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O Choose the correct question word and put in do or does.

how how many how much / what when where why

► .. .. the ticket cost?

1 ..................................your children live?

2 ..................................she want?
3 ..................................the holidays start?
4 ..................................the teacher talk so fast?
5 ..................................languages..........................he speak?

6 ..................................you pronounce this word?

Q Make questions.
^ Where / she live? 'U a/c?

1 What/you want? .....................................
2 What/this word mean? ...........................
3 What time /the film start? ........................
4 How much /those shoes cost? .................
5 Why/she need money? ...........................
6 How /this camera work? ..........................

7 Where /you buy your meat? .....................
8 Who/you want to see? ............................

Do you know all these simple present questions? Study them, and then put the correct

question into each conversation.

How do you pronounce this word? How do you spell that? What does this word mean?
How much does it cost/do they cost? Do you know Anna? Where do you live/work?
Whatdoyou do? (= 'What is your job?') Howdoyou do? (=Tm pleased to meet you.')
What time does the train/bus/plane leave/arrive? What time does the film/concert/class start?

1 '
'With one c and double s.'
2 '
'I'm a taxi driver.'
3 '
'I don't know. Look in the dictionary.'
4 '
'It gets into the station at 3.00 in the morning.'
5 '

'€500.'
6 '
'No, but I know her sister.'
7 '
'How do you do?'
8 '
'I don't know. Look on the cinema programme.'

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full PRESENT TENSES 21
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.