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Forming questions QUESTIONS WITH “BE” IN THE PAST

To ask questions about
If a statement uses “be” or an auxiliary verb, its question form See also: the past using the verb
“be,” the subject and
is made by inverting that verb and the subject. Any other Present simple 1 Types of verbs 49 verb swap places.
question is formed by adding “do” or “does.” Modal verbs 56

QUESTIONS WITH “BE”
To make a question The subject and “was / were” swap places.
using the verb “be,” In a statement, the subject comes before the verb.
the verb goes before
the subject.
FURTHER EXAMPLES

In a question, the
verb comes before
the subject. The subject comes after the verb.

QUESTIONS WITH AUXILIARY VERBS
FURTHER EXAMPLES For questions including
an auxiliary verb, such
as “have,” “will,” and
“could,” the subject and
the auxiliary verb swap
places. The main verb
stays where it is.

Auxiliary comes first. Main verb doesn’t move.
HOW TO FORM

“BE” SUBJECT REST OF SENTENCE
FURTHER EXAMPLES If a question has more than one
auxiliary verb, only the first one moves.

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