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Yes/No
and
Information
What are auxiliary / helping verbs
Auxiliary / helping verbs are added to the main
verb to show verb tense or other things:
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He is sleeping now.
He can sleep with a lot of noise.
Does he sleep a lot?
He has slept for 5 hours.
Yes/No question pattern
helping
verb
subject
main
verb
Is he sleeping now?
rest of sentence
Yes/No question pattern
helping
verb
subject
main
verb
rest of sentence
Can he sleep with a lot of noise?
Yes/No question pattern
helping
verb
subject
main
verb
rest of sentence
Did he sleep last night?
What are question words?
Who?
What?
Where?
When?
Why?
How?
How many?
Information question pattern
Question
word
helping
verb
subject
main
verb
rest of sentence
What is she cooking now?
Information question pattern
Question
word
helping
verb
subject
main
verb
rest of sentence
Why is he absent today?
Information question pattern
Question
word
helping
verb
subject
main
verb
rest of sentence
How can we get home after school?
Information question pattern
Question
word
helping
verb
subject
main
verb
rest of sentence
Who did Miriam talk with last night?
Exception: Simple present
with “be” verb
Since there is no helping verb, the pattern is….
“be” verb + subject + rest of sentence
Is he tired?
Why is he tired?
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