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Do you cook?

Questions in Simple Present Tense

Beginner

After this lesson, you will be able to ask people if they do anything regularly.

Exercise 1

Sentence Practice

Do you see the stars?
Do they speak Chinese?
Does he swim?
Does she listen to jazz?
Does he live in Japan?

Grammar Focus

Yes-no questions

You may remember how to form yes-no questions with the verb 'be': switch the verb and the subject. "You are Japanese." becomes "Are you Japanese?"

To form yes-no questions with verbs other than 'be', put the helping verb 'do' at the beginning of the sentence.

I know you. → Do I know you?
You live here. → Do you live here?
We eat dinner late. → Do we eat dinner late?
They speak Italian. → Do they speak Italian?

To respond 'yes' to these questions, say "Yes, I / you / we / they do."

For the third person singular (he, she, it), the helping verb 'do' becomes 'does' to agree with the subject. Put 'does' at the beginning of the sentence and use the main verb in its basic (without -s) form:

He knows French. → Does he know French?
She eats meat. → Does she eat meat?
It often rains here. → Does it often rain here?

Tip

Remember that the helping verb 'do' changes to 'does' in the third person. The main verb stays in its basic form. So don't add an 's' to the main verb! "Does he knows French?" is wrong.

Exercise 2

Dialogue Practice

Read the dialogues aloud with your tutor.

	Nathan Do you cook?
	Hyun-woo Yes, I do.

	Nathan Do they play baseball?
	Hyun-woo Yes, they do.

	Nathan Do you drink coffee?
	Hyun-woo Yes, I do.

	Nathan Does he write letters?
	Hyun-woo Yes, he does.

	Nathan Does she read books?
	Hyun-woo Yes, she does.

Exercise 3

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.

you know the muffin man?

A.
Do
B.
Does

she know the muffin man?

A.
Do
B.
Does

they know the muffin man?

A.
Do
B.
Does

you like milk?

A.
Do
B.
Does

they like milk?

A.
Do
B.
Does

he like milk?

A.
Do
B.
Does

Exercise 4

Sentence Building

Make questions out of these sentences.

Example

He often swims. → "Does he often swim?"

You know Peter.
You live in the Philippines.
He plays with toys.
She speaks Chinese.
They look at their dictionaries.
You run for exercise.