VI QUESTION WORDS
Los pronombres interrogativos (o 'question words') son partículas que utilizamos en
preguntas para solicitar información sobre un lugar, persona, objeto, etc.
¿Dónde está el coche?
Utilizamos estas partículas dependiendo de si queremos preguntar por personas,
cosas, lugares, tiempos, razones, maneras, cantidad o la edad.
► WHO: Para preguntar por una persona vamos a utilizar la partícula ‘who’.
¿Quién es esa mujer?
Who is that woman?
► WHAT: Para preguntar por una cosa o idea vamos a utilizar la partícula
interrogativa ‘what’.
¿Cuál es su nombre?
What is his name?
► WHICH: Para preguntar por una cosa también podemos utilizar la partícula
interrogativa ‘which’.
¿Qué revista es tuya?
Which magazine is yours?
* Normalmente utilizamos esta partícula cuando hablamos de varias posibilidades.
► WHEN: Para preguntar por el tiempo vamos a utilizar la partícula ‘when’.
¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?
When is your birthday?
► WHERE: Para preguntar por un lugar vamos a utilizar la partícula ‘where’.
¿Dónde está el parque?
Where is the park?
► WHY: Para preguntar por una razón vamos a utilizar la partícula ‘why’.
¿Por qué está roto?
Why is it broken?
* Para responder necesitamos la partícula ‘because’.
► HOW: Para preguntar por la manera vamos a utilizar la partícula ‘how’.
¿Cómo estás?
How are you?
* También se puede utilizar para preguntar la edad (I.e. How old are you?).
► HOW MUCH / HOW MANY: Para preguntar por la cantidad vamos a utilizar la
partícula ‘how much’ o 'how many'.
¿Cuánto dinero hay?
How much money is there?
¿Cuántos coches hay?
How many cars are there?
* Utilizamos 'how much' para preguntar por cosas incontables y 'how many' para
preguntar por contables.
► WHOSE: La partícula interrogativa 'whose' se utiliza para indicar posesión.
¿De quién es este coche?
Whose is this car?
I EXERCISES
is she like? - She is tall and slim.
is Tom living this year? - He is living in Paris.
do you visit your grandparents? - Twice a week.
is it? - It's five pounds.
are you? - I'm fine, thanks.
people are there in your town? - We are about 20,000 inhabitants.
did you get married? - I got married last year.
is your friend's name? - My friend's name is Paul.
did you get so angry yesterday? Because you didn't trust on me.
does this boring lesson last? - It lasts sixty minutes.
II Questions – word order and question words
1.-_____ to the gym?
a.How often you go
b.How often you do go
c.How often do you go
d.How often go you
2_____ ?
a.What time does she get up
b.What time she does get up
c.What time she gets up
d.What time gets up she
3_____ ?
a.Who is the man over there
b.Who the man over there is
c.Who the man is over there
d.Who over there is the man
4_____?
a.Where your sister is from
b.Where is your sister from
c.Where from is your sister
d.Where does your sister be from
5_____?
a.He does exercise
b.He does do exercise
c.Do he does exercise
d.Does he do exercise
6_____?
a.Why you do want this job
b.Why you want this job
c.Why do you want this job
d.Why want you this job
7_____ for breakfast?
a.What they have
b.What they do have
c.What do they have
d.What have they
8_____?
a.When you are free
b.When free are you
c.When do you be free
d.When are you free
9_____?
a.How your sister is old
b.How old is your sister
c.How old your sister is
d.How old does your sister be
10_____?
a.Is your friend from Canada
b.Is from Canada your friend
c.Your friend is from Canada
d.Does your friend be from Canada
VI WHAT DO YOU DO IN A TYPICAL DAY?
DAILY ACTIVITIES
1.- take a shower: bañarse
2.- have breakfast: desayunar
3.- have lunch: almorzar
4.- have dinner: cenar
5.- get up: levantarse
6.- help at home: ayudar en casa
7.- surf the internet: navegar en internet
8.- chat online: conversar en línea
9.- go shopping: ir de compras
10.- take the dog for a walk: pasear al perro
11.- wash the dishes: lavar los platos
12.- watch TV: ver TV
13.- listen to music: escuchar música
14.- do homework: hacer la tarea
15.- read a book: leer un libro
16.- write a letter/ an e.mail: escribir una carta
17.- cook: cocinar
18.- do sports: hacer deportes
19.- play a musical instrument: tocar un instrumento musical
20.- ride a bike : montar bicicleta
21.- go for a run : ir a correr
22.- go to bed: ir a dormir
Present simple: estructura
Afirmativa Sujeto + verbo + complemento
Negativa Sujeto + auxiliar do/does not + verbo + complemento
Interrogativa Auxiliar do/does + sujeto + verbo + complemento
VII ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity.
These are called adverbs of frequency and include:
Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example Sentence
100% always I always go to bed before 11 p.m.
90% usually I usually have cereal for breakfast.
80% normally / generally I normally go to the gym.
70% often* / frequently I often surf the internet.
50% sometimes I sometimes forget my wife's birthday.
30% occasionally I occasionally eat junk food.
10% seldom I seldom read the newspaper.
5% hardly ever / rarely I hardly ever drink alcohol.
0% never I never swim in the sea.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU_________?
The Position of the Adverb in a Sentence
An adverb of frequency goes before a main verb (except with To Be).
Subject + adverb + main verb
I always remember to do my homework.
He normally gets good marks in exams.
An adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be.
Subject + to be + adverb
They are never pleased to see me.
She isn't usually bad tempered.
When we use an auxiliary verb (have, will, must, might, could, would, can, etc.), the
adverb is placed between the auxiliary and the main verb. This is also true for to be.
Subject + auxiliary + adverb + main verb
She can sometimes beat me in a race.
I would hardly ever be unkind to someone.
They might never see each other again.
They could occasionally be heard laughing.
EXERCISES
Put the words in the correct order. Mind the type of the sentence (positive,
negative, or question)
1. you computer playing do games like ?
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2. out we usually eat don't
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3. dinner has my always family together
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4. that Emily work building doesn't in
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5. do early they on get up Sundays?
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6. cinema go twice we a to week the
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7. every don't day meet my I friends
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8. she homework in usually the does evening her
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9. sister at usually work the does your weekends?
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10. often parents they visit don't their
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11. staying Kevin alone doesn't home at like
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12. local teaches in English school a father my
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13. coffee James a does of drink lot?
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14. home same I time get the usually at
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15. red your have neighbors car a do?
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