' and '''subject questions''' also do not follow QUASM | ||
==Other Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/CONJUNCTIONS-→-Correlative-Conjunctions|CONJUNCTIONS → Correlative Conjunctions]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/INDEFINITE-PRONOUNS|INDEFINITE PRONOUNS]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/CONJUNCTIONS-→-Addition|CONJUNCTIONS → Addition]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-Do-Silent-Letters-Work?|How Do Silent Letters Work?]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-to-Use-Have|How to Use Have]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Collocations-with-go|Collocations with go]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Grammar-Gaffes-(mistakes,-errors)|Grammar Gaffes (mistakes, errors)]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Since-and-For|Since and For]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/On:-place|On: place]] | |||
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Was-and-Were|Was and Were]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:05, 26 March 2023
An Easy Way To Form (Almost) Any Question In English
Forming Questions In English Can Be Confusing.[edit | edit source]
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:
- QUestion word
- A uxiliary verb
- S ubject
- M ain verb
Look how QUASM works for forming questions in the following verb tenses:
Simple Present Questions:[edit | edit source]
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:[edit | edit source]
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:[edit | edit source]
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:[edit | edit source]
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:[edit | edit source]
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:[edit | edit source]
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:[edit | edit source]
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:[edit | edit source]
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
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- CONJUNCTIONS → Correlative Conjunctions
- INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
- CONJUNCTIONS → Addition
- How Do Silent Letters Work?
- How to Use Have
- Collocations with go
- Grammar Gaffes (mistakes, errors)
- Since and For
- On: place
- Was and Were