Interrogative statements (QUESTIONS) الجملة الاستفهامية ( الأسئلة )
Questions are sentences which ask for information. They fall into three main types, depending on the kind of reply they expect.
‘Yes‑no questions’ expect a simple yes or no reply (or a word or phrase which can
be used instead of yes or no). In these cases, you change the order of subject and
verb.
Will the prime minister resign? هل سيستقيل رئيس الوزراء ؟
(Possible answers: yes, no, don’t know; probably, maybe etc)
Are they ready?
Tag questions
You can change a statement into a question by adding a ‘tag question’ at the end of it. When you use a tag question, you are asking the listener to agree with the statement you have just made. If you make the statement positive, you expect the answer yes. If you make it negative, you expect the answer no.
A tag question is a type of ‘yes‑no question’, and shows the same change of word order. You use the same personal pronoun (she, they etc) and tense of the verb as in the statement to which the tag question is joined. In the most common kind of tag question, you change from positive to negative, or from negative to positive.
She’s outside, isn’t she? (Expected answer: yes)
They were ready, weren’t they? (Expected answer: yes)
You aren’t going, are you? (Expected answer: no)
It isn’t difficult, is it? (Expected answer: n
Structure of Interrogative Statements or Questions بناء الجملة الاستفهامية
◄هناك صيغتان للاستفهام في اللغة الانجليزية .
◄الصيغة الأولي وهي استخدام الأفعال المساعدة helping verbs أو auxiliary verbs و
modal helping verbs . وجميع هذه الأفعال المساعدة تشكل أداة استفهام واحدة تعني (هل) ولكن في سياقات مختلفة يأتي شرحها لاحقاً :-
Helping verbs –
Questions are sentences which ask for information. They fall into three main types, depending on the kind of reply they expect.
‘Yes‑no questions’ expect a simple yes or no reply (or a word or phrase which can
be used instead of yes or no). In these cases, you change the order of subject and
verb.
Will the prime minister resign? هل سيستقيل رئيس الوزراء ؟
(Possible answers: yes, no, don’t know; probably, maybe etc)
Are they ready?
Tag questions
You can change a statement into a question by adding a ‘tag question’ at the end of it. When you use a tag question, you are asking the listener to agree with the statement you have just made. If you make the statement positive, you expect the answer yes. If you make it negative, you expect the answer no.
A tag question is a type of ‘yes‑no question’, and shows the same change of word order. You use the same personal pronoun (she, they etc) and tense of the verb as in the statement to which the tag question is joined. In the most common kind of tag question, you change from positive to negative, or from negative to positive.
She’s outside, isn’t she? (Expected answer: yes)
They were ready, weren’t they? (Expected answer: yes)
You aren’t going, are you? (Expected answer: no)
It isn’t difficult, is it? (Expected answer: n
Structure of Interrogative Statements or Questions بناء الجملة الاستفهامية
◄هناك صيغتان للاستفهام في اللغة الانجليزية .
◄الصيغة الأولي وهي استخدام الأفعال المساعدة helping verbs أو auxiliary verbs و
modal helping verbs . وجميع هذه الأفعال المساعدة تشكل أداة استفهام واحدة تعني (هل) ولكن في سياقات مختلفة يأتي شرحها لاحقاً :-
هل؟
Helping verbs –
Present (المضارع ) | Past (الماضي ) |
Am I so bad ? | Was I so bad yesterday? |
Is your father home, please? | Was your father home two hours ago? |
Are you at the party at the moment? | Were you at the wedding yesterday? |
Do you speak English? | Did you speak English at the meeting? |
Does Ali live in Hilla? | Did Ali live in Al Hilla last year? |
Has Fatema got a house? | Had Fatema got a house in Al Basra? |
Have you got children ? | Had you got a car last year? |
Will Ali join us to the party? | Would |
Shall I stay home till you arrive? | Should |
Can you repair my laptop? | Could |
