English Helping Verbs Course

Lesson 07

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In the previous lesson we learned how to use the helping verb DO to make NEGATIVE sentences.

In this lesson we will learn how to use DO to make questions.


A reminder:

What is a helping verb
(also called an auxiliary verb)?

A helping verb is a verb we use together with another verb (called the main verb of the sentence) to express an action or a state.

Helping verb + Main verb = Complete idea

Here are some examples:
(Helping verbs are red, main verbs are purple)

  • We can talk now.

  • She must return home.

  • I am reading.

  • They are walking to school.

  • Kathy is jumping.

  • Robert is hit by the ball.

  •  Joe and Kate don't work here.


The verb DO as a helping verb

Quick note:

In the simple present tense the verb DO has these two forms:

  • I, you, we, they => do

  • She, he, it => does

We will use these forms in our examples and exercises.


2. Questions

We use the helping verb DO before a main verb to make questions. 

You can make YES/NO questions.

YES/NO questions are questions that can be answered by YES or NO.

 

Here is how we do it:
 

DO + Subject + main verb + the rest of the sentence + ?

Example:

Do Joe and Kate work here?

 

Here are some more examples: 

Do you need some help?

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Do you eat only pizza?

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Does he know what to do?

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Does this woman have pink hair?

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Do you brush your teeth?

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Do they eat breakfast?

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Does Karen play tennis well?

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You can also use DO to make WH questions.

WH questions are questions with the words: who, what, where, why, which, when and how. (Note that all these words have the letters WH.)

 

Here is how we do it:

 

Question word + DO + Subject + main verb + the rest of the sentence + ?

Example:

Why do Joe and Kate work here?

 

Here are some more examples:

 

Why do you feel so angry?

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Where does Ken work?

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Henry, what do you smell?

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Which one does John want?

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When do you need the money?

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How do you do it?

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Important note: with the question word WHO, we do not use the helping verb DO.

For example: "Who plays basketball?"


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