Grammar Level 1- Lesson Eight- Questions Present Tense
In this seventh grammar lesson, you learn about Questions Present Tense in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Just follow examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Grammar Recap
In our previous lesson, we covered the English Simple Present Tense If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
Requirement Lessons
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Questions in the Present Simple Tense
To make a question in the present simple tense, use the helping verbs do or does. In the chart below, the main verb is “run.” For questions, the main verb remains in the simple form.
singular
Do I run?
Do you run?
Does he run?
Does she run?
Does it run?
plural
Do we run?
Do you run?
Do they run?
Examples of Questions Present Tense
Do you run to school?
Does she run to school?
Do students in your city run to school?
Present tense questions require the helping verb and the main verb–except when the main verb is “be.” (See Grammar Level 1 Lesson Three.) Note the helping verb, do or does, changes with the subject.
Here are some present tense questions for the verb “drive.”
Do I drive?
Do you drive?
Does he drive?
Does she drive?
Does it drive?
Do we drive?
Do you drive?
Do they drive?
Questions Present Tense – Negative
do + subject + not + verb
Singular
Do I not drive?
Do you not drive?
Does he not drive?
Does she not drive?
Does it not drive?
Plural
Do we not drive?
Do you not drive?
Do they not drive?
Questions Present Tense – Contractions
don’t + subject + verb or doesn’t + subject + verb
(The doesn’t form is much more popular!)
Singular
Don’t I drive?
Don’t you drive?
Doesn’t he drive?
Doesn’t she drive?
Doesn’t it drive?
Plural
Don’t we drive?
Don’t you drive?
Don’t they drive?
Questions Present Tense – Exercises
1. ________ he _________ breakfast? (eat)
2. ________ the car _________? (run)
3. ________ you __________ time? (have)
4. ________ it ________ cold here? (get)
5. ________ you ________ cold? (feel — negative)
6. ________ the students _________ books? (have)
7. ________ we _________ early tomorrow? (leave)
8. ________ this _________ good? (taste — negative)
9. ________ Maria _________ English? (speak)
10. ________ I __________ you? (know — negative)
Answers: 1. Does….eat; 2. Does….run; 3. Do….have; 4. Does….get; 5. Don’t ….feel; 6. Do….have; 7. Do….leave; 8. Doesn’t ….taste; 9. Does….speak; 10. Don’t….know
Quiz for Questions Present Tense
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