Asking Questions
PART I:
Questions with yes or no for answers.
The simplest
questions have a yes or no for an
answer.
Use a helping verb
“to be”, verb “to do”, or verb “to have” to ask yes / no questions. Yes /
no questions do not use the question words (who, what, where, when, why,
how).
The questions begin
with the helping verb:
present tense:
Am I correct?
Are you tired?
Is he a teacher?
Do you know the answer?
Does she like school?
Do you like
papaya salad?
Does he study every day?
past tense:
Was I correct?
Were you tired this morning?
Was he a teacher last year?
Did you know the answer?
Did she like school?
Did you like the papaya salad?
Did he study every day?
future tense:
Will you come to
school tomorrow?
Will he be here?
Will it rain
today?
Will the test be difficult?
Exercise: Try to ask the following questions in
English:
Kun ja ma riang rian dan yen mai kap.
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kun chorp kow
nieow mai kap
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mii fon dtok
dtonee mai kap
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Peuan kong kun
chorp muang thai mai kap
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Pom poot siang
dang mai kap
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Peuan kong kun
ma jak bpratet angrit mai kap
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Kun mi rot mai
kap
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PART II: TAG questions.
Making tag questions is a lot like Thai
language, isn’t it?
Here are some of the common tags:
Present tense tags:
aren’t I?
aren't you?
isn’t he/she?
Isn’t it?
don’t you?
don’t we/they?
doesn’t he?
Past tense tags:
wasn’t I?
weren’t you?
weren’t we/they?
wasn’t he/she/it?
didn’t I?
didn’t you / we / they?
didn’t he / she / it?
Future tense tags?
Will I not = won’t I?
Will you not = won’t you?
Will we / they not = won’t they?
Will she / he not = won’t she / he?
Will it not = won’t
it?
It’s hot today, isn’t it?
It is hot…. is it not hot? = isn’t it?
The food is delicious, isn’t it?
The
food is delicious…. is it not delicious? = isn’t it?
The people are friendly, aren’t they?
people
are friendly…. are they not (friendly)? ….. are not they? …. aren’t they?
You eat spicy food, don’t you?
You do eat spicy food…
do you not (eat spicy food)?....
You are tired, aren’t you?
You are tired, are you not? = You are tired, are you not (tired)= aren’t
you?
English is difficult, isn’t it?
English is difficult, is it not (difficult)? = isn’t it?
TAG QUESTION EXERCISE:
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE BEST TAG
It is going to rain today, _______?
right
isn’t
it
aren’t
they
He is your teacher, ________ ?
doesn’t
he
isn’t
he
aren’t
he
They are good people, ______ ?
don’t
they
don’t
we’
aren’t
they
This is English class, ______ ?
aren’t
this
isn’t
this
isn’t
it
This lesson is easy, _________ ?
They know that we are here, ______ ?
This is the correct address, _______ ?
You will be here
tomorrow, ______ ?
They will come
with us, _____ ?
Our final test
will be next month, ______ ?
Part III: Using The Question Words
The QUESTION WORDS: The five W’s and How.
คำคำถามห้า W’s และ
How:
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?
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ใคร?
คืออะไร?
เมื่อไหร่?
ที่ไหน?
ทำไม?
อย่างไร? วิธี?
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Review: We can use
the verb ‘do’ to help ask questions:
:
Who do…?
Who do you
like?
Who does
she like?
Who do you
want to drive the car?
Who does
the laundry?
What do…?
What do
you want?
What does
she do for work?
What does
the dog (it) eat?
What does
he like to do?
What do
they want?
Where do….?
Where do
you want to go?
Where did you eat lunch?
Where do they live?
Where does the dog (it) sleep?
Where does
he live?
When do…?
When do
you wake up in the morning?
When do you eat breakfast?
When does she get her new job?
When did
they arrive?
Why do…?
Why do you
meditate?
Why doesn’t he meditate?
Why does he drive so fast?
Why does
she work so hard?
Why do
they need so much money?
How do….?
How do you
meditate?
How do you
go to Udon Thani?
How does she clean the rooms?
How do you
make ice cream?
How do you
fix a computer?
Using the VERB TO BE to help ASK QUESTIONS:
the ‘verb
to be’ is a group of verbs: am, is, are, was, were, and will be.
First,
let’s look at present and past tense questions, because they are easier:
Question
word WHO, present tense, verb to be
Who am I?
Who are
you?
Who are
they?
Who
___ we?
Who ___
she?
Who is not
going?
Question
word WHAT:
What am I?
What ___
you?
What are
we?
What ___
they?
What is
she?
What ___
he?
What ___
it?
Question
word WHEN:
When are
you going to Bangkok?
When is
the birthday party?
When are
they coming? (They are…(present tense)
When was
the parade? (It was…. (past tense) )
When
weren’t lay students at MCU?
Question
word WHERE:
Where is
the toilet?
Where are
the books?
Where are
your friends? (They are…)
Where were
your friends this morning? (They were…
past tense)
Where is he?
Where was
the football game?
Question
word WHY:
Why were
you late today?
Why is air
travel expensive? (It is….)
Why am I
so hungry? (I am…)
Why is
football so popular
Why aren’t
you going too?
Why isn’t
it raining today?
Question
word HOW:
How are
you?
How is
your friend?
How are your friends?
How was your breakfast?
How am I
doing teaching English?
How are
you doing learning English?
How were
the years before television?
Exercise
Using The Five W- Words And How.
How ____ you feel
today?
What _____ a frog
eat?
What ____ you
think?
What ____ his
name?
When ____ the
meeting?
Where _____ you
this morning? I didn’t see you?
Why ____ they not
here yet?
When ____ they
come?
I didn’t see them
or hear them.
