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Mini English Lessons: How to form questions in English

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Warm-up Questions

When do you usually need to ask questions in English (at work, in class, while traveling)?
What kinds of questions are hardest for you to make in English (yes/no questions, WH- questions, past questions)?
What do you think “a simple formula” for making questions could look like?

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Mini English Lessons: How to form questions in English

The QUASM formula and present simple questions (00:00 – 01:06)

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1. What does the acronym QUASM help you do?

Form questions in English
Write longer sentences
Learn new pronunciation rules

2. In the example “Where do you work?”, which word is the subject?

you
Where
do

3. In the present simple, what auxiliary do you add for he/she/it?

is
did
does

Mini English Lessons: How to form questions in English

Other tenses and modal verbs with QUASM (01:06 – 02:11)

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1. In present continuous questions, which auxiliaries are used?

do/does
is/are
will

2. For past simple questions, which auxiliary does the speaker say to use?

have
did
were

3. When you make a question with a modal verb, what do you replace?

Replace the auxiliary with a modal
Replace the question word with a subject
Replace the subject with the main verb

Mini English Lessons: How to form questions in English

Yes/no questions and the exception: 'to be' (02:11 – 03:08)

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1. How do you change a WH- question structure into a yes/no question (according to the speaker)?

Remove the question word
Remove the main verb
Add a second auxiliary

2. Which verb does the speaker say never uses the QUASM structure?

to do
to have
to be

3. How does the speaker say you form questions with 'to be'?

Put the main verb at the end
Add 'do' before the subject
Invert the subject and the verb

Mini English Lessons: How to form questions in English

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1. Which order matches the QUASM formula?

Question word + auxiliary + subject + main verb
Subject + main verb + auxiliary + question word
Auxiliary + question word + main verb + subject

2. Which question is correctly formed in the past simple?

What were you want?
What do you wanted?
What did you want?

3. Which sentence correctly makes a yes/no question in the present simple?

Do you like chocolate?
Where do you like chocolate?
Like you do chocolate?

Discussion Questions

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Mini English Lessons: How to form questions in English

What is one question you often need to ask in English? Try to build it using QUASM.
Which tense is hardest for you when forming questions (present simple, past simple, present perfect, future)? Why?
Can you create one yes/no question and one WH- question about the same topic (for example, food or work)?
Why do you think “to be” is an exception? Can you give two examples (statement → question)?