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Questions in the Simple Present

Questions in theSimple Present

Look at these questions:


Do you play the piano?

Where do you live?

Does Jack play football?

Where does he come from?

Do Rita and Angela live in Manchester?

Where do they work?



We use DO and DOES to make questions with the present simple. We use DOES for the third person singular (she/he/it) and do for the others.

English Grammar: Do / Does Have Questions

We use DO and DOES with question words like where, what and when:

Where do Angela and Rita live?

What does Angela do?

When does Rita usually get up?

But questions with WHO often don't use do or does:

Who lives in London?

Who plays football at the weekend?

Who works at Liverpool City Hospital?

English Grammar - Present Simple - WH- QUESTIONS
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Do you live in an apartment or a house?

I live in an apartment in Montreal, near my college.
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Does your brother go to the same college as you?

No, he is older than me. He has a job.
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Does Adèle come from Canada?

No, Adèle is not from Canada. She is from England.
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How often do you visit your parents?

We visit our parents every Thursday night.
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Does Jean-Guy play soccer?

No, Jean-Guy doesn't play soccer. He plays football for Concordia University.
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Do they smoke?

Yes, they smoke but they can only smoke outside.
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