Present simple questions

Exercise 3

Read the dialogue and make present simple questions.

A: My brother Mark goes to school.
B: Does he like it? (he - like - it)

A: My brother Mark goes to primary school in Brighton.

B: early? (he - get up)

A: Very early. His friends Jim and Kevin travel with him.

B: by bus? (they - travel)

A: Usually. Jim's father sometimes takes them by car. He is a teacher.

B: at the same school? (he - teach)

A: Yes, he does. He teaches English and history.

B: English? (your brother - like)

A: Yes, he does. English is his favourite subject. He loves it.

B: him with his homework? (you - help)

A: Never. My brother is the best student in his class.

B: the same lessons? (Jim and Kevin - attend)

A: No, they don't. They are two years older than him. But they meet for lunch.

B: at a school canteen? (Mark - eat)

A: Yes, because our mum and dad can't make his lunch.

B: to work? (your parents - go)

A: My mum is a nurse and my dad is a doctor.

B: at a hospital? (they - work)

A: Only my mum. My dad has a private practice.

B: to be a doctor? (your brother - want)

A: I don't know. But I want to be a nurse.

B: to work at a hospital too? (you - want)

A: Yes, I do. But my mum isn't very happy about it. She says I should work with my father.

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How to make present simple questions

We usually use do or does to make questions in the present simple tense. The verb does is used in the third person singular (he, she, it).

Positive questions:

Do I need the new shoes?
Do you know what I mean?
Does he drive to work?
Does she eat junk food?
Does it suit me?
Do we go by 10.30 bus?

Negative questions:

We combine do/does with not to make negative questions. The full forms and short forms, however, have different word orders.

Do I not need the new shoes? - Don't I need the new shoes?
Do you not know what I mean? - Don't you not know what I mean?
Does he not drive to work? - Doesn't he drive to work?
Does she not eat junk food? - Doesn't she eat junk food?
Does it not suit me? - Doesn't it suit me?
Do we not go by 10.30 bus? - Don't we go by 10.30 bus?

We normally use short forms to make questions in spoken English, but we can use full forms if we want to put stress on not to make it sound stronger.

Notes:

1. The verb to be questions are formed in a completely different way.

2. We do not use do/does in wh-questions in some special cases.