Question forms

💡 A present simple question with a third-person singular subject uses does + subject + base verb.

💡 The question rule is does + subject + base-form main verb.

💡 The subject the film is third-person singular, so the question needs does.

💡 A wh- past question uses question word + did + subject + base verb, and the preposition may stay at the end.

💡 Ordinary-verb questions take do/does/did, while a question with be inverts are and the subject.

💡 When be is the main verb, put the past form were before the plural subject.

💡 The rule is question phrase + did + subject + base verb + time expression.

💡 A positive short answer repeats does, not the lexical verb.

💡 Did already marks past time, so the main verb stays in the base form.

💡 A question with main-verb be uses question word + be + subject, without do.

💡 In this question pattern, the preposition linked to listen can remain at the end.

💡 Short answers repeat the auxiliary do/does/did or the relevant form of be.

💡 A present simple information question with your sister needs does + base verb play.

💡 The be-question rule is be + subject, for example Is he...? or Were they...?

💡 The target structure is who + did + subject + base verb, with with at the end.

💡 A wh- question with be uses question word + be + subject + complement.

💡 Main-verb be moves before the plural subject your friends in a yes/no question.

💡 Use what kind of + noun, then does + subject + base verb.

💡 Questions such as Who did you speak to? follow the end-preposition rule presented in this unit.

💡 The finished time last week requires a past simple question with did + base verb buy.