Questions with question words - be

Questions with question words - be (am, are, is)

Question word	Verb	Rest	Answer
Where	are	you from?	I'm from Stuttgart.
What	is	your name?	My name is Peter.
How	are	Pat and Sue?	They're fine.

Yes/No questions and short answers - be

Yes/No questions - be (am, are, is)

Subject and verb change their position in statement and question.

statement	You are from Germany.
question	Are you from Germany?

We always use the short answer, not only "Yes" or "No".
NOTE:
If the answer is "Yes", we always use the long form.
Example: Yes, I am.
If the answer is "No", we either use the long or the contrated form (short form).
Example: No, I am not - No, I'm not.

Are	you	from Germany?	Yes,	I	am.
			No,	I	am not. 'm not.
Is	he	your friend?	Yes,	he	is.
Are	Peter and John	from England?	Yes,	they	are.

Questions in the will-future

1) Questions without question words in the will-future

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Will	you	lend	him the book?	Yes,	I	will.
				No,	I	will not.
				No,	I	won't.
Will	Jane	arrive	on time?	Yes,	she	will
				No,	she	will not.
				No,	she	won't.

2) Questions with question words in the will-future

Question word	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Answer
When	will	you	send	me the e-mail?	I will send you the e-mail tonight.
What	will	we	need	for the party?	We will need cola, sandwiches and crisps.

Questions in the Present Progressive

1) Questions without question words in the Present Progressive

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Are	they	writing	e-mails?	Yes,	they	are.
				No,	they	are not.
				No,	they	aren't.
				No,	they're not.
Is	Peter	playing	football?	Yes,	he	is.
				No,	he	is not.
				No,	he	isn't.
				No,	he's not.
Are	they	singing	a song?	Yes,	they	are.
				No,	they	are not.
				No,	they	aren't.
				No,	they're not.

2) Questions with question words in the Present Progressive

Question word	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Answer
What	are	you	doing	right now?	I am working on my computer.
Where	is	Tyler	going?		He is going to the pet shop.
Why	are	they	carrying	the buckets?	They are carrying the buckets because they want to clean their bikes.

Questions in the Present Progressive

1) Questions without question words in the Present Progressive

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Are	they	writing	e-mails?	Yes,	they	are.
				No,	they	are not.
				No,	they	aren't.
				No,	they're not.
Is	Peter	playing	football?	Yes,	he	is.
				No,	he	is not.
				No,	he	isn't.
				No,	he's not.
Are	they	singing	a song?	Yes,	they	are.
				No,	they	are not.
				No,	they	aren't.
				No,	they're not.

2) Questions with question words in the Present Progressive

Question word	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Answer
What	are	you	doing	right now?	I am working on my computer.
Where	is	Tyler	going?		He is going to the pet shop.
Why	are	they	carrying	the buckets?	They are carrying the buckets because they want to clean their bikes.

Questions in the Past Progressive

1) Questions without question words in the Past Progressive

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Were	you	reading	books?	Yes,	I	was.
				No,	I	was not.
				No,	I	wasn't.
Was	Peter	playing	football?	Yes,	he	was.
				No,	he	was not.
				No,	he	wasn't.
Were	they	singing	a song?	Yes,	they	were.
				No,	they	were not.
				No,	they	weren't.

2) Questions with question words in the Past Progressive

Question word	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Answer
What	were	you	doing	yesterday evening?	I was working on my computer.
Where	was	Diana	going	at ten last night?	She was going to a concert.
Why	were	they	carrying	the buckets?	They were carrying the buckets because they wanted to clean the car.

Questions in the going to-future

1) Questions without question words in the going to-future

Auxiliary	Subject	going to	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Are	you	going to	watch	TV tonight?	Yes,	I	am.
					No,	I	am not.
					No,	I'm not.
Is	Hillary	going to	read	a book over the weekend?	Yes,	she	is.
					No,	she	is not.
					No,	she	isn't.
					No,	she isn't.

2) Questions with question words in the going to-future

Question word	Auxiliary	Subject	going to	Verb	Rest	Answer
Where	are	you	going to	spend	your summer holidays?	I am going to spend my summer holidays in Italy.
						I'm going to spend my summer holidays in Italy.
What	is	Frank	going to	have	for dinner?	He is going to have a pizza.
						He's going to have a pizza.