How to ask questions in English.

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Finn
Can you speak English? you speak English?

Neil
Yes I , thanks Finn. That’s a useful first question.

Sophie
Yes, and it’s made with the auxiliary verb  , plus the subject you and a verb: speak. Can you speak? Can you speak English Neil?

Neil
Yes, I can. Another question please Finn?

Finn
you work every day? you work every day?

Sophie
Auxiliary do, subject  , verb work. Do you work every day, Neil?

Neil
I , no. I don't work at weekends. Finn?

Finn
Do you have brothers or sisters?

Sophie
Auxiliary do, subject you, verb:  . Neil, do you have any brothers or sisters?

Neil
Yes I : I've got one sister. Now another way to make yes-no questions is with the verb to be plus a subject.

Let’s demonstrate. Sophie: you married?

Sophie
No, Neil, ,Is your boss married?

Neil
My boss? No, he .

you in the office yesterday?

Sophie
Yes, sadly I in the office yesterday.

Neil
And we're talking about question forms.

Sophie
Now, the second main type of question in English starts with either what, , when, which, why, who, or the odd one out:

Neil
… how.

Sophie
So let’s try making a question with where. We add an auxiliary…

Neil
… such as do

Sophie
… then we can add a subject plus a verb. For example: Neil, do you live? do you live?

Neil
I live in south London. Where you live, Sophie?

Sophie
I live in north London. Now let’s change the question word and the verb. Which languages you speak?

Neil
And here we add a noun to which: Which do you speak?

Sophie
Just English. And with a different auxiliary: Which languages you speak?

Neil
We can add nouns to some of the other question words: What do you start work?

Sophie
About 9 o'clock in the morning. And if we ask, 'What time is it?' we’re making a w-h question with the verb to be. I can ask: Where you born?

Neil
I was born in England. When your birthday?

Sophie
In September. is your work address?

Neil
It's W1A. Lots of useful questions with to be there. Now for a very personal question with to be: Sophie, How are you?

Sophie
You should never ask a woman her age! And for questions with how, we usually add an extra word. To ask about age it’s:

Finn
How old…

Sophie
For price it’s:

Finn
much…

Neil
For size we ask:

Finn
How big…

Sophie
And for height it’s

Finn
tall.

Sophie
How are you, Neil?

Neil
About 180cm. And of course, you can’t answer a 'wh' question with yes or no. How tall are you, Sophie?

Sophie
I think we're actually the same height.

Neil
Let me see, back to back… No, I'm taller!

In questions the always follows the auxiliary verb and precedes the main verb.