16. Questions in Different Tenses (Revision).

There are four types of questions:

1. general

2. special

3. alternative

4. tag-questions

1. General questions.

They begin with an auxiliary verb (Yes / No questions)

Tense	Question
Present Simple	Doyou live in Moscow /Doeshe live in Moscow? we she I it they Areyou (a) student(s) /Ishe a student? we she they it
Present Continuous	Areyou working now? /Ishe working now? we she they it AmI working now?
Present Perfect	Haveyou been to London? /Hashe been to London? we she they it I
Present Perfect Continuous	Have we been waiting here long / Has he been waiting here long? you she I they it
Past Simple	DidI see Tom yesterday?Were you at home yesterday? We we you they they Was he he she she it it
Past Continuous	Wereyou watching TV at 7 o’clock yesterday? we they Washe watching TV at 7 o’clock yesterday? she it I
Past Perfect	Hadyou done the work by the time the boss came? we I they he she it
Future Simple	WillI stay at home tomorrow? we you they he she it
Future Continuous	Will I be working all day tomorrow? we you they he she it
Modal Verbs	Canyou help me? Musthe send you the documents?

2. Special questions.

They begin with a question-word (why, who, what, where, when, how, whose, which) or word-combinations:how + adjective / adverb; what + noun

Tense	Questions
Present Simple	Whydo you like abstract art? does he Whyare they busy? is he
Present Continuous	Whatare you doing now? is he
Present Perfect	How manyletters have you sent yet? has he
Present Perfect Continuous	How longhave they been studying English? has she
Past Simple	you Whodid he see at the meeting yesterday? they etc.
Past Continuous	Whatwere you, they, doing when we arrived? was he, she, it, I
Past Perfect	he Wherehad she lived before he (she, they) moved to Paris? they etc.
Future Simple	you What will he do in summer? they etc.
Future Continuous	you Where will they be staying while in Moscow? he etc.
Modal Verbs	Where can I leave my bags? When should they contact you?

Note!If a question has a preposition it is usually put at the end of the sentence.

E.g.: She was talkingtoan old friend.

Who was she talking to?

He is looking athis girl-friend.

Who is he looking at?

This present is forKate.

Who is this present for?

They talked aboutpolitics.

What did they talk about?

She was withher mother.

Who was she with?