Hi EnglishQuizA112 questions · Beginner · Questions, Negatives and Responses
Multiple-choice practice on wh- questions: choosing the right question word, inverting be, and using do and does with ordinary verbs. Every question is followed by the answer and an explanation.
____ do you usually have lunch? — At about twelve.
Why: The answer gives a time, so the question asks when. Where would be answered with a place, and Who with a person; How many cannot stand on its own, because it needs a plural noun after it.
____ is your bag? — The black one.
Why: Which is the word for choosing between things that are already in view. Who asks about people, why asks for a reason, and how asks in what manner.
What ____ your parents do at the weekend?
Why: "Your parents" is plural, so the auxiliary is do. Notice that do appears twice for a reason: the first one is the auxiliary that builds the question, the second is the ordinary verb meaning to do something.
What, where, when, who, why and how: the word order with be, with do and does, and why the question word always comes first.
How to make past simple negatives with didn't, questions with Did and question words, short answers like Yes, I did, and when to use was/were instead.
How am/is/are + V-ing with a future time talks about fixed plans, how to ask about plans, and how it differs from be going to.
Who told you? or Who did you tell? Learn when a question with who, what or which drops do, does and did, with examples, common mistakes and a quick check.
Am, is and are with every subject, what follows be, the short forms, isn't and aren't, yes/no and Wh- questions, and the short answers that go with them.
