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Present Progressive Question Formulas

The document provides formulas and examples for asking questions in the present progressive (verb + ing) and simple present (using do/does) tenses. It includes questions using auxiliary verbs like "are", "is", as well as questions words like "what", "when", "where". Examples are given of forming questions using common verbs like "eat", "study", "work" and answering them positively or negatively. Exercises are included to practice forming questions using sample sentence prompts.

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Present Progressive Question Formulas

The document provides formulas and examples for asking questions in the present progressive (verb + ing) and simple present (using do/does) tenses. It includes questions using auxiliary verbs like "are", "is", as well as questions words like "what", "when", "where". Examples are given of forming questions using common verbs like "eat", "study", "work" and answering them positively or negatively. Exercises are included to practice forming questions using sample sentence prompts.

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Formulas to ask questions

Verb to be Am-is-are

Are + you / we / you / they + verb +ing + complement


Examples. a) Are they brushing their teeth? Yes, they are. / No. they arent b) Are we making dinner? Yes, We are / you are. / No, we arent / you arent

Is + he / she / it + verb + ing + complement Examples. a) Is she eating a hamburger? Yes, she is / No, she isnt b) Is he shaving? Yes, he is / No, he isnt

Formulas to ask questions with questions words Verb to be

QUESTIONS WORDS
WHAT WHEN WHERE HOW WHAT KIND OF WHO

WH + Are + you / we / you / they + verb +ing + complement EXAMPLES: WHEN ARE THEY EATING? THEY ARE EATING AT 2:30pm

WH + is + he/ she / it + verb +ing + complement examples: a) where is she doing her homework? She is doing her homework in her room. b) why is he studying french? Because he needs it for his job.

Use the words below to make questions in present progressive and answer them.
I / to read a book

it / to rain
he / to repair his bike they / to watch a film

the cat /to sleep on the chair -

Jane and Emily / to do their homework Bill / to wait at the bus stop we / to listen to the radio the children / to play a game

Laura / to walk the dog -

Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be - am, is, are. ____Jane and Alice sisters?
____this car yours? _____I in your way?

_____Maria John's sister?


_____you twenty-five years old? _____the Smiths divorced? _____this your new bicycle?

Formulas to ask questions


In simple present DO and DOES

Do + I/you/we/you/they + verb + complement + every Examples: Do you study German on saturdays? Yes, I/we do. / No, I/we dont Do I live in Monterrey Mexico? Yes, you do. / No, you dont

Does he/ she/ it + verb + complement + every Examples: a) Does she have siblings? Yes, she does / No, she doesnt b) Does he work in el zocalo every day? Yes, he does / No, he doesnt

EXERCISES
Arrange the words below to make questions IN SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (ing). she / to collect / stickers they / to play / a game the cat / to sleep / in the cat's bed she / often / to dream he / to play / streetball -

EXERCISES
you / to be / from Paris the pupils / to wear / school uniforms you / to go / to the cinema she / to have / friends he / to read / books -

Exercise on Questions with Interrogatives


Ask for the bold part of the sentence.

Julia likes pop-music. Maria comes from Spain. They play in the garden. Rick rides his bike. I go to the cinema on Saturdays. -

Ask for the bold part of the sentence.


We go to Mallorca because it is warm there.. Joe repairs his bike. Robin drives his car carefully. Peter runs with his dog every day. Eric goes to Italy for a holiday. -

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