How to ask questions in English

20 concepts in English Grammar, in level order. Open one to read how it works and try practice items.

Absolute Beginner

Present simple — I, you, we, they questions Asking with do, and answering short.
Question words with be — what, where, who, how old Putting a question word in front of a be question.
Verb be — negatives and yes/no questions Making be negative with not, and turning it round to ask.
Word order in questions with be and present simple One pattern for both: question word, auxiliary, subject, verb.

Present Simple — questions and negatives Forming present-simple questions and negatives with do/does.
Question formation review Pulling every question pattern in the level together.
There is / there are — questions and negatives Forming questions and negatives with 'there is/are'.
To Be — questions and negatives Forming yes/no questions and negatives with am/is/are.
Verb be — negatives and questions Making be negative, and inverting it to ask.
Word order in questions Question word, auxiliary, subject, verb — one pattern.

How long questions with the present perfect Asking about the duration of a situation that has not finished.
Past simple — questions and negatives with did Forming past questions and negatives with did and didn't followed by the infinitive.
Questions ending with a preposition Leaving with, about, to, or for at the end of a question rather than moving it to the front.
Questions without auxiliaries — who and what as the subject Dropping do, does, and did when the question word is the subject of the verb.
used to — questions and negatives Forming did … use to …? and didn't use to.
Word order in questions with auxiliaries Question word first, then the auxiliary (do, does, did, be, can), then the subject, then the main verb.