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Learning how to make questions in English is the most important thing you will ever learn. Try very hard.

   
Present Simple Questions; Adverbs of Frequency and Routine
  Numbers 13 - 30 etc
thirteen 13-30 thirty
fourteen 14-40 forty
fifteen 15-50 fifty
sixteen 16-60 sixty
seventeen 17-70 seventy
eighteen 18-80 eighty
nineteen 19-90 ninety

 

Question Words
What
When
Where
Who
Why
How often
 
The Time
What time is it?...  
it's eight o'clock 08:00
it's ten past eight 08:10
it's quarter past eight

08:15

it's half past eight 08:30
it's 25 to 9 08:35
it's quarter to nine 08:45

(Question word)

DO / DOES

SUBJECT

MAIN VERB

(THE REST)

 

Do

you

like

techno music?

 

Does

she

play

table tennis?

When

does

Tracy

go

to the gym?

How often

do

they

go

to the cinema?

 
Vocabulary                                                     
Habits, Free Time and Routine
Personal hygiene Leisure time Routine
clean your teeth buy a magazine clean the bathroom
cut your nails go dancing do the washing
go to the doctor's go to the cinema pay the rent
go to the gym go to the theatre take the dog for a walk
have a shower play computer games take the rubbish out
wash your hair visit an art gallery visit your Mum
 
Adverbs of frequency

always

usually

often

sometimes

occasionally

hardly ever

never

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Word order for adverbs of frequency  
I am never late With the verb "to be" the adverb goes after the verb
I never arrive late With all other verbs the adverb goes before the verb
Adverbial phrases
once an hour
twice a day
three times a week
four times a fortnight
We go to the cinema about once a fortnight
Oral Exercise - making questions Homework