Interrogative sentences are commonly grouped into Question Word beginning ( QW.) and Auxiliary beginning ( AB) or ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ Questions.
Let’s study the two types in,
PRESENT TENSE
Simple present tense
Question Word beginning
Active Voice: QW + do/does + S + V + O ?
Eg : How do you write stories ?
Passive Voice: QW + is/am/are+ O + V3 + by + S ?
Eg: How are stories written by you ?
Auxiliary beginning
Active Voice: Do/does + S + V + O ?
Eg: Does George blame his wife ?
Passive Voice: is/am/are + O + V3 + by + S ?
Eg: Is his wife blamed by George ?
Present continuous tense
Question word beginning
Active Voice: QW. + is/am/are + S + V+ing + O ?
Eg: Why is Tom making this box ?
Passive Voice: QW. + is/am/are + O + being + V3 + by + S ?
Eg: Why is this box being made by Tom ?
Auxiliary beginning
Active Voice: is/am/are + S + V+ing + O ?
Eg: Are they playing Cricket ?
Passive Voice: is/am/are + O + being + V3 + by + S ?
Eg: Is Cricket being played by them ?
Present perfect tense
Question Word beginning
Active Voice: QW. + has/have + S + V3 + O ?
Eg: How have they written the exam ?
Passive Voice: QW. + has/have + O + been + V3 + by + S ?
Eg: How has the exam been written by them ?
Auxiliary beginning
Active Voice: Has/have + S + V3 + O ?
eg: Has Tom explained the matter ?
Passive Voice: Has/have + O + been + V3 + by + S ?
eg: Has the matter been explained by Tom ?
Present perfect continuous tense has no passive voice.continue reading