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Present simple questions exercises
PDF worksheets:
- Complete questions in short dialogues with the verb to be.
Present simple questions PDF 2
- Complete the conversation between Sue and Ann with do/does questions.
Present simple questions PDF 3
- Find mistakes and correct them.
Present simple wh questions PDF 4
- Liz is taking an exam. Complete the examiner's wh questions.
Present simple wh questions PDF 5
- Put jumbled words in the correct order to make wh questions.
More PDF exercises:
Present simple exercises PDF Practise all forms of the present simple.
Online exercises with answers:
Present simple - verb to be questions
- Complete questions with the verb to be.
Present simple - do/does questions
- Make questions with do/does.
- Liz is taking her English exam. Complete the examiner's wh- questions.
More online exercises:
Present simple online exercises All forms of the present simple tense.
Grammar rules PDF:
Present simple questions - PDF rules
Present simple questions
We usually use the auxiliary verb 'do' or 'does' + bare infinitive to form questions.
Do you play tennis? Does Sarah play tennis?
Wh- questions
A. We normally make wh- questions in the same way.
What do you want? Who does Josh go out with?
B. We do not use 'do' or 'does', however, to make questions if the wh- pronoun introducing the question is the subject of the question.
What makes you angry? ('what' is the subject)
Who helps you with it? ('who' is the subject)
Negative questions
Full forms - short forms:
Do you not like it? - Don' you like it?
Does she not agree? - Doesn't she agree?
Verb to be questions
We just change the word order of a statement to make a question.
Am I your best friend? Are you unhappy? Is he/she/it over there?
Verb to be negative questions
Full forms - short forms:
Are you not unhappy? - Aren't you unhappy?
Is he not over there? - Isn't he over there?
Are we not lost? - Aren't we lost?