Mastering English Questions and Reported Speech
Questions
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In questions, we usually put the subject after the first verb:
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Will Tom be here tomorrow? Tom will be here tomorrow.
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Have you been working hard? I have been working hard.
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When was the house built? The hous
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Tom will will Tom?
You have have you?
The house was
was the house
Subject + verb verb + subject
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In present simple questions, we use
do/ does
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Do you live near here? I live near here.
- What time does the film begin? The film begins at 9:00 pm.
you live do you live?
The film begins does the film begin
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In past simple questions, we use
did
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Did you sell your car? I sold my car.
- Why did the train stop? The train stopped due to traffic.
you sold did you sell?
The train stopped did the train stop
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Isn’t it …… ? / Didn’t you .. ? etc. (negative questions)
We use negative questions especially to show surprise:
- Didn’t you hear the doorbell? I rang it three times.
Or, when we expect the listener to agree with us:
- Haven’t we met somewhere before? Yes, I think we have.
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Be careful with do/does/did questions. We say:
- What time does the film begin?
Another way
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Do you know
what time
the film begins
?
- What do you mean?
Another way
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Please explain
what
you mean
?
- Why did she leave early?
Another way
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I wonder
why
she left
early.
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In reported speech, the verb usually changes to the past (were, closed, .. etc.):
- The police officer said to us, “Where
are you going
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reported
: The police officer asked us where
we were going
.
- Clare said, “What time
do the banks close
?”
reported
: Clare wanted to know what time
the banks closed
.
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Learn how to form and structure questions in English using different tenses. Explore the usage of negative questions and reported speech with practical examples. Enhance your understanding of subject-verb order and the use of auxiliary verbs like do/does/did in forming questions. Improve your English grammar skills effortlessly.
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Questions Questions In questions, we usually put the subject after the first verb: Subject + verb verb + subject - Will Tom be here tomorrow? Tom will be here tomorrow. Tom will will Tom? - Have you been working hard? I have been working hard. You have have you? - When was the house built? The house was built in 1980. The house was was the house
Questions Questions In present simple questions, we use do/ does: - Do you live near here? I live near here. you live do you live? The film begins does the film begin - What time does the film begin? The film begins at 9:00 pm.
Questions Questions In past simple questions, we use did: - Did you sell your car? I sold my car. you sold did you sell? The train stopped did the train stop - Why did the train stop? The train stopped due to traffic.
Questions Questions Isn t it ? / Didn t you .. ? etc. (negative questions) We use negative questions especially to show surprise: - Didn t you hear the doorbell? I rang it three times. Or, when we expect the listener to agree with us: - Haven t we met somewhere before? Yes, I think we have.
Questions Questions Be careful with do/does/did questions. We say: - What time does the film begin? Another way: Do you know what time the film begins? - What do you mean? Another way: Please explain what you mean? - Why did she leave early? Another way: I wonder why she left early.
Questions Questions In reported speech, the verb usually changes to the past (were, closed, .. etc.): - The police officer said to us, Where are you going? reported : The police officer asked us where we were going. - Clare said, What time do the banks close? reported : Clare wanted to know what time the banks closed.
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