Forming Questions in Simple Present and Past Tense using Do, Does, or Did: Rules and Example
Here’s how to change statements without helping verbs (simple present or past) into questions using do, does, or did, with explanations and examples:
Present Tense (Using Do or Does)In the simple present tense, when there's no helping verb, we use do for plural subjects or I/you/we/they and
does for singular subjects (he/she/it).
1. Using Do (for I/you/we/they)
Statement: They play football.
Question: Do they play football?
Explanation:
In the statement, play is the main verb, and they is the subject. Since it's a simple present sentence without a helping verb, we add do before the subject and use the base form of the verb (play stays as play).
Daily-use examples:
Statement: I eat lunch at 1 pm.
Question: Do I eat lunch at 1 pm?
Statement: You work here.
Question: Do you work here?
2. Using Does (for he/she/it)
Statement: He eats breakfast.
Question: Does he eat breakfast?
Explanation:
In the present tense, he eats changes to Does he eat? The verb eats changes to eat after adding does.
Daily-use examples:
Statement: She plays tennis.
Question: Does she play tennis?
Statement: It rains in the evening.
Question: Does it rain in the evening?
Past Tense (Using Did)
For past tense, use did for all subjects, and the main verb goes back to its base form.
3. Using Did (for all subjects)
Statement: She went to the park.
Question: Did she go to the park?
Explanation:
In the past tense, the verb went changes to its base form go after adding did.
Daily-use example:
Statement: They saw the movie.
Question: Did they see the movie?
Statement: He visited his grandparents.
Question: Did he visit his grandparents?
Statement: We finished the project.
Question: Did we finish the project?
1. Using Do (for I/you/we/they)
Statement: They play football.
Question: Do they play football?
Explanation:
In the statement, play is the main verb, and they is the subject. Since it's a simple present sentence without a helping verb, we add do before the subject and use the base form of the verb (play stays as play).
Daily-use examples:
Statement: I eat lunch at 1 pm.
Question: Do I eat lunch at 1 pm?
Statement: You work here.
Question: Do you work here?
2. Using Does (for he/she/it)
Statement: He eats breakfast.
Question: Does he eat breakfast?
Explanation:
In the present tense, he eats changes to Does he eat? The verb eats changes to eat after adding does.
Daily-use examples:
Statement: She plays tennis.
Question: Does she play tennis?
Statement: It rains in the evening.
Question: Does it rain in the evening?
Past Tense (Using Did)
For past tense, use did for all subjects, and the main verb goes back to its base form.
3. Using Did (for all subjects)
Statement: She went to the park.
Question: Did she go to the park?
Explanation:
In the past tense, the verb went changes to its base form go after adding did.
Daily-use example:
Statement: They saw the movie.
Question: Did they see the movie?
Statement: He visited his grandparents.
Question: Did he visit his grandparents?
Statement: We finished the project.
Question: Did we finish the project?
Summary of the Process:
1. Present tense (do/does): Use do for plural subjects (I/you/we/they) and does for singular subjects (he/she/it).
Example: He eats → Does he eat?
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