Forming YES/NO QUESTIONS and Short Answers

Turn affirmative sentences into Yes/No QUESTIONS in just 1 step! Also, here’s how to remember what to do for SHORT ANSWERS. Find this video’s companion resources at , including printouts, presentation materials, and further tips and tricks. This method is not only important for elementary learners, but for advanced learners as well; it applies to any tense, any voice, and any mood. TO FORM YES/NO QUESTIONS from affirmative declarative sentences, simply take the helping verb and place it at the beginning of the sentence! HELPING VERBS (aka Auxiliary Verbs) include: am / is / are / was / were do / does / did have / has / had will / would can / could shall / should may / might / must With no helping verbs, add DO to the front. With multiple helping verbs, move only the first one to the front. With the questions and SHORT ANSWERS together, the same helping verb should bookend the exchange, except that '