YES or NO
Turn into a yes/no question:
Clara’s parents work at the airport.
Do Clara’s parents work at the airport?
Her brother works at a hotel.
Ask about the place.
Where does her brother work?
Something caused the delay.
What caused the delay?
I borrowed my neighbour’s bicycle.
Ask about the owner, using wh. + noun.
Whose bicycle did you borrow?
Start with Can you tell me…?
Where is the nearest bus stop?
Can you tell me where the nearest bus stop is?
Turn into a yes/no question:
Your colleague took the bus yesterday.
Did your colleague take the bus yesterday?
They've left early because they were feeling tired.
Ask about the reason.
Why have they left early?
Clara invited three colleagues.
Who did Clara invite?
She has completed four exercises.
Ask about the number.
How many exercises has she completed?
Start with Do you know…?
What time does the lesson start?
Do you know what time the lesson starts?
Turn into a yes/no question and give a negative short answer:
The students were discussing their homework.
Were the students discussing their homework? No, they weren’t.
She has improved her English by watching films without subtitles.
Ask about the method.
How has she improved her English?
Someone is helping the new students.
Who is helping the new students?
You can choose between the morning course and the evening course.
Ask your partner about their preference.
Which course do you prefer: the morning course or the evening course?
Start with Do you know…?
Has Marta sent the email yet?
Do you know if/whether Marta has sent the email yet?
Turn into a yes/no question and give both short answers:
Your sister has already written to the teacher.
Has your sister already written to the teacher? Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
The students were talking about their holidays.
Ask about the topic of their talking.
What were the students talking about?
Marta has recommended David.
Ask who made the recommendation and who received it.
Who has recommended David?
Who has Marta recommended?
Three students missed the lesson.
Ask about the number of students who missed it.
How many students missed the lesson?
— The whole phrase is the subject, so no did is needed.
Correct both word-order errors:
Could you tell me why did Clara leave early and whether has she spoken to the teacher?
Could you tell me why Clara left early and whether she has spoken to the teacher?