Yes no and WH questions in Simple Present

ESL lesons

1. Questions in the Questions in the
Present Simple.Present Simple.

2. We use 2 ways to
ask questions in
Present Simple:

3. We use:
Yes/ No
questions
and...

4. Wh
questions .

5. Yes/ No questions:
we use the helping verbs Do or
Does to ask yes/ no questions.
We put them before the
subject.
Do/ Does+ subject+ base verb?
Remember! Do not add -s or -es to the verb.

6. Do+I/you/we/they+base verb?
Ex: Do you love me?
Do they practice tennis everyday?
Does+he/she/it+base verb?
Ex: Does it cost a lot of money?
Does he study everyday?
! We do not use do or does with the verb be.
Ex: Am I late?

7. Wh questions:
We use these words to ask
wh questions:
-Which
-Who -When
-What -Why
-Where -How

8. Wh non-subject questions:
We usually put the
Wh question before
the helping verbs.
Wh+do/does+subject+base verb?

9. Wh+do/does+base verb?
Ex: The sun rises in the east.
Where does the sun rise?
Ex: I drink tea without sugar.
How do you drink tea?

Remember! Do not add -s or -es to the verb

10. Wh subject questions:
To ask subject
questions
we use the Wh
question words:
what and who
instead of the subject.

11. After the Wh
question words,
who or what, the
verb will be in it’s
singular form.

12. For example:
What looks dangerous?
Bungee-jumping looks dangerous.
Who is at school?
The pupils are at school.

13. Don’t forget!!!
We can also ask questions in
the Present Simple to get
general information about
something.
Ex:
How much does a ticket to
Disneyland cost?

14. Keep
on
Workin
g!