U3: PRESENT SIMPLE QUESTIONS
1.1 Formation
aux. verb singular subject BASE FORM
do I work
do you work
DOES he / she / it work
plural subject
do we work
do you work
do they work
question word aux. verb singular subject BASE FORM
Where do I live
When do you get up
Why DOES he / she / it study
plural subject
How do we run
Who do you love
How much do they earn
(Question word) + DO / DOES + subject + BASE FORM (= infinitive without ‘to’)
1.2 Exercises
Choose the correct form of the verb.
1. When do / does I go to work?
2. Do / does you speak English?
3. Do / does she have breakfast?
4. Do / does we feed our pets?
5. Where do / does they meet their friends?
Answer these questions with a short answer.
1. Do you speak English? Yes, ___________________________
2. Do you speak Chinese? No, ___________________________
3. Does your mother still go school? No, ___________________________
4. Do your parents love you? Yes, ___________________________
Fill in the correct question word. First read the answer and then decide what question
word you need.
U3: Present simple questions 1A 1
1. ___________ sits next to Frank? Clara.
2. ___________ does the boy come from? He's from Newcastle.
3. ___________ old are her children? They are seven and ten.
4. ___________ is Peter's birthday? In April, I think.
5. ___________ much is the shirt? It's twenty pounds.
6. ___________ is best at playing tennis? It's Bob.
7. ___________ does the restaurant open? It opens at six o' clock.
8. ___________ do you go to bed so early? Because I am tired.
Form questions in the Present Simple tense with these words.
1. you / to speak / English
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2. when / he / to go / home
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3. they / to clean / the bathroom
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4. where / she / to ride / her bike
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5. Billy / to work / in the supermarket
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6. your teacher / to stay / at school / in the evening
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7. how / your mother / to go / to work
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8. they / to write / emails every day?
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9. we / to have / enough time ?
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Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. __________________________________ (I - to wake up) at five in the morning?
U3: Present simple questions 1A 2
2. __________________________________ (you - to go) to work by train?
3. __________________________________ (she - to drink) coffee every morning?
4. __________________________________ (he - to smoke)?
5. __________________________________ (it - to hurt)?
6. __________________________________ (we - to dance)?
7. __________________________________ (they - to travel)?
8. __________________________________ (Emma - to cook) well?
9. __________________________________ (Alex - to exercise) regularly?
10. __________________________________ (you - to watch) films?
Form questions for the underlined answers in the present simple tense.
1. I finish school at 3:30 pm.
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2. Adam gets up at 5 am.
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3. Yes, the dog barks very loudly.
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4. Julie and Jill go to school by bus.
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5. Julie and Jill go to school by bus.
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6. We eat lunch at school.
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7. The pupils learn Chinese on Fridays.
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8. He draws beautiful pictures.
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9. No, she dances on Fridays.
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U3: Present simple questions 1A 3