GIU Essential (Questions 044-049)

Unit 044. is it …? have you …? do they …? etc. (questions 1)

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A

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In questions, the first verb (is/are/have etc.) is before the subject:

• I am late.
  • Am I late?
• That seat is free.
  • Is that seat free?
• She was angry.
  • Why was she angry?
• David has gone.
  • Where has David gone?
• You have got a car.
  • Have you got a car?
• They will be here soon.
  • When will they be here?
• Paula can swim.
  • Can Paula swim?

Remember: the subject is after the first verb.

• Where has David gone?
• Are those people waiting for something?
• When was the telephone invented?

B

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• They work hard.
  • Do they work hard?
• You watch television.
  • How often do you watch televison?
• Chris works hard.
  • Does Chris work hard?
• She gets up early.
  • What time does she get up?
• They worked hard.
  • Did they work hard?
• You had dinner.
  • Whar did you have for dinner?
• She got up early.
  • What time did she get up?

Sometimes do is the main verb:

• What do you usually do at weekends?
• What does your brother do?
  • He works at a bank.
• I broke my finger last week.
  • How did you do that?

C

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• Where’s John? Why isn’t he here?
• Why can’t Paula come to the meeting tomorrow?
• Why didn’t you phone me last night?

Exercise

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• I can swim.
  • Can you swim?
• I work hard.
  • Does Jack work hard?
• I was late this morning.
  • Were you late this morning?
• I’ve got a key.
  • Has Kate got a key?
• I’ll be here tomorrow.
  • Will you be here tomorrow?
• I’m going out this evening.
  • Is Paul going out this evening?
• I like my job.
  • Do you like your job?
• I live near here.
  • Does Nichole live near here?
• I enjoyed the film.
  • Did you enjoy the film?
• I had a good holiday.
  • Did you have a good holiday?
• Have you got a car?
  • Yes, I have.
• Do you use it a lot?
  • Yes, nearly every day.
• Did you use yesterday?
  • Yes, to go to work.
• Do you enjoy driving?
  • Not very much.
• Are you a good driver?
  • I think I am.
• Have you ever had an accident?
  • No, never.
• Where has David gone?
• Is Rachel working today?
• What are the children doing?
• How is cheese made?
• Is your sister coming to the party?
• Why don’t you tell the truth?
• Have you guests arrived yet?
• What time does your train leave?
• Why didn’t Emily go to work?

• Was your car damaged in the accident?

• I want to go out.
  • Where do you want to go?
• Kate and Paul aren’t going to the party.
  • Why aren’t they going?
• I’m reading.
  • What are you reading?
• Sue went to bed elary.
  • What time did she go?
• My parents are going on holiday.
  • When are they going?
• I saw Tom a few days ago.
  • Where did you see him?
• I can’t come to the party.
  • Why can’t you come to the party?
• Tina has gone away.
  • Where has she gone?
• I need some money.
  • How much do you need?
• Angela doesn’t like me.
  • Why doesn’t she like you?
• It rains sometimes.
  • How often does it rain?
• I did the shopping.
  • When did you do it?

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Unit 045. Who saw you? Who did you see? (questions 2)

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A

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• Silvia saw Paul.
• Who saw Paul?
  • Silvia. (Silvia saw him.)
  • who is the subject.
  • Paul is the object.
• Who did Silvia see?
  • Paul. (She saw Paul.)
  • Who is the object.
  • Silvia is the subject.

B

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In these questions, who/what is the subject:

• Who lives in this house? (= somebody lives in it - who?)
  • (not Who does live?)
• What happened? (= something happened - what?)
  • (not What did happen?)
• What’s happening?
• Who’s got my key? (Who has …?)

In these questions, who/what is the object:

• Who did you meet yesterday? (= you met somebody - who?)
• What did Paul say? (= Paul said something - what?)
• Who are you phoning?
• What was Silvia wearing?

Compare:

• George likes oranges.
  • Who likes oranges?
    • George.
  • What does George like?
    • Oranges.
• Jane won a new car.
  • Who won a new car?
    • Jane.
  • What did Jane win?
    • A new car.

C

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Use who for people (somebody). Use what for things, ideas etc. (something):

• Who is your favourite singer?
• What is your favourite song?

Exercise

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• Somebody broke the window.
  • Who broke the window?
• Something fell off the shelf.
  • What fell off the shelf?
• Somebody wants to see you.
  • Who wants to see me?
• Somebody took my umbrella.
  • Who took your umbrella?
• Something made me ill.
  • What made you ill?
• Somebody is coming.
  • Who’s coming?
• I bought something.
  • What did you buy?
• Somebody lives in this house.
  • Who lives in this house?
• I phoned somebody.
  • Who did you phone?
• Something happened last night.
  • What happened last night?
• Somebody knows the answer.
  • Who knows the answer?
• Somebody did the washing-up.
  • Who did the washing-up?
• Jane did something.
  • What did Jane do?
• Something woke me up.
  • What woke you up?
• Somebody saw the accident.
  • Who saw the accident?
• I saw somebody.
  • Who did you see?
• Somebody has got my pen.
  • Who’s got your pen?
• This word means something.
  • What does this word mean?
• I lost X yesterday, but fortunately X found it and gave it back to me.
  • What did you lose?
  • Who found it?
• X phoned me last night. She wanted X.
  • Who phoned you?
  • What did she want?
• I needed some advice, so I asked X. He said X.
  • Who did you ask?
  • What did he say?
• I hear that X got married last week. X told me.
  • Who got married?
  • Who told you?
• I met X on my way home this evening. She told me X.
  • Who did you meet?
  • What did she tell you?
• Steve and I played tennis yesterday. X won. After the game we X.
  • Who won?
  • What did you do after the game?
• It was my birthday last week and I had some presents. X gave me a book and Catherine gave me X.
  • Who gave you a book?
  • What did Catherine give you?