General and special questions

Present Simple (every day, always; usually, sometimes; often; seldom; rarely; never) +They get up at 7.30. + Sue playstennis every week. ? Do they get up at 7.30? ?Does Sue play tennis every week? Yes, they do. Yes, she does. No, they don’t. No, she doesn’t. -They don’tget up at 7.30. -Sue doesn’t play tennis every week.

To be (Present Simple) + I amhappy to see you. + The vase is in the kitchen. ? AmI happy to see you? ? Is the vase in the kitchen? Yes, I am/ No, I’m not. Yes, she is/ No, she isn’t. - I’m not happy to see you. – The vase isn’t in the kitchen. + The children are very hungry. ? Are the children very hungry? Yes, they are/ No, they aren’t. - The children aren’t very hungry.

Present Continuous ( Now, at the moment; this week; month) + I am running. + He is watching TV. + They are reading. ? Am I running? ? Ishe watching TV? ? Arethey reading? Yes, I am. Yes,heis. Yes, they are. No, I’m not. No, he isn’t. No, they aren’t. - I’m notrunning. - He isn’t watching TV. - They aren’treading.

Present Perfect (for, since, yet, just, already, never, ever) + She has already done her homework + We have just met each other ? Hasshe done her homework? ? Havewe met each other? Yes, she has. Yes, we have. No, she hasn’t No, we haven’t. - She hasn’t done her homework yet. – We haven’t met each other yet.

Past Simple (Yesterday, last …, … ago; in 1998) + Lisa lived in Scotland 2 years ago. + We went to the cinemayesterday. ? DidLisa live in Scotland 2 years ago? ? Didwe go to the cinema yesterday? Yes, she did. Yes, we did. No, she didn’t. No, we didn’t. - Lisa didn’tlive in Scotland 2 years ago. - We didn’t go to the cinema yesterday.

To be (Past Simple) + I wasat home yesterday + We were in the supermarket. ? WasI at home yesterday? ? Were we in the supermarket? Yes, I was/ No, Iwasn’t. Yes, we were/ No, we weren’t. - Iwasn’tat home yesterday. – We weren’t in the supermarket

Past Continuous (At 5 o’clock yesterday, while…, when…) + Ted was cooking at 3 p.m. yesterday. + They weresinging when she came. ? Was Ted cookingat 3 p.m. yesterday? ? Were they singing when she came? Yes, he was /No, he wasn’t. Yes, they were /No, they weren’t. - Ted wasn’t cooking at 3p.m. yesterday. - They weren’tsinging when she came

Future Simple (Tomorrow, next week; year…) + Sandy willmeet granny at the station next Monday. ? WillSandy meet granny at the station next Monday? Yes, she will/ No, she won’t. - Sandy won’t meet granny at the station next Monday. BUT: ShallI read it for you? Shall we help you with dinner?

General and special questions

Tense	General question	Special question
Present Simple Present Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous Future Simple	Do they get up at 7.30? Arethey reading? DidLisa work 2 years ago? Was he running the whole day? WillSandymeet granny?	Whydo they get up at 7.30? Whatarethey reading? WheredidLisa work 2 years ago? Whowasrunning the whole day? Where willSandymeet granny?

To be(Present Simple)

+ I amhappy to see you. + The vase is in the kitchen.

? AmI happy to see you? ? Is the vase in the kitchen?

Yes, I am/ No, I’m not. Yes, she is/ No, she isn’t.

- I’m not happy to see you. – The vase isn’t in the kitchen.

+ The children are very hungry.

? Are the children very hungry?

Yes, they are/ No, they aren’t.

- The children aren’t very hungry.

We use to be :

· 1) I am Jorge/ He is Pete/ It is a pen/ They are apples/ They are Kate and Jane

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