Lesson 1 Yes / No questions Wh questions Present simple Present progressive By Ms. Rasha Ali

First: Yes/No questions In English, there are two basic types of questions: Yes / No questions and Wh- questions. Yes / No questions are also called closed questions because there are only two possible responses:Yes or No. When forming a Yes / No question, it must include one of these verbs: BE, DO, HAVE, or a modal verb. It is impossible to ask a Yes / No question without one of these verbs.

Examples correct incorrect Elections next year? Are elections next year? He want to stay? Does he want to stay? The boys eaten? Have the boys eaten? The dog swim? Can the dog swim?

Yes. / Yes, you are. / Yes, you are my friend. Am I your friend? Use the verb BE to ask Yes / No questions about the identity or description of a person, place, or thing. Note that the response can be short (Yes. / No.), or long: Yes or No followed by the subject and verb. Response Question Yes. / Yes, you are. / Yes, you are my friend. Am I your friend? No. / No, it is not. / No, it is not a good restaurant. Is this a good restaurant? No. / No, it wasn’t. / No, his idea was not interesting. Was his idea interesting? Yes. / Yes, they were. / Yes, they were happy. Were they happy?

Use the verb BE to ask a Yes / No question about a current activity or situation. This requires the present progressive: BE + (verb+ing). Response Question Yes. / Yes, you are. Am I going with you and Tom? No. / No, she isn’t. Is she working today? Yes. / Yes, we are. Are we seeing a play tomorrow?

Use the verb BE to ask a Yes / No question about a past activity or situation. This requires the past progressive: WAS / WERE + (verb+ing). Responses Questions Yes. / Yes, it was. Was it raining? No. / No, they weren’t. Were they playing?

Use the verb HAVE to ask if somebody has done something or if some action has taken place. Note that these Yes / No questions use the present perfect (HAVE + past participle). Responses Question No. / No, he hasn’t. Has your brother left? Yes. / Yes, I have. Have you driven before?

Use the verb DO to ask Yes / No questions in order to obtain facts about people, places, or things Responses Questions No. / No, they don’t Do they smoke? Yes. / Yes, it does Does it rain here? No. / No, it didn’t. Did the key work?

Use modal verbs to ask Yes / No questions about possibilities or uncertainties. Reponses Questions Yes. / Yes, we can. / Yes, we can stay. Can we stay? Yes. / Yes, it could (be true). Could this be true? No. / No, they shouldn’t (stop). Should they stop? Yes. / Yes you may (help me). May I help you?

Second: Question Words Why? Where? Which? What? When? Who? How?

Wh- word When to use Examples What Information , things • ____________ is this? Why Reason (because) • ____________ did they do that? When time • ____________ is he coming over? Where place • ____________ are we going? How about manner • ____________ are you? Which a choice • ____________ one do you want: green or blue? Who a person ( subject) • _______ is your English Teacher? How many  to count things • ______ brothers have you got? How much  money • _________ is this sandwich? Whose  Possession • _________ book is this?

Match the questions and the answers: Where were you born? What do you do? Are you married? Why are you learning English? When did you start learning English? How often do you have English classes? A year ago. Three times a week. In Morocco. Because I need it for my job. I’m a teacher. No, I’m a single.

Match the questions and the answers: Where were you born? What do you do? Are you married? Why are you learning English? When did you start learning English? How often do you have English classes? 5 6 1 4 2 3 A year ago. Three times a week. In Morocco. Because I need it for my job. I’m a teacher. No, I’m a single.

Third Simple Present Come Comes

I work You work He work s They work She work s We work It work s

Affirmative

Negative

Questions

a fact which is always true a fact which true for a long time I come to school early She come to school late Grammar A habit a fact which is always true a fact which true for a long time

a fact which is always true A habit I get up at 6 o’clock a fact which is always true Vegetarians don’t eat meat a fact which true for a long time I live in Makkah

a. speak She ___ four languages. b. speaks The food in Japan is expensive. It ___ a lot to live there a. cost b. costs a. teach Jane is a teacher. She ___ French b. teaches a. wash He always ___ his car on Sundays. b. washes a. love I ___ to watch movies. b. loves

Fourth Present Continuous

Something is happening now Present Continuous Something is happening now now Am / is / are + V.ing

She is studying math at the university. Present Continuous Something happening around now but not athe moment of speaking She is studying math at the university.

I’m meeting Miss Boyd at ten o’clock tomorrow. Present Continuous A planned future arrangement I’m meeting Miss Boyd at ten o’clock tomorrow.

Sam is driving to the countryside now. Present Continuous Affirmative Sam is driving to the countryside now.

The girls are playing now.

He is reading He is writing Present Continuous Negative He is reading He is writing not Negative Form am / is / are + v.ing not

Something is not happening now Present Continuous Negative Something is not happening now He is not sleeping We are not playing She is not listening

I am ----- wearing a dress today. Present Continuous Negative I am ----- wearing a dress today. not wear a dress

Put the correct form of the verb in the blanks

sleep drink laugh Sameer ---------------- now. juice Dad ------------ juice every day. drink My brother always ------------ at me. laugh

Have Have got

not Same meaning For an activity or habit I have two brothers Have/ have got Same meaning I have two brothers I have got two brothers For an activity or habit I have a shower in the morning not I have got a shower in the morning