Questions
Making questions correctly: Where do you live? Have you ever been to Paris? Who called you?
In Speaking you answer the examiner's questions, but you also need to ask questions in Part 3 and in your emails. Getting the word order right makes a big difference.
Word order
Question word + auxiliary + subject + verb.
Question words
Choose the word that asks for the right information.
How it comes up in Part 6
In Reading Part 6 you write one word in each gap. The missing words are often small grammar words like these.
'How often' asks about frequency.
Present simple question with it (the film): does.
The answer is a period of time, so 'How long'.
Common mistakes
- ✗ Where you live?✓ Where do you live?Present simple questions need 'do' / 'does'.
- ✗ What did you bought?✓ What did you buy?After 'did', use the infinitive.
- ✗ Who did call you?✓ Who called you?When 'who' is the subject, don't use 'did'.
To check a question, answer it! 'How long…?' → a time (for two years). 'How often…?' → frequency (every day). 'Whose…?' → a person (Tom's).
Quick check
Write one word in each gap.
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