Unit 7: Question Forms
A: Write yes / no or why -questions. Be careful of your choice of TENSE!
- where / you / live? Where do you live?
- you / pass / your exam / last semester? Did you pass your exam last semester?
- what / your parents / do / at the moment?What are your parents doing at the moment?
- where / we / go / tonight?Where will you go tonight?
- you / ever / visit / the Louvre in Paris?Have you ever seen the Louvre in Paris?
- who / you / talk to / at the party last week?Who talked to you at the party last week?
- how far / be / the city centre / from here?How far is the city centre from here ?
- Mary / drive / to the wedding / tomorrow?Will Mary drive to the wedding tomorrow?
- whose / dog / be / it?Whose dog is it?
- why / she / not / come yesterday?Why didn’t she come yesterday?
- you / think / it / rain / this evening?Do you think, will it will rain this evening?
B: Write the questions for these answers. - I’m 28 years old. How old are you?
- I live in Paris.Where do you live?
- I am a secretary .What’s your proffesion?
- Yes, I have a son and a daughter.Do you have a son and a daughter?
- No, I’ve never been to Morocco.Have you ever been to Morocco?
- I’m going to the Seychelles this summer.Are you going to go to the Seychelles this summer?
- It’s 10 a.m..What time is it now?
- He’s been working here for 5 years.How many years has she been working there?
- She was born in France. Where was she born?
- I am 1.63 metres tall.How tall are you?
- The baby weighs 8 kilos. How kilos does baby weight?
C: Put a question tag on the end of these sentences. - You won’t be late, will you?
- He’s tired, ………isn’t he……………….?
- You’ve got a television, ………haven’t you……………….?
- Jack’s on holiday, ………isn’t he……………….?
- You don’t know Fred, ………do you……………….?
6 You weren’t listening, ………were you……………….? - Don’t break that plate, …………will you…………….?
- He wouldn’t do that, ………would he……………….?
- She can’t swim, ………can she……………….?
- He’d never met her before, ………had he……………….?
- I’m too noisy, ……………am not i………….?
D: Yesterday you had a job interview. Tell a friend what the interviewer asked you. - Where are you from? He asked me where I was from.
- How old are you?He asked me how old i was.
- Can you drive? He asked me if I could drive.
- What languages can you speak?He asked me whar languages i could speak.
- What are your hobbies?He asked me what my hobbies were
- Why do you want this job?He asked me why i wanted that job.
- Have you done secretarial work before?He asked me if i had done secretarial work before.
- Which university did you study at?He asked me which university i had studyed at.
- How long have you been working in your present job?He asked me how long i had been working in my present job.
- Have you ever worked abroad?He asked me if had I ever worked abroad.
- Do you enjoy travelling? He asked me I enjoyed travelling. / word order
- When can you start?He asked me when i could start.