2-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE AND DO

 

CHAPTER 2

Expressing Present Time (Part 1)

 

2-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE AND DO

 

     Q-WORD* + BE       +      SUBJECT                 LONG ANSWER

(a) Where            is                  Thailand?                    Thailand is in Southeast Asia.

(b) Where            are               your books?                 My books are on my desk.

(c) When             is                  the concert?                 The concert is on April 3rd.

(d) What              is                  your name?                  My name is Yoko.

(e) What time      is                  it?                                It is ten-thirty.

 

     Q-WORD* + BE   +  SUBJECT +  MAIN VERB        LONG ANSWER

(f) Where             do        you                   live?                        I live in Los Angeles.

(g) What time      does     the plane           arrive?                    The plane arrives at six-fifteen.

(h) What              do        monkeys           eat?                                    Monkeys eat fruit, plants, etc.

(i) When              does     Bob                  study?                     Bob studies in the evenings.

 

NOTICE:

In questions with be as the main and only verb, the subject follows be. In simple present questions with verbs other than be, the subject comes between do/does and the main verb.

 

 

Exercise:

Complete the questions in the dialogues by using is, are, does, or do.

Dialogue one:

1.      A: What time __________________ the movie start?

2.      B: Seven-fifteen. __________________ you want to go with us?

3.      A: Yes. What time __________________ it now?

4.      B: Almost seven o’clock. __________________ you ready to leave?

A: Yes, let’s go.

 

Dialogue two:

5.      A: Where __________________ my keys to the car?

6.      B: I don’t know. Where __________________ you usually keep them?

A: In my purse. But they’re not there.

B: Are you sure?