2-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME

 

CHAPTER 2

Expressing Present Time (Part 1)

 

2-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS   

        WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME

 

     Q-WORD* + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB                       SHORT ANSWER

(a) When             do                  you                go        to class?                      At nine o’clock.

(b) What time     do                  you                go        to class?                      At nine o’clock.

(c) When             does               Anna             eat       dinner?                        At 6 PM.

(d) What time     does               Anna             eat       dinner?                        At 6 PM.

(e)** What time do you usually go to class?

 

*   A “Q-word” is a “question word”. Where, when, what, what time, who, and why are

     examples of question words.

** The frequency adverb usually comes immediately after the subject in a question.

 

QUESTION WORD    +   DO/DOES   +   SUBJECT   +   USUALLY   +   MAIN VERB

 

Exercise:

Make questions.

1.      A: When/What time do you eat breakfast?

B: At 7:30. (I eat breakfast at 7:30 in the morning).

2.      A: When/What time do you usually eat breakfast?

B: At 7:00. (Alex usually eat breakfast at 7:00).

3.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: At 6:45. (I get up at 6:45).

4.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: At 6:30. (Maria usually gets up at 6:30).

5.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: At 8:15. (The movie starts at 8:15).

6.      A: ___________                            _______                                                                _      _

B: Around 11:00. (I usually go to bed around 11:00).