“It is cold outside. ” “You are happy. ” “You can drive a car. ” “You will be working tomorrow. ”[2] X Research source
“Is it cold outside?” “Are you happy?” “Can you drive a car?” “Will you be working tomorrow?”[4] X Research source
For the sentence, “Charlie and Pam cook together often,” add “Do” to the beginning to ask, “Do Charlie and Pam cook together often?” If the sentence is “Kyle played soccer yesterday,” turn the statement into a question by adding “Did” to the beginning and dropping the “-ed” off of the verb. The question would be, “Did Kyle play soccer yesterday?
For example, you could ask, “What is your favorite flavor of ice cream?” or “Which flavor is your favorite?” Or, you could ask “What do you want to do today?” or “Which museum would you like to visit today?”
For example, you could ask, “Where do you want to meet for lunch?” You could also ask someone, “Where are you from?” as part of a conversation.
For example, you could ask, “Who is the manager?” if you need to know who is in charge of a business. You could also ask, “Who will pick me up to go to the airport tomorrow?” to find out the name of the person.
For example, you could ask, “When are we going to the theater?” You could also ask, “When should I expect you?”
For example, you could ask, “How do you get to the university?” to get directions. You could also ask, “How do you cook this?” to get instructions for completing a recipe.
For example, to find out about cost you could ask, “How much does a haircut cost?” or “How much for a hot dog?” To determine a quantity, you could ask, “How many cookies should I bake?” or “How many people will come to dinner?”
For example, if you need to know the time, asking a stranger, “What time is it?” may sound a bit rude or abrupt. This would be a good situation to use an indirect question. The same goes for a question about directions. For example, if you just walk up to a stranger and ask, “How do you get to the airport?” they might be taken aback by the directness of the question. This is another good situation to use an indirect question.
For example, you could ask, “Could you please tell me how to get to the airport?” or “Do you know how to get to the airport?” You could also ask, “Could you please tell me the time?” or “Do you know the time?”
For example, if you want to ask, “Where is the bus stop?” you could say, “Do you know where the bus stop is?” To find out the time, you could ask, “Could you please tell me what time it is?”
For example, if you want to confirm when you need to head to the airport, you might say to your travel companion, “We need to leave for the airport at 7:00am tomorrow morning, don’t we?” Or, you might confirm that a friend is picking you up at a certain time by saying, “You will be here to get me at 6:30pm tonight, won’t you?”
For example, if you want to confirm when dinner will be served, you might say, “Dinner is served at 6:30pm. ” To find out where you are meeting up with someone, you could say, “We are meeting at the fountain. ”
For example, if you say, “Dinner is served at 6:30pm,” you would add the tag question, “isn’t it?” to confirm this statement. Another option would be to say, “The dining room closes at 9:00pm, doesn’t it?”
For example, you might ask, “You are coming to dinner with me, aren’t you?” or “You want to go to the Chinese restaurant, don’t you?” if you are speaking directly to someone. Or, if you are talking about more than 1 person who is not present, you could ask, “Bill and John are meeting us for drinks later, aren’t they?” or “Steve and Jennifer want to order a pizza tonight, don’t they?” If you are talking about a single person, you could say, “She is going with us to the zoo tomorrow, isn’t she?”
