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Unit 3.1 · A2 Grammar

Yes/No questions

Form yes/no questions with be by putting am, is or are before the subject; Form other present simple questions with do or does, the subject and the base verb; Use do with I, you, we and they, and does with he, she and it; Use the auxiliary, not the main verb, in short answers; positive short answers with be are not contracted.

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  1. 1. _____ your sister a doctor?

    Multiple Choice20s
    AAm
    BIs✓
    CAre
    DDoes

    💡 Use is before the singular subject your sister.

  2. 2. Does he works at weekends? is a correct question.

    True / False20s
    True
    False ✓

    💡 After does, use the base verb work.

  3. 3. _____ they live near here?

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    Do

    💡 Use do to make a present simple question with they.

  4. 4. Choose the correct short answer: Does Mia drive?

    Multiple Choice20s
    AYes, she drives.
    BYes, she does.✓
    CYes, she is.
    DYes, she do.

    💡 A short answer to a does question uses does.

  5. 5. Match each yes/no question with its correct short answer.

    Matching30s
    Are you cold?→Yes, I am.
    Is the room ready?→No, it isn't.
    Do your parents cook?→Yes, they do.
    Does Leo sing?→No, he doesn't.

    💡 The auxiliary in each short answer matches the question and subject.

  6. 6. _____ I late?

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    Am

    💡 A yes/no question with I and be starts with am.

  7. 7. Put the words in order to make a yes/no question.

    Put in Order30s
    1. 1.Do
    2. 2.your friends
    3. 3.play tennis?

    💡 Use do before the plural subject and the base verb.

  8. 8. Choose the correct short answer: Are we early?

    Multiple Choice20s
    ANo, we don't.
    BNo, we're not.✓
    CNo, we isn't.
    DNo, not are.

    💡 A negative short answer with we and be can use we're not.

  9. 9. 'Yes, they're' is a correct short answer to 'Are the children ready?'

    True / False20s
    True
    False ✓

    💡 Positive short answers with be use the full form.

  10. 10. Does the shop _____ at eight?

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    open

    💡 Use the base verb after does.

  11. 11. Which question is grammatically correct?

    Multiple Choice20s
    AIs your new phone expensive?✓
    BDoes your new phone expensive?
    CYour new phone is expensive?
    DAre your new phone expensive?

    💡 With be, put is before the singular subject.

  12. 12. Match each cue with the correctly formed question.

    Matching30s
    I / tired→Am I tired?
    you / play chess→Do you play chess?
    she / at home→Is she at home?
    Tom / cook→Does Tom cook?

    💡 Use a form of be for descriptions and do or does for other verbs.

  13. 13. _____ your children like pasta?

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    Do

    💡 Use do with the plural subject your children.

  14. 14. The correct positive short answer to Do you read every day? is Yes, I do.

    True / False20s
    True ✓
    False

    💡 Short answers with do repeat the auxiliary, not the main verb.

  15. 15. Complete the exchange: Does Karim speak Japanese?

    Multiple Choice20s
    ANo, he doesn't.✓
    BNo, he don't.
    CNo, he isn't.
    DNo, he not speaks.

    💡 A negative short answer to a does question uses doesn't.

  16. 16. Put the words in order to make a question with be.

    Put in Order30s
    1. 1.Is
    2. 2.your manager
    3. 3.friendly?

    💡 Put is before the singular subject in a yes/no question.

  17. 17. _____ Anna and Kim at work today?

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    Are

    💡 Use are with the plural subject Anna and Kim.

  18. 18. Which yes/no question matches the statement They work at night?

    Multiple Choice20s
    ADo they work at night?✓
    BDoes they work at night?
    CAre they work at night?
    DDo they works at night?

    💡 Use do, the subject and the base verb with they.

  19. 19. Does she have a bike? uses the correct form of have.

    True / False20s
    True ✓
    False

    💡 The verb after does stays in the base form have.

  20. 20. Do you exercise before breakfast? No, I _____.

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    don't · do not

    💡 A negative short answer with I uses don't or do not.