1. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Question Words

2. A VER SI RECUERDAS
There are three basic types of questions.

3. A VER SI RECUERDAS
There are three basic types of questions.
yes / no questions: ones that can be answered sí o no

4. There are three basic types of questions.
A VER SI RECUERDAS
There are three basic types of questions.
yes / no questions: ones that can be answered sí o no
Tag questions: ones that ask you to agree or disagree

5. There are three basic types of questions.
A VER SI RECUERDAS
There are three basic types of questions.
yes / no questions: ones that can be answered sí o no
Tag questions: ones that ask you to agree or disagree
Requests for information

6. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Asking questions
Yes/No Questions:

7. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Yes/No Questions: For simple questions that can be answered by sí or no…

8. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Yes/No Questions: For simple questions that can be answered by sí or no, you can indicate with your voice that you’re asking a question:

9. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Yes/No Questions: For simple questions that can be answered by sí or no, you can indicate with your voice that you’re asking a question:
¿Ana va a la biblioteca?

10. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions OR: ¿Va Ana a la biblioteca?
Yes/No Questions: For simple questions that can be answered by sí or no, you can indicate with your voice that you’re asking a question:
¿Ana va a la biblioteca?
OR: ¿Va Ana a la biblioteca?

11. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions OR: ¿Va Ana a la biblioteca?
Yes/No Questions: For simple questions that can be answered by sí or no, you can indicate with your voice that you’re asking a question:
¿Ana va a la biblioteca?
OR: ¿Va Ana a la biblioteca?
OR: Ana va a la biblioteca, ¿verdad?

12. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Asking questions
The last question…

13. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions Ana va a la biblioteca, ¿verdad?
The last question…
Ana va a la biblioteca, ¿verdad?

14. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions Ana va a la biblioteca, ¿verdad?
The last question…
Ana va a la biblioteca, ¿verdad?
… is known as a tag question,

15. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions Ana va a la biblioteca, ¿verdad?
The last question…
Ana va a la biblioteca, ¿verdad?
… is known as a tag question, because it is a simple statement
followed by a tag that asks for verification or denial.

16. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
The third type of question is a request for information.

17. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
The third type of question is a request for information.
To request information, you substitute an interrogative or question word for the information needed.

18. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
The third type of question is a request for information.
To request information, you substitute an interrogative or question word for the information needed When are you going to eat breakfast?

19. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
The third type of question is a request for information.
To request information, you substitute an interrogative or question word for the information needed When are you going to eat breakfast?
I am going to eat breakfast at six.

20. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
The third type of question is a request for information.
To request information, you substitute an interrogative or question word for the information needed When are you going to eat breakfast?
I am going to eat breakfast at six.

21. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
The third type of question is a request for information.
To request information, you substitute an interrogative or question word for the information needed When are you going to eat breakfast?
I am going to eat breakfast at six.
¿Cuándo vas a desayunar?

22. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
The third type of question is a request for information.
To request information, you substitute an interrogative or question word for the information needed When are you going to eat breakfast?
I am going to eat breakfast at six.
¿Cuándo vas a desayunar?
Voy a desayunar a las seis .

23. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
You have learned to use several interrogative words.

24. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
You have learned to use several interrogative words. Notice that all interrogative words have a written accent mark.

25. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
You use interrogative words (who, what, where, etc.)
to request information.

26. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
In Spanish, when you ask a question with an interrogative word you put the verb before the subject.

27. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
In Spanish, when you ask a question with an interrogative word you put the verb before the subject.
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante?

28. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
In Spanish, when you ask a question with an interrogative word you put the verb before the subject.
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?

29. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
In Spanish, when you ask a question with an interrogative word you put the verb before the subject.
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases?

30. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
In Spanish, when you ask a question with an interrogative word you put the verb before the subject.
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?

31. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
In Spanish, when you ask a question with an interrogative word you put the verb before the subject.
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días?

32. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
In Spanish, when you ask a question with an interrogative word you put the verb before the subject.
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?

33. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Notice that the question word usually leads off in word order.

34. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Notice that the question word usually leads off in word order.

35. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Normal word order with requests for information is…

36. ¿ A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Normal word order with requests for information is…

37. ¿QW A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Normal word order with requests for information is…
¿QW

38. ¿QW + A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Normal word order with requests for information is…
¿QW +

39. ¿QW + verb A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Normal word order with requests for information is…
¿QW + verb

40. ¿QW + verb + A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Normal word order with requests for information is…
¿QW + verb +

41. ¿QW + verb + subject A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Normal word order with requests for information is…
¿QW + verb + subject

42. ¿QW + verb + subject + A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Normal word order with requests for information is…
¿QW + verb + subject +

43. ¿QW + verb + subject + Rest Of Sentence
A VER SI RECUERDAS
Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Normal word order with requests for information is…
¿QW + verb + subject + Rest Of Sentence

44. ¿QW + verb + subject + Rest Of Sentence?
A VER SI RECUERDAS
Asking questions
¿Qué come Elena en el restaurante? What does Elena eat at the restaurant?
¿Adónde van Uds. después de las clases? Where do you go after classes?
¿Por qué va Ignacio a la playa todos los días? Why does Ignacio go to the beach every day?
Normal word order with requests for information is…
¿QW + verb + subject + Rest Of Sentence?

45. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.

46. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions ¿cuál?
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?

47. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions ¿cuál? 
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál? 

48. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions ¿cuál?  ¿cuáles?
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?  ¿cuáles?

49. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?  ¿cuáles? When asking about more than one thing.

50. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?  ¿cuáles? When asking about more than one thing.
The same is true of…

51. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?  ¿cuáles? When asking about more than one thing.
The same is true of…
¿cuánto?

52. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?  ¿cuáles? When asking about more than one thing.
The same is true of…
¿cuánto? 

53. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?  ¿cuáles? When asking about more than one thing.
The same is true of…
¿cuánto?  ¿cuántos?

54. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?  ¿cuáles? When asking about more than one thing.
The same is true of…
¿cuánto?  ¿cuántos? &

55. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?  ¿cuáles? When asking about more than one thing.
The same is true of…
¿cuánto?  ¿cuántos? & ¿quién?

56. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?  ¿cuáles? When asking about more than one thing.
The same is true of…
¿cuánto?  ¿cuántos? & ¿quién? 

57. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Some Spanish interrogatives have plural forms.
¿cuál?  ¿cuáles? When asking about more than one thing.
The same is true of…
¿cuánto?  ¿cuántos? & ¿quién?  ¿quiénes?

58. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Asking questions
Besides having a plural form…

59. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Besides having a plural form, ¿cuánto? also has a gender component.

60. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Besides having a plural form, ¿cuánto? also has a gender component. That is…

61. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Besides having a plural form, ¿cuánto? also has a gender component. That is, it must agree with its noun’s gender.

62. A VER SI RECUERDAS ¿Cuánto dinero tienes? Asking questions
Besides having a plural form, ¿cuánto? also has a gender component. That is, it must agree with its noun’s gender.
¿Cuánto dinero tienes?

63. ¿Cuánto dinero tienes? How much money do you have?
A VER SI RECUERDAS
Asking questions
Besides having a plural form, ¿cuánto? also has a gender component. That is, it must agree with its noun’s gender.
¿Cuánto dinero tienes? How much money do you have?

64. ¿Cuánto dinero tienes? How much money do you have?
A VER SI RECUERDAS
Asking questions
Besides having a plural form, ¿cuánto? also has a gender component. That is, it must agree with its noun’s gender.
¿Cuánto dinero tienes? How much money do you have?
¿Cuánta tarea tienes?

65. ¿Cuánto dinero tienes? How much money do you have?
A VER SI RECUERDAS
Asking questions
Besides having a plural form, ¿cuánto? also has a gender component. That is, it must agree with its noun’s gender.
¿Cuánto dinero tienes? How much money do you have?
¿Cuánta tarea tienes? How much homework do you have?

66. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Both qué and cuál can correspond to the English word what.

67. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Both qué and cuál can correspond to the English word what.
They are not always interchangeable, however.

68. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Both qué and cuál can correspond to the English word what.
They are not always interchangeable, however.
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.

69. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Both qué and cuál can correspond to the English word what.
They are not always interchangeable, however.
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi?

70. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Both qué and cuál can correspond to the English word what.
They are not always interchangeable, however.
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?

71. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Both qué and cuál can correspond to the English word what.
They are not always interchangeable, however.
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está haciendo ahora?

72. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Both qué and cuál can correspond to the English word what.
They are not always interchangeable, however.
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está haciendo ahora? What is he doing now?

73. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está hacienda ahora? What is he doing now?
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.

74. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está hacienda ahora? What is he doing now?
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
¿Cuál es la capital de Venezuela?

75. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está hacienda ahora? What is he doing now?
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
¿Cuál es la capital de Venezuela?
What (which city) is the capital of Venezuela?

76. A VER SI RECUERDAS Asking questions
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está hacienda ahora? What is he doing now?
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
¿Cuál es la capital de Venezuela?
What (which city) is the capital of Venezuela?
¿Cuál es tu primo?

77. A VER SI RECUERDAS Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está hacienda ahora? What is he doing now?
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
¿Cuál es la capital de Venezuela?
What (which city) is the capital of Venezuela?
¿Cuál es tu primo? Which (one) is your cousin?

78. A VER SI RECUERDAS Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está hacienda ahora? What is he doing now?
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
¿Cuál es la capital de Venezuela?
What (which city) is the capital of Venezuela?
¿Cuál es tu primo? Which (one) is your cousin?
Since cuál is also a pronoun, it cannot fall in front of a noun…

79. A VER SI RECUERDAS Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está hacienda ahora? What is he doing now?
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
¿Cuál es la capital de Venezuela?
What (which city) is the capital of Venezuela?
¿Cuál es tu primo? Which (one) is your cousin?
Since cuál is also a pronoun, it cannot fall in front of a noun…
therefore, use qué when followed by a noun.

80. ¿Qué deporte practicas?
A VER SI RECUERDAS
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está hacienda ahora? What is he doing now?
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
¿Cuál es la capital de Venezuela?
What (which city) is the capital of Venezuela?
¿Cuál es tu primo? Which (one) is your cousin?
Since cuál is also a pronoun, it cannot fall in front of a noun…
therefore, use qué when followed by a noun.
¿Qué deporte practicas?

81. ¿Qué deporte practicas? Which sport do you practice?
A VER SI RECUERDAS
Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
¿Qué es un mariachi? What is a mariachi?
¿Qué está hacienda ahora? What is he doing now?
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
¿Cuál es la capital de Venezuela?
What (which city) is the capital of Venezuela?
¿Cuál es tu primo? Which (one) is your cousin?
Since cuál is also a pronoun, it cannot fall in front of a noun…
therefore, use qué when followed by a noun.
¿Qué deporte practicas? Which sport do you practice?

82. A VER SI RECUERDAS Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
Cómo is used by itself to indicate disbelief or that the listener didn’t hear what was said and wants it repeated.

83. A VER SI RECUERDAS Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
Cómo is used by itself to indicate disbelief or that the listener didn’t hear what was said and wants it repeated. English usually uses What? in these instances.

84. A VER SI RECUERDAS Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
Cómo is used by itself to indicate disbelief or that the listener didn’t hear what was said and wants it repeated. English usually uses What? in these instances.
¿Cómo? ¡Pero solo tiene catorce años!
What? But he’s only fourteen years old!

85. A VER SI RECUERDAS Qué asks for a definition or an explanation.
Cuál asks for a selection or choice.
Cómo is used by itself to indicate disbelief or that the listener didn’t hear what was said and wants it repeated. English usually uses What? in these instances.
¿Cómo? ¡Pero solo tiene catorce años!
What? But he’s only fourteen years old!
¿Cómo? Perdón, pero la música está muy fuerte.
What? I’m sorry, but the music is very loud.

86. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Some questions require a preposition in front to set up the proper response.

87. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Some questions require a preposition in front to set up the proper response.
Ejemplo

88. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Some questions require a preposition in front to set up the proper response.
Ejemplo ¿De dónde es el Sr. Montgomery?

89. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Some questions require a preposition in front to set up the proper response.
Ejemplo ¿De dónde es el Sr. Montgomery?
The reasoning is more evident if we rephrase the question into a statement.

90. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Some questions require a preposition in front to set up the proper response.
Ejemplo ¿De dónde es el Sr. Montgomery?
The reasoning is more evident if we rephrase the question into a statement.
Mr. Montgomery is from where?

91. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Some questions require a preposition in front to set up the proper response.
Ejemplo ¿De dónde es el Sr. Montgomery?
The reasoning is more evident if we rephrase the question into a statement.
Mr. Montgomery is from where?
El Sr. Montgomery es de dónde?

92. A VER SI RECUERDAS
When we ask to where, the preposition a is attached to dónde.

93. A VER SI RECUERDAS
When we ask to where, the preposition a is attached to dónde.
Ejemplo

94. A VER SI RECUERDAS
When we ask to where, the preposition a is attached to dónde.
Ejemplo ¿Adónde vas los fines de semana?

95. A VER SI RECUERDAS
When we ask to where, the preposition a is attached to dónde.
Ejemplo ¿Adónde vas los fines de semana?
Where are you going (to)? or
You are going (to) where?

96. A VER SI RECUERDAS
There is no question word for whose in Spanish!

97. A VER SI RECUERDAS There is no question word for whose in Spanish!
So Spanish uses the preposition de before quién to ask…

98. A VER SI RECUERDAS There is no question word for whose in Spanish!
So Spanish uses the preposition de before quién to ask…
Of whom is the book?

99. A VER SI RECUERDAS There is no question word for whose in Spanish!
So Spanish uses the preposition de before quién to ask…
Of whom is the book? or

100. A VER SI RECUERDAS There is no question word for whose in Spanish!
So Spanish uses the preposition de before quién to ask…
Of whom is the book? or Whose is the book?

101. A VER SI RECUERDAS There is no question word for whose in Spanish!
So Spanish uses the preposition de before quién to ask…
Of whom is the book? or Whose is the book?
¿De quién es el libro?

102. A VER SI RECUERDAS There is no question word for whose in Spanish!
So Spanish uses the preposition de before quién to ask…
Of whom is the book? or Whose is the book?
¿De quién es el libro?
El libro es de Juan.

103. A VER SI RECUERDAS
Question Words
FIN