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How to Ask Questions in English – A2 Grammar Guide

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How to Ask Questions in English – A2 Grammar Guide

Exercises:

Choose the correct auxiliary verb or question word to complete each question. (e.g., ___ you speak any other languages besides English? → Do)

EXAMPLE: Where did you grow up? I am curious about your background.

she work in the city centre or from home?

How long you been learning English? A year? More?

did you do last weekend? Did you go anywhere nice?

you coming to the meeting tomorrow? We need to know the numbers.

How much this course cost? Is it monthly or annual?

are you so tired today? Did you sleep badly?

they arrive on time or were they late again?

platform does the train to Istanbul leave from? I cannot find the sign.

you be able to help me move on Saturday? I have a lot of boxes.

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How many people at the concert? It looked very crowded in the photos.

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Practice Questions & Answers

All A2 questions for “How to Ask Questions in English – A2 Grammar Guide”, each with the correct answer and a short explanation. Try the interactive exercises above, then check your answers here.

Exercise 1: Question Forms – Choose the Correct Auxiliary or Question Word

1. _____ did you grow up? I am curious about your background.
- A. Where ✓
- B. When
- C. Why
Answer: Where
Where asks about a place. Where + did + subject + base verb.
2. _____ she work in the city centre or from home?
- A. Does ✓
- B. Do
- C. Did
Answer: Does
Does for he/she/it in present simple yes/no questions. Present simple (works → does she work).
How long _____ you been learning English? A year? More?

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Exercise 2: Which Question Is Grammatically Correct?

1. You want to know the time of the next train. Which question is correct?
- A. When the next train leaves?
- B. When does the next train leave? ✓
- C. When the next train does leave?
- D. When next train will leave?
Answer: When does the next train leave?
When + does + subject + base verb. Auxiliary does before the subject, verb in base form.
2. You want to know where someone lives. Which question is correct?
- A. Where you live?
- B. Where do lives you?
- C. Where do you live? ✓
- D. Where you are living?
Answer: Where do you live?
Where + do + subject + base verb. Never omit the auxiliary do in English questions.
3. You want to ask about someone's weekend plans. Which question is correct?
- A. What you are doing this weekend?
- B. What are you doing this weekend? ✓
- C. What you doing this weekend?
- D. What do you doing this weekend?
Answer: What are you doing this weekend?
What + are + subject + verb-ing for present continuous questions.
4. You want to know if someone has visited Paris. Which question is correct?
- A. Did you ever visited Paris?
- B. Have you ever visited Paris? ✓
- C. Do you ever visited Paris?
- D. You have ever visited Paris?
Answer: Have you ever visited Paris?
Present perfect with ever: Have + subject + ever + past participle.
5. You want to know the reason for something. Which question is correct?
- A. Why she is crying?
- B. Why is she crying? ✓
- C. Why does she crying?
- D. Why she crying?
Answer: Why is she crying?
Why + is + subject + verb-ing. Auxiliary is must come before the subject.
6. You want to know the price of something. Which question is correct?
- A. How much costs this jacket?
- B. How much this jacket costs?
- C. How much does this jacket cost? ✓
- D. How much is cost this jacket?
Answer: How much does this jacket cost?
How much + does + subject + base verb. Never how much costs this.
7. You want to know what happened. Which question is correct?
- A. What happened? ✓
- B. What did happened?
- C. What does happened?
- D. What is happened?
Answer: What happened?
What + happened? When what is the subject, no auxiliary is needed. This is a subject question.
8. You want to ask how long someone has worked somewhere. Which question is correct?
- A. How long you work here?
- B. How long do you work here?
- C. How long have you worked here? ✓
- D. How long you have worked here?
Answer: How long have you worked here?
How long + have + subject + past participle for present perfect questions about duration.
9. You want to choose between two restaurants. Which question is correct?
- A. Which restaurant do you prefer? ✓
- B. Which restaurant you prefer?
- C. Which restaurant does you prefer?
- D. Which restaurant you do prefer?
Answer: Which restaurant do you prefer?
Which + noun + do + subject + base verb. Which for choices between specific options.
10. You want to ask about someone's future job. Which question is correct?
- A. Where will you work next year? ✓
- B. Where you will work next year?
- C. Where do you work next year?
- D. Where will work you next year?
Answer: Where will you work next year?
Where + will + subject + base verb. Will inverts before the subject in future questions.

Exercise 5: Speaking Practice – Question Formation Drill

1. You are a friendly English tutor doing a structured speaking drill with an A2 student. The grammar focus is: (1) yes/no questions: auxiliary + subject + verb (Do you...? Is she...? Did they...? Will you...? Have you...?), (2) wh- questions: question word + auxiliary + subject + base verb (Where do you live? What did she say? Why are you tired?), (3) never omit the auxiliary in English questions (never: Where you live? What she said?), (4) present simple questions: do/does + subject + base verb, (5) past simple questions: did + subject + base verb, (6) present continuous: is/are + subject + verb-ing. STRUCTURE: Ask exactly 6 questions, one at a time. Wait for the student's full answer before asking the next one. QUESTIONS TO ASK (in this order): 1. 'Let us practise questions! I will tell you a situation and you must ask me the right question. Ready? I just came back from a trip. Ask me where I went.' (Target: Where did you go? Check: Where + did + subject + base verb. Flag 'Where you went?' or 'Where you did go?'.) 2. 'Good! Now ask me how long the trip was.' (Target: How long was the trip? / How long were you away? Check: How long + was/were + subject. Flag missing auxiliary.) 3. 'Now it is your turn. Tell me two questions you would ask a new colleague on their first day at work. Use what, where, or do.' (Target: What do you do? Where are you from? Do you like coffee? How long have you worked in this field? Check: auxiliary + subject + verb in each question.) 4. 'I will describe someone. You ask me a yes/no question about them using have, has, or did. Ready? I am thinking of a famous scientist.' (Target: Has she won any prizes? Did he live a long time? Have they published many papers? Check: have/has/did + subject + base verb or past participle.) 5. 'Now make three questions about the future using will or are you going to.' (Target: Will you travel next year? Are you going to learn another language? How many countries will you visit? Check will/are + subject + verb for future questions.) 6. 'Final question challenge! I will say a wrong question. You correct it. Ready? Here it is: Where you went on holiday last year?' (Target: Where did you go on holiday last year? Check: Where + did + subject + base verb. Do not accept where you went - the auxiliary must come before the subject.) FEEDBACK RULES: - Never explain the grammar rule. Recast errors naturally. - If student omits auxiliary ('Where you go?'): recast - 'Where did you go? Great question!' - If student uses wrong order ('What you are doing?'): recast - 'What are you doing? I like it!' - If student says 'Does she went': recast - 'Did she go? Good thinking!' - Keep your own language at A2 level. - After all 6 questions, give one genuine specific compliment and say goodbye.

How to Ask Questions in English – A2 Grammar Guide

Practice Questions & Answers

Exercise 1: Question Forms – Choose the Correct Auxiliary or Question Word

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