Formation of Interrogative Sentences – Part I
Simple present
The simple present tense has the following structure:
Subject + present tense forms of the verb (bare infinitive)
The sun rises in the east.
The cow eats grass.
In order to change an assertive sentence in the simple present tense into an interrogative sentence, we use do or does as the first word followed by the subject, verb and the object.
Note that we use do with I, you and plural subjects. Does is used with singular subjects.
Form: Do/does + subject + present tense form of the verb.
Examples are given below:
The cow eats grass. (Assertive)
Does the cow eat grass? (Interrogative)
Alice sings a song. (Assertive)
Does Alice sing a song? (Interrogative)
She gets up early in the morning. (Assertive)
Does she get up early in the morning? (Interrogative)
I work hard. (Assertive)
Simple present
The simple present tense has the following structure:
Subject + present tense forms of the verb (bare infinitive)
The sun rises in the east.
The cow eats grass.
In order to change an assertive sentence in the simple present tense into an interrogative sentence, we use do or does as the first word followed by the subject, verb and the object.
Note that we use do with I, you and plural subjects. Does is used with singular subjects.
Form: Do/does + subject + present tense form of the verb.
Examples are given below:
The cow eats grass. (Assertive)
Does the cow eat grass? (Interrogative)
Alice sings a song. (Assertive)
Does Alice sing a song? (Interrogative)
She gets up early in the morning. (Assertive)
Does she get up early in the morning? (Interrogative)
I work hard. (Assertive)
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