Statements into questions

Change statements into questions 

A sentence that tells us something is a statement. In modern English, auxiliaries are the only verbs which can be put before the subject of a sentence to form questions.

• He is a good fellow.
• Is he a good fellow?
• They have won the race.
• Have they won the race?
• The cat will kill the mice.
• Will the cat kill the mice?

In the case of other verbs, the auxiliaries do and its forms (does and did) have to be used before the subject.

• John enjoys playing tennis. (statement)
• Does John enjoy playing tennis? (question)
• Sharon makes models from clay.
• Does Sharon make models from clay?
• Alice goes to school by train.
• Does Alice go to school by train?
• The children practise the violin each morning.
• Do the children practise the violin each morning?
• Our team played well yesterday.
• Did our team play well yesterday?
• He fell from the ladder.
• Did he fall from the ladder?
• They went to Mumbai.
• Did they go to Mumbai?
• She likes to see pictures.
• Does she like to see pictures?
• They make good cheese.
• Do they make good cheese?

Exercise 1   Changing statements into questions

Exercise 2 Changing statements into questions

Exercise 3 Change the following sentences into Yes/No questions

Exercise 4 QUESTION WORDS - WH QUESTIONS

Exercise 5  Wh-questions An online exercise for practicing / revising the question words

Exercise 6   Ask for the underlined part

Rewrite in Negative.                                   

The following examples show some ways to make a sentence negative in the present tense.

• Sentence: My guests are arriving now.   Negative: My guests are not arriving now.

The negative word no:

• Sentence: Jennie has money.                 Negative: Jennie has no money.

The contraction n’t :

• Sentence: Janetta kisses her mom.   Negative: Janetta doesn’t kiss her mom.

Notice that when forming a negative in the present tense, the helping verb does is what signals the 3rd person singular, and the main verb "kiss" does not have an -es ending.

The following sentences show you the ways to make a sentence negative in the past tense.

• Sentence: Paul called me yesterday.         Negative: Paul did not call me yesterday.

• Sentence: Jamilee went to the grocery store.  Negative: Jamilee didn´t go to the grocery store.

• Sentence: Gina laughed when she saw the huge pile of laundry.  Negative: Gina did not laugh when she saw the huge pile of laundry.

Notice that when forming a negative in the past tense, the helping verb did is what signals the past tense, and the main verb "laugh" does not have an -ed ending.

Exercise 1  48 Sentences to rewrite in negative and interrogative

Exercise 2 Exercise on negative sentences Simple Past

Exercise 3 Exercise on negative sentences Present Simple

Exercise 4  Exercise on negative sentences Simple Past