This grammar exercise tests your ability to make questions in English.
1............... you received my letter of October 3?
Wrong!
Use "Have" to form a present perfect question with "received".
2Why ............... you crying?
Wrong!
Use "are" with "you" in a present continuous question.
3What ............... they looking at?
Wrong!
Use "are" with "they" in a present continuous question.
4How much ............... that apartment cost?
Wrong!
Use "does" with the third-person singular subject "that apartment" in a present simple question.
5............... you like Beethoven?
Wrong!
Use "Do" to form a present simple yes/no question with "you".
6What ............... "nepotism" mean?
Wrong!
Use "does" with the singular subject "nepotism" in a present simple question.
7............... you show me your identity card?
Wrong!
Use "Can" to make a polite request with "show".
8............... you heard anything from them?
Wrong!
Use "Have" to form a present perfect question with "heard".
9What ............... she want?
Wrong!
Use "does" with "she" in a present simple question.
10Where ............... you been all this while?
Wrong!
Use "have" to form a present perfect question with "been".
11............... you go swimming last weekend?
Wrong!
Use "Did" to form a past simple question with the time expression "last weekend".
12............... she coming tomorrow?
Wrong!
Use "Is" with "she" in a present continuous question about the future.
13When ............... the tickets reserved?
Wrong!
Use "were" with the plural subject "the tickets" in a passive question.
14Where ............... the Prime Minister and his wife staying?
Wrong!
Use "are" with the plural subject "the Prime Minister and his wife" in a present continuous question.
Answers
- Have you received my letter of October 3?
- Why are you crying?
- What are they looking at?
- How much does that apartment cost?
- Do you like Beethoven?
- What does “nepotism” mean?
- Can you show me your identity card?
- Have you heard anything from them?
- What does she want?
- Where have you been all this while?
- Did you go swimming last weekend?
- Is she coming tomorrow?
- When were the tickets reserved?
- Where are the Prime Minister and his wife staying?
