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Yes/No Questions

Questions answered with yes or no: Do you like coffee? Is she coming?

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When to Use Yes/No Questions

  • •Asking for confirmation: Do you speak English? Yes, I do.
  • •Checking information: Is this your bag? No, it isn't.
  • •Making requests: Can you help me? Could I borrow this?
  • •Offering: Would you like some tea?
  • •All tenses: Did you go? Have you been? Will you come?

How to Form Yes/No Questions

Affirmative (+)

Auxiliary + subject + main verb? (Do you like...?)

Negative (-)

Auxiliary + n't + subject + verb? (Don't you like...?)

Question (?)

Invert subject and auxiliary

💡 With 'be' as main verb, just invert: She is here → Is she here?

Examples of Yes/No Questions

✓Do you like pizza?

✗You like pizza?

Need auxiliary 'do' at start.

✓Is she coming?

✗Does she is coming?

With 'be', just invert; don't add 'do'.

✓Have you finished?

✗You have finished?

Invert auxiliary and subject.

Common Mistakes with Yes/No Questions

💡 Practice Tips for Yes/No Questions

  • • Find the auxiliary (do/does/did, is/are, have/has, can/will).
  • • Move auxiliary before subject.
  • • No auxiliary? Add do/does/did.
  • • Short answers: Yes, I do. No, she isn't.
Quick Quiz
  1. 1.  you a student?
  2. 2.  he swim?
  3. 3.  you been to Japan?
  4. 4.  she like coffee?
  5. Question 5: blank (you / like) chocolate? (yes/no question)
    5. (you / like) chocolate? (yes/no question)
  6. Question 6: blank (she / coming) to the party tonight?
    6. (she / coming) to the party tonight?
  7. Question 7: blank (they / finish) the project last week?
    7. (they / finish) the project last week?
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