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1.2 Simple Present: Questions and Answers

Yes/No Questions Short Answers
Do/Does Subject Base Form
Do I/you/we/they sing? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Does he/she/it Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

Wh- Questions Short Answers
Wh- Word Do/Does Subject Base Form
What I Popular songs.
When do you sing? Every Saturday night.
Why they They love music.
Who she Her father.
visit?
How often does she Twice a year.
How he celebrate? He has a party.

Who or What as Subject Short Answers
Wh- Word Verb
Who teaches this class? Professor Ortega.
What makes you happy? My family.

1. Yes/No questions ask for answers of yes or A: Do you speak Russian?
no. B: Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

2. Wh- questions ask for specific information. A: Where does Jeff live?
The answer is a person, place, thing, or other B: In Sydney.
piece of information.
3. Who or What can be the subject in a Wh- A: Who teaches math? (Who = subject)
question. When Who or What is the subject, B: Arlene.
the verb is always in the third person singular
form (-s/-es form).
4. Be careful! When Who or What is the subject, ✓ Who teaches this class?
do not use do or does with the main verb. ✗ Who does teach this class?

6 Complete each question. Use the words in parentheses and the simple present.

1. Do all brides wear (all brides / wear) white dresses?

2. (what / people / give) the bride and groom?

3. (the bride’s mother / cut) the wedding cake?

4. (the bride and groom / have) a party after
the ceremony?
5. (who / the bride / dance) with first?

6. (what / the bride and groom / do) after the
wedding?

7. (what / the guests / do) at the wedding?

8. (who / pay) for the wedding?
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