There are 2 types of questions:
The answer doesn’t have new information (only Yes or NO)
Example.
Do you
Yes, I
play
play
football ?
The name of this type of
questions is:
Yes/No
Question
football
This is the only
word that is not in
the question
The answer has new information.
Example.
What sport do you
I
play
play ?
The name of this type of
questions is:
Open
Question
football.
New Information
(it is not in the
question)
HINT
They usually start with
any of these words: What,
When, Who, Why, How
We use this tense to talk about
what we do every day, every week,
always, sometimes.
SIMPLE PRESENT
Yes/No
Questions
Are you a High school student?
Verb
am
is
TO BE
are
Open
Questions
Where is your bicycle?
Yes/No
Questions
Do you play tennis?
Open
Questions
What sports do you play?
Example
Other
Verbs
Play
Go

What do you play sports ?
What SPORTS do you play ?

We use this tense to talk about
what we did at one point in the
past, like yesterday, last week, 2
years ago.
SIMPLE PAST
To make questions is the same as Simple Present but with ONE verb in the past tense.
Verb
was
TO BE
were
Example
Other
Verbs
Play
Go
Yes/No
Questions
Were you a Junior High School
student?
Open
Questions
Where was your bicycle yesterday?
Yes/No
Questions
Did you play tennis 2 weeks ago?
Open
Questions
What sports did you play last week?

What sport DID you PLAYED last week ?
What sport DID you PLAY last week ?

We use this tense to talk about
what we are doing NOW!
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Verb
am
is
Yes/No
Questions
TO BE
are
Open
Questions
Example
Yes/No
Questions
Are you playing tennis now?
Open
Questions
Where are you going?
Other
Verbs
Play
Go