16. Questions in Different Tenses (Revision).
There are four types of questions:
general
special
alternative
tag-questions
1. General questions.
They begin with an auxiliary verb (Yes / No questions)
|
Tense |
Question |
|
Present Simple |
Doyou live in Moscow /Doeshe live in Moscow? we she I it they Areyou (a) student(s) /Ishe a student? we she they it |
|
Present Continuous |
Areyou working now? /Ishe working now? we she they it AmI working now? |
|
Present Perfect
|
Haveyou been to London? /Hashe been to London? we she they it I |
|
Present Perfect Continuous |
Have we been waiting here long / Has he been waiting here long? you she I they it |
|
Past Simple |
DidI see Tom yesterday?Were you at home yesterday? We we you they they Was he he she she it it |
|
Past Continuous |
Wereyou watching TV at 7 o’clock yesterday? we they Washe watching TV at 7 o’clock yesterday? she it I |
|
Past Perfect
|
Hadyou done the work by the time the boss came? we I they he she it |
|
Future Simple |
WillI stay at home tomorrow? we you they he she it |
|
Future Continuous |
Will I be working all day tomorrow? we you they he she it |
|
Modal Verbs |
Canyou help me? Musthe send you the documents? |
2. Special questions.
They begin with a question-word (why, who, what, where, when, how, whose, which) or word-combinations:how + adjective / adverb; what + noun
|
Tense |
Questions |
|
Present Simple |
W does he W is he |
|
Present Continuous |
W is he |
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Present Perfect |
H has he
|
|
Present Perfect Continuous |
H has she |
|
Past Simple |
Whodid he see at the meeting yesterday? they etc.
|
|
Past Continuous |
W was he, she, it, I |
|
Past Perfect |
Wherehad she lived before he (she, they) moved to Paris? they etc. |
|
Future Simple |
What will he do in summer? they etc.
|
|
Future Continuous |
Where will they be staying while in Moscow? he etc.
|
|
Modal Verbs |
Where can I leave my bags? When should they contact you? |
hydo you like abstract art?
hyare they busy?
hatare you doing now?
ow
manyletters have you sent yet?
ow
longhave they been studying English?
you
hatwere you, they, doing when we arrived?
he
you
you
Note!If a question has a preposition it is usually put at the end of the sentence.
E.g.: She was talkingtoan old friend.
Who was she talking to?
He is looking athis girl-friend.
Who is he looking at?
This present is forKate.
Who is this present for?
They talked aboutpolitics.
What did they talk about?
She was withher mother.
Who was she with?