Auxiliary verbs in questions
When we make a question we almost always have to use an auxiliary verb. Look at the construction we use when we make a question:
Question word |
Auxiliary |
Subject |
Verb |
Where |
do |
you |
live? |
What time |
does |
he |
start work ? |
Did |
they |
go on holiday last summer? |
|
Where
|
would
|
you
|
like to go? |
Can
|
she
|
swim? |
|
What
|
are
|
you
|
doing? |
Was
|
he
|
sleeping when you got home? |
|
How long
|
have
|
you
|
been working here? |
Could
|
you
|
help me please? |
|
Shall
|
we
|
go? |
|
When
|
are
|
you
|
going to call him? |