Form questions in present simple (A1)

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Questions where the subject, >>a person<<, is the answer:


  1. Lisa reads a book.
    Who reads a book?
    Lisa.
  2. Tom plays football.
    Who plays football?
    Tom.
  3. Anna drinks water.
    Who drinks water?
    Anna.
  4. Peter writes a letter.
    Who writes a letter?
    Peter.
  5. Sarah watches TV.
    Who watches TV?
    Sarah.
  6. John eats an apple.
    Who eats an apple?
    John.
  7. Emma listens to music.
    Who listens to music?
    Emma.
  8. David opens the door.
    Who opens the door?
    David.
  9. Mia paints a picture.
    Who paints a picture?
    Mia.
  10. Alex cleans the room.
    Who cleans the room?
    Alex.

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Questions where the subject, >>not a person<<, is the answer:


  1. The dog eats the bone.
    What eats the bone?
    The dog.
  2. The sun gives light.
    What gives light?
    The sun.
  3. The car makes noise.
    What makes noise?
    The car.
  4. The phone rings.
    What rings?
    The phone.
  5. The clock shows the time.
    What shows the time?
    The clock.
  6. The train leaves the station.
    What leaves the station?
    The train.
  7. The cat catches a mouse.
    What catches a mouse?
    The cat.
  8. The wind moves the leaves.
    What moves the leaves?
    The wind.
  9. The computer plays music.
    What plays music?
    The computer.
  10. The door makes a sound.
    What makes a sound?
    The door.

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Questions where the object is the answer:


  1. Lisa reads a book.
    What does Lisa read?
    A book.
  2. Tom plays football.
    What does Tom play?
    Football.
  3. Anna drinks water.
    What does Anna drink?
    Water.
  4. Peter writes a letter.
    What does Peter write?
    A letter.
  5. Sarah watches TV.
    What does Sarah watch?
    TV.
  6. John eats an apple.
    What does John eat?
    An apple.
  7. Emma listens to music.
    What does Emma listen to?
    Music.
  8. David opens the door.
    What does David open?
    The door.
  9. Mia paints a picture.
    What does Mia paint?
    A picture.
  10. Alex cleans the room.
    What does Alex clean?
    The room.

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Questions where the object is the answer:


  1. The dog eats the bone.
    What does the dog eat?
    The bone.
  2. The sun gives light.
    What does the sun give?
    Light.
  3. The car makes noise.
    What does the car make?
    Noise.
  4. The phone rings.
    (No object → no object question needed)
  5. The clock shows the time.
    What does the clock show?
    The time.
  6. The train leaves the station.
    What does the train leave?
    The station.
  7. The cat catches a mouse.
    What does the cat catch?
    A mouse.
  8. The wind moves the leaves.
    What does the wind move?
    The leaves.
  9. The computer plays music.
    What does the computer play?
    Music.
  10. The door makes a sound.
    What does the door make?
    A sound.

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Questions where the verb is the answer:


  1. Lisa reads a book.
    What does Lisa do?
    She reads.
  2. Tom plays football.
    What does Tom do?
    He plays.
  3. Anna drinks water.
    What does Anna do?
    She drinks.
  4. Peter writes a letter.
    What does Peter do?
    He writes.
  5. Sarah watches TV.
    What does Sarah do?
    She watches.
  6. John eats an apple.
    What does John do?
    He eats.
  7. Emma listens to music.
    What does Emma do?
    She listens.
  8. David opens the door.
    What does David do?
    He opens.
  9. Mia paints a picture.
    What does Mia do?
    She paints.
  10. Alex cleans the room.
    What does Alex do?
    He cleans.

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Questions where the verb is the answer:


  1. The dog eats the bone.
    What does the dog do?
    The dog eats the bone.
  2. The sun gives light.
    What does the sun do?
    The sun gives light.
  3. The car makes noise.
    What does the car do?
    The car makes noise.
  4. The phone rings.
    What does the phone do?
    The phone rings.
  5. The clock shows the time.
    What does the clock do?
    The clock shows the time.
  6. The train leaves the station.
    What does the train do?
    The train leaves the station.
  7. The cat catches a mouse.
    What does the cat do?
    The cat catches a mouse.
  8. The wind moves the leaves.
    What does the wind do?
    The wind moves the leaves.
  9. The computer plays music.
    What does the computer do?
    The computer plays music.
  10. The door makes a sound.
    What does the door do?
    The door makes a sound.

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Eight simple sentences in present simple:


  1. I like apples.
  2. You read books.
  3. He plays football.
  4. She watches movies.
  5. It eats food.
  6. We drink water.
  7. You write letters.
  8. They clean the house.

Here are questions where the object is the answer:


  1. I like apples.
    What do you like?
    Apples.
  2. You read books.
    What do you read?
    Books.
  3. He plays football.
    What does he play?
    Football.
  4. She watches movies.
    What does she watch?
    Movies.
  5. It eats food.
    What does it eat?
    Food.
  6. We drink water.
    What do we drink?
    Water.
  7. You write letters.
    What do you write?
    Letters.
  8. They clean the house.
    What do they clean?
    The house.

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Now try yourself – form questions to which the word/s given is/are the answer:

  1. Cats chase mice.
    Cats:__________
    chase mice:__________
    mice:__________
  2. Birds build nests.
    Birds:__________
    bild nests:__________
    nests:__________
  3. She drinks coffee.
    She:__________
    drinks coffee:__________
    coffee:__________
  4. They watch TV.
    They:__________
    watch TV:__________
    TV:__________
  5. We read books.
    We:__________
    watch TV:__________
    TV:__________

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    Answers:

1. Cats chase mice.

  • Who chases mice?
    → Cats do.
  • What do cats do?
    → Cats chase mice.
  • What do cats chase?
    → Mice.

2. Birds build nests.

  • Who builds nests?
    → Birds do.
  • What do birds do?
    → Birds build nests.
  • What do birds build?
    → Nests.

3. She drinks coffee.

  • Who drinks coffee?
    → She does.
  • What does she do?
    → She drinks coffee.
  • What does she drink?
    → Coffee.

4. They watch TV.

  • Who watches TV?
    → They do.
  • What do they do?
    → They watch.´TV.
  • What do they watch?
    → TV.

5. We read books.

  • Who reads books?
    → We do.
  • What do we do?
    → We read books.
  • What do we read?
    → Books.