How to form questions from statements using 'To Be' Verbs: A guide with examples for each pronoun

How to form questions from statements using 'To Be' Verbs

Here’s how to change statements with to be verbs (am, is, are, was, were) into questions with explanations and examples of daily-use sentences for each pronoun:

1. I (am)
Statement: I am late. 
Question: Am I late?
Explanation:
Here, am is the verb and I is the subject.

To form the question, we simply move am before the subject I.

2. You (are)
Statement: You are tired. 
Question: Are you tired?
Explanation:
Are is the verb, and you is the subject. To make it a question, we place are at the start.

3. He (is)
Statement: He is a teacher. 
Question: Is he a teacher?
Explanation:
Is is the verb, and he is the subject.

We change the statement into a question by putting is before he.

4. She (is)
Statement: She is tired. 
Question: Is she tired?
Explanation:
Again, we swap is (verb) and she (subject) to form the question.

5. It (is)
Statement: It is cold. 
Question: Is it cold?
Explanation:
Here, it is the subject, and is is the verb.

We switch their order to make the question.

6. We (are)
Statement: We are late. 
Question: Are we late?
Explanation:
We is the subject, and are is the verb.

To change it into a question, place are before we.

7. They (are)
Statement: They are excited. 
Question: Are they excited?
Explanation:
They is the subject, and are is the verb.

To form the question, put are before they.

8. I (was)
Statement: I was surprised. 
Question: Was I surprised?
Explanation:
Here, was is the past tense of am. To make a question, we move was before I.

9. You (were)
Statement: You were busy. 
Question: Were you busy?
Explanation:
In the past tense, we place were (verb) before you (subject) to form the question.

10. He (was)
Statement: He was tired. 
Question: Was he tired?
Explanation:
For past tense, we swap was and he to form the question.

11. She (was)
Statement: She was happy. 
Question: Was she happy?
Explanation:
In past tense, we move was before she to make it a question.

12. It (was)
Statement: It was raining. 
Question: Was it raining?
Explanation:
Here, was comes before it to form the question.

13. We (were)
Statement: We were at the park. 
Question: Were we at the park?
Explanation:
In past tense, to make the question, we move were before we.

14. They (were)
Statement: They were playing. 
Question: Were they playing?
Explanation:
Were (verb) goes before they (subject) to form the question.

Summary of the Process:
1. Identify the subject and the to be verb in the sentence.
2. Invert the subject and the verb (swap their positions).
3. Keep the rest of the sentence as it is.

This rule applies whether the verb is in present (am, is, are) or past tense (was, were).