Present simple questions

Exercises

Test 1. Read the dialogue and make present simple questions.

A: My brother Mark goes to school.
B: Does he like it? (he - like - it)

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A: My brother Mark goes to primary school in Brighton. B: early? (he - get up)

A: Very early. His friends Jim and Kevin travel with him. B: by bus? (they - travel)

A: Usually. Jim's father sometimes takes them by car. He is a teacher. B: at the same school? (he - teach) A: Yes, he does. He teaches English and history.

B: English? (your brother - like) A: Yes, he does. English is his favourite subject. He loves it.

B: him with his homework? (you - help) A: Never. My brother is the best student in his class.

B: the same lessons? (Jim and Kevin - attend) A: No, they don't. They are two years older than him. But they meet for lunch.

B: at a school canteen? (Mark - eat) A: Yes, because our mum and dad can't make his lunch.

B: to work? (your parents - go) A: My mum is a nurse and my dad is a doctor.

B: at a hospital? (they - work) A: Only my mum. My dad has a private practice.

B: to be a doctor? (your brother - want) A: I don't know. But I want to be a nurse.

B: to work at a hospital too? (you - want) A: Yes, I do. But my mum isn't very happy about it. She says I should work with my father.

Test 2. Negative questions. (You can use full forms or short forms.) My younger sister never eats cucumbers or tomatoes. Why not? vegetables? (she - not like)

I usually stay at home all the year round. Are you kidding? on holidays in summer? (you - not go)

We should get rid of the old wardrobe in the bedroom. it? Where shall I put all my clothes? (we - not need)

You can't phone either Sheila or Paul when they aren't at home. How come? mobile phones? (they - not use)

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Present simple Exercises with answers, PDF worksheets, grammar rules.

We use do or does (in the third person singular) to make questions.

Positive questions

Do I know him?
Do you play cricket?
Does he/she/it travel by plane?
Do we need it?
Do they study at Oxford?

Negative questions

Negative questions are different with full forms and short forms.

Do I not know him? - Don't I know him?
Do you not play cricket? - Don't you play cricket?
Does he/she/it not travel by plane? - Doesn't he/she/it travel by plane?
Do we not need it? - Don't we need it?
Do they not study at Oxford? - Don't they study at Oxford?

Negative questions normally express a surprise.
Doesn't he work? (= I suppose he works and I am surprised that he doesn't.)

Note:

We do not use do or does to make questions with the verb to be or with modal verbs. We just change the word order of a sentence.

Are you all right? Is Paul in Manchester?
Can we help you? May I ask you a question?

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