Basic Question StructureThe basic structure of a question in English is very simple: auxiliary verb + subject + main verb | auxiliary verb | subject | main verb | | | Do | you | like | Mary? | | Are | they | playing | football? | | Will | Anthony | go | to Tokyo? | | Have | you | seen | ET? |
Exception! For the verb be in simple present and simple past, we do not use an auxiliary verb. We simply reverse the positions of be and subject: | Statement: | He | is | German. | | Question: | Is | he | German? |
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