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    The document discusses how to form questions in English using do or does. It explains that do is used with subjects I, you, we, they, while does is used with subjects he, she, it. Examples are given of affirmative statements and their question forms. The word order of questions with do/does is explained. Short answers to yes/no questions using do/does are also provided, as well as how to form questions using question words.

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    The document discusses how to form questions in English using do or does. It explains that do is used with subjects I, you, we, they, while does is used with subjects he, she, it. Examples are given of affirmative statements and their question forms. The word order of questions with do/does is explained. Short answers to yes/no questions using do/does are also provided, as well as how to form questions using question words.

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    The document discusses how to form questions in English using do or does. It explains that do is used with subjects I, you, we, they, while does is used with subjects he, she, it. Examples are given of affirmative statements and their question forms. The word order of questions with do/does is explained. Short answers to yes/no questions using do/does are also provided, as well as how to form questions using question words.

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    To make a question in English we normally use Do or Does.

    It is normally put at the beginning of the


    question (before the subject).

    Affirmative: You speak Spanish.


    Question: Do you speak Spanish?

    You will see that we add DO at the beginning of the affirmative sentence to make it a question.
    We use Do when the subject is I, you, we or they.

    Affirmative: He speaks Spanish.


    Question: Does he speak Spanish?

    When the subject is he, she or it, we add DOES at the beginning to make the affirmative sentence a
    question. Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the affirmative sentence (because it is in
    third person) disappears in the question. We will see the reason why below.

    We DON'T use Do or Does in questions that have the verb To Be or Modal Verbs (can, must,
    might, should etc.)

    Word Order of Questions with Do and Does


    The following is the word order to construct a basic question in English using Do or Does.

    Do/Does Subject Verb* The rest of the sentence

    Do I / you / we / they have / buy


    cereal for breakfast?
    Does he / she / it eat / like etc.

    *Verb: The verb that goes here is the base form of the infinitive = The infinitive without TO before the
    verb. Instead of the infinitive To have it is just the have part.

    Remember that the infinitive is the verb before it is conjugated (changed) and it begins with TO. For
    example: to have, to eat, to go, to live, to speak etc.
    Short Answers with Do and Does
    In questions that use do/does it is possible to give short answers to direct questions as follows:

    Short Answer Short Answer


    Sample Questions
    (Affirmative) (Negative)

    Do you speak English? Yes, I do. No, I don't.

    Do I need a dictionary? Yes, you do. No, you don't.

    Do you both speak English? Yes, we do. No, we don't.

    Do they speak English? Yes, they do. No, they don't.

    Does he speak English? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.

    Does she speak English? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't.

    Does it have four legs? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't.

    However, if a question word such as who, when, where, why, which or how is used in the
    question, you can not use the short answers above to respond to the question.

    Question Words with Do and Does


    The order for making sentences with Questions words is the following:

    Question Word Do/Does Subject Verb

    What do you have for breakfast?

    What does she have for breakfast?

    Where do you live?

    When do you study?

    How do you spell your name?

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