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yes/no questions Is the taxi here? Do I need a visa?

AMI? HAVE YOU? CAN SHE? DO YOU? DOES HE?

All yes/no questions begin with a verb.
To make questions: put an auxiliary verb before the subject.
(Auxiliary verbs are be {am, are etc), have/has/had, will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might and must.)

STATEMENT Q : Thejaxijs coming. Annhas arrived. Thetrainwill be late. Youcanpay.
QUESTION H : Is the taxi coming? Has Ann arrived? Will the train be late? Can you pay?

^ Put the words in the right order to make questions.

► you ready are ...........................................................
► telephoned she has Mary .. /YV?.r.y?........................................

► swim your brother can . . 'd ? .^.!?r # h ? r . ..........................................
1 tired are you ..........................................................................................

2 he at is home ..........................................................................................
3 go must now you ..........................................................................................
4 Spanish they speak can ..........................................................................................
5 tomorrow Derek be here will ..........................................................................................
6 Aunt Ruth will arrive by train ..........................................................................................
7 forgotten her keys she has ..........................................................................................

8 your sister is playing tennis ..........................................................................................
9 coffee some like you would ..........................................................................................
10 your home secretary gone has ..........................................................................................

If there is no auxiliary verb: put do/does/did before the subject and use the infinitive (without to).
STATEMENT : / need a visa.
QUESTION 9 : Do I need a visa? (NOT Need I a visa?, NOT Do I to need a visa?)

STATEMENT Q : John wants to go home.
QUESTION 9: Does John want to go home? (NOT Does John wants to go home?)

STATEMENT Q : She knew Naomi.
QUESTION 9: Did she know Naomi? (NOT Did she knew Naomi?)

^ Make questions with you.
You want to know if somebody:

► understands ..................................................

► called you .. P . K ^ . ........................................................

1 drinks coffee at bedtime ..........................................................................................
2 likes classical music ..........................................................................................
3 knows your friend Andrew ..........................................................................................

4 went skiing last winter ..........................................................................................
5 works in London ..........................................................................................
6 lives in a flat or a house ..........................................................................................
7 watches a lot of TV ..........................................................................................
8 remembered to buy bread ..........................................................................................
9 saw Barbara last weekend ..........................................................................................
10 plays tennis ..........................................................................................

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