Present simple
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Present simple and present continuous questions - exercise 6

Make present simple and present continuous questions.

Where do you work?
I work in Leeds.

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What time work every day? I start work at 7 every day.

at weekends? No, Ben doesn't work at weekends.

What , Peter? Well, I am not doing anything.

to school? No, she does not go to school.

And what now? She is doing some shopping, I think.

Where the shopping? She does the shopping at a shopping centre.

Who her with shopping bags? Our son helps her as usual.

together today? No, they aren't shopping together today.

Why dinner so late every day? They only have dinner so late on weekdays.

at a hotel? No, we aren't. We are staying at the Beacon Campsite.

the party? Of course I'm enjoying it.

Which colour ? We prefer the green colour.

How long you to get home? It takes me about half an hour.

What about? I'm thinking about my summer holiday.

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Present simple and present continuous positive, negative and question forms (exercises, PDF worksheets and grammar rules) for beginners and elementary learners of English as a second language.

Present simple and present continuous questions

Present simple questions are made with the auxiliary verb do or does.
Do you know? Does he know?

In negative questions we add not in the following way.
Do you not know? (Don't you know?) Does he not know? (Doesn't he know?)

The auxiliary verb do is not used to make questions with modal verbs and the verb to be.
Are you hungry? Is she at work?
Can you do it for me? May I ask you a question?

How to make wh-questions:

If the wh- pronoun introducing the question (who, which) is the subject of the question, we do not use the auxiliary verb do. Compare the following sentences.
Who helps you? ('who' is the subject)
Which car belongs to you? ('which car' is the subject)
But:
Who do you help? ('who' is the object)
Which car do you like? ('which car' is the object)

Present continuous questions are made by changing the word order of the sentence.
Are you sleeping? Is he doing his homework?

In negative questions we add not in the following way.
Are you not sleeping? (Aren't you sleeping?) Is he not doing his homework? (Isn't he doing his homework?)

The negative questions normally express surprise or annoyance.
Don't you listen to me?
Doesn't he work?
Aren't you going to work?
Isn't she wearing a jacket?

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