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Forming questions in English

Yes/No questions: invert auxiliary and subject

Move do/does/is/are to the front.

📊 Question word order
Type Structure Example
Yes/No Aux + subject + verb Do you work?
Wh- Wh-word + aux + subject + verb Where do you live?
💬 Examples
Do you like tea?
do moves to the front to make a question
📝 do before you
Is he coming?
is moves to the front to make a question
📝 is before he
Wh-questions use a question word at the front

Who what where when why how come first.

💬 Examples
Where do you live?
question word comes first then do
📝 where at the front
What time is it?
what comes first then is
📝 what at the front
Answer yes/no questions with the auxiliary

Repeat the auxiliary in the short answer.

💬 Examples
Do you like it? — Yes I do.
repeat the auxiliary in the short answer
📝 do in the answer
Is she here? — No she isn't.
use isn't in the negative short answer
📝 isn't in the answer