Introduzione e forma

Quando formiamo una domanda mettiamo il verbo ausiliare (che aiuta) prima del soggetto.

Positivo:

Carl	likes	chocolate.
Oggetto	verbo	oggetto

domanda:

Does	Carl	like	chocolate?
Verbo ausiliare	Oggetto	verbo	oggetto

Esempi:

Tempo	Verbo ausiliare	Oggetto	Verbo principale	Complemento
Present simple	Do	I / you / we / they	watch	television every day?
	Does	he / she / it
Past simple	Did	I / you / he / she / it / we / they	watch	television last night?
Present perfect	Have	I / you / we / they	watched	television yet?
	Has	he / she / it
present continuous	Am	I	watching	television
	Is	he / she / it
	Are	you / we / they
Past continuous	Was	I / he / she / it	watching	television?
	Were	you / we / they
"be going to"	Am	I	going to watch	television?
	Is	he / she / it
	Are	you / we / they
Future simple	Will	I / you / he / she / it / we / they	watch	television?

Quando il verbo "be" è il verbo principale, non serve un verbo ausiliare, per esempio:

• Are you an accountant?
• Was he tired?
• Am I late?
• Were they at home?

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Pratica

Completa le domande con il verbo corretto:
.

1)

   you going to the party tomorrow?

 

2)

   he ever been to Italy?

 

3)

   they climb Everest last year?

 

4)

Where    you yesterday?

 

Please submit the missing answers shown in red
 

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A volte dobbiamo usare un pronome interrogativo, o u na parola interrogativa, all'inizio della domanda:

• What
• When
• Where
• Why
• Who
• Which
• Whose
• How

Il pronome interrogativo rappresenta la cosa di cui stiamo chiedendo - è ciò che vogliamo sapere.

Esempi:

What time do you get up?	I get up at 6 a.m.
Where do you live?	I live in London.
How old is he?	He is 26 years old.
How often does he go shopping?	He goes once a month.
When did they leave?	They left yesterday.
How long have you lived here?	I've lived here for 4 years.
How far is London?	It's 400 miles from here.
Why are you sad?	I'm sad because it's a sad movie.
Who wrote that book?	Stephen King.

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Pratica

Completa le frasi con la parola interrogativa corretta:
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1)

   have you studied English? - For 5 years.

 

2)

   were you born? - On 1st January 1955.

 

3)

   did you study English? - At university.

 

4)

   is that woman? - She's my sister.

 

Please submit the missing answers shown in red
 

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Ulteriore pratica

Completa le frasi con la risposta corretta tra a, b, c o d:
.

1)

____ do you start your new job? - I start next week.
 

How

Who

When

Why

 

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2)

____ ?
 

You have found your keys yet

You have yet found your keys

Found have you yet your keys

Have you found your keys yet

 

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3)

____ do you have team meetings? - Twice a month.
 

How old

How long

How often

How far

 

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4)

Is Amanda ____ a new job?
 

going to find

find

have found

going find

 

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5)

____ the car ____ very fast?
 

Were / travelling

Is / travel

Was / travelling

Is / going travel

 

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6)

____ in India?
 

Did married get your parents

Did your parents get married

Your parents did get married

Got your parents married

 

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Please submit the missing answers shown in red
 

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Punto di lingua livello intermedio

Domande indirette

Le domande indirette sono più cortesi delle domande dirette.

Di solito sono introdotte da espressioni quali:

• Could you tell me…
• Do you know…
• Do you have any idea…

Esempio:

• Could you tell me what time it is, please?
• Do you know how to get to the bus station?
• Do you have any idea how much the tickets are?

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Nota che l'espressione introduttiva contiene la domanda:

• "Could you tell me ..." - il soggetto e il verbo ausiliare sono invertiti

La frase secondaria mantiene il normale ordine delle parole:

• "Could you tell me what time it is, please?" not - "Could you tell me what time is it, please?"

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Tag Questions

Le tag questions sono messe alla fine di una frase positiva e, in base all'intonazione, sono usate per chiedere conferma di cosa viene detto e per incoraggiare un accordo su ciò che stiamo dicendo.

Le tag questions sono formate usando il verbo ausiliare e il soggetto:

• You’re tired today, aren’t you?
• He didn’t finish the work, did he?
• They haven’t been to Asia, have they?

Nota che una frase positiva avrà una tag question negativa e una frase negativa avrà una tag question positiva.