Where do you live? Asking questions
Questions with be and with do / does, and the question words
What you'll be able to do
Ask people about their name, home, work and day, and understand their questions.
The idea
There are two kinds of question.
- With be, put am / is / are before the person: You are tired. → Are you tired?
- With other verbs, use do / does: You live here. → Do you live here?
The question word goes first.
| Question word | It asks about | Example |
|---|---|---|
| What | a thing | What is your name? |
| Where | a place | Where do you work? |
| When | a time | When does the class start? |
| Who | a person | Who is your teacher? |
| How old | age | How old are you? |
| How many | a number | How many brothers do you have? |
- Where are you from?be: the verb before you
- What do you do?asking about someone's job
- How often does she go swimming?how often + does
- Who is that man?who for a person
Common mistakes
Where you live?→ Where do you live?What does she wants?→ What does she want?Do you are a student?→ Are you a student?How old you have?→ How old are you?
Practice
- _____ do you live?Options: Where · Who · How
Show the answer
Where — A place: where.
- _____ you a student?Options: Are · Do · Is
Show the answer
Are — With be, the verb goes first: Are you…?
- When _____ your English class finish?Options: does · do · is
Show the answer
does — Your class = it: does + verb.
- _____ old are you?
Show the answer
How — To ask about age: How old…?
- _____ is that woman? She's my aunt.
Show the answer
Who — A person: who.
In the app, this lesson is taught one idea at a time with the examples read aloud, then practised with questions you answer by choosing or typing. It comes back for review on later days, until you can use it without help.