Now, concentrate on “DO” interrogative.
How do we use this verb to make the questions?
Because “do” is only an auxiliary,
we need the verb that will create the question, for example
“live.” We call this “the
main verb”.
“Main verbs” can be: “like,”
“play,” “live,”
“speak,” “go,”
“want,” “work,”
etc. “Main verbs” do not have to
change, this is because the auxiliary “do”
does that.
Then, we need to construct a question. How do
we construct it?
First, you use the auxiliary: “Do”
Do ...
Do ...
Does ...
Does ...
Does ...
Do ...
Do ...
Do ...
Then you put the subject (you, John,
the rose, etc.) (Note: “He,”
“She” and “It”
are accompanied by “does,” not
“do.”)
Do I ...
Do you ...
Does he ...
Does she ...
Does it ...
Do we ...
Do you ...
Do they ...
Then you put the “main verb”
(live, go, come,
etc.) in its infinitive form (the basic form). And you complete
the sentence:
Do I go ...
Do you go ...
Does he go ...
Does she go ...
Does it go ...
Do we go ...
Do you go ...
Do they go ...
For example, to ask if this person lives in a big city, this is the question:
“Do you live in a big city?”
(“Live” is the main verb of the
sentence and “do” is the verb that
helps make the question.
Now, in English verbs change in the third person singular
(“he,” “she,”
“it”) and use “DOES”
to ask about a third person or thing (“Does
he ...?” “Does she ...?”
“Does it ...?”). For example, to
ask if the sister of a person lives in the big city, ask:
"Does your sister live in a big city?"
To ask if the sister of the person works or studies, ask:
"Does your sister work or study?"
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Present Simple Questions Practice
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