The question words
| Word | Asks about | Example |
|---|
| What | things, information | What is your name? |
| Who | people | Who is your teacher? |
| Where | place | Where are you from? |
| When | time | When is the party? |
| Why | reason | Why are you late? — Because… |
| Which | a choice | Which one do you prefer? |
| Whose | possession | Whose bag is this? |
| How | manner | How do you spell it? |
| How old / much / many / often / long / far / tall | age, price or quantity, number, frequency, duration, distance, height | How old are you? How much is it? How many brothers do you have? |
Word order
Question word + be + subject: Where is the bathroom? Why are you late?
Question word + do/does + subject + base verb: Where do you live? What does she want?
Watch out
- After do/does use the base verb:
Where does she lives? → Where does she live? - Don't forget the auxiliary:
What time you get up? → What time do you get up? - Whose (possession) ≠ Who's (who is).
En español
What = qué, Who = quién, Where = dónde, When = cuándo, Why = por qué, Which = cuál, Whose = de quién, How = cómo. El orden: palabra + do/does/be + sujeto + verbo.
You can close this window at any time. The timer keeps running during a quiz.