YES - NO QUESTIONS

Yes / No questions are also called closed questions because there are only two possible responses: Yes or No.

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When forming a Yes / No question, it must include one of these verbs: BE, DO, HAVE, or a modal verb.

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It is impossible to ask a Yes / No question without one of these verbs: BE, DO, HAVE, or a modal verb.

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Use the verb BE to ask Yes / No questions about the identity or description of a person, place, or thing.

For examples:

Is this a good restaurant?

Are these islands Greek?

Was his idea interesting?

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Use the verb BE with a preposition to ask Yes / No questions about a present or past location.

For examples:

Am I at the correct location?

Are the keys under the books?

Was his house on an island?

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Use the verb BE to ask a Yes / No question about a current activity or situation. This requires the present progressive: BE + (verb+ing).

For examples:

Am I going with you and Tom?

Is she working today?

Are we seeing a play tomorrow?

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Use the verb BE to ask a Yes / No question about a past activity or situation. This requires the past progressive: WAS / WERE + (verb+ing).

For examples:

Was it raining?

Were they playing?

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Use the verb BE to ask a Yes / No question with the passive voice.

For examples:

Is gold mined in Canada?

Are flowers grown here?

Was the book read?

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Use the verb HAVE to ask if somebody has done something or if some action has taken place. Note that these Yes / No questions use the present perfect (HAVE + past participle).

For examples:

Has your brother left?

Have you driven before?

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Use the verb DO to ask Yes / No questions in order to obtain facts about people, places, or things.

For examples:

Do they smoke?

Does it rain here?

Did the key work?

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