{"id":272529,"date":"2026-07-13T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=272529"},"modified":"2026-07-13T03:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T08:00:59","slug":"present-simple-questions-pre-a1-pre-a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langcom.edu.pe\/pt\/blog\/present-simple-questions-pre-a1-pre-a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Questions in English: Present Simple (Pre-A1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lc-answer\"><strong>To ask questions in the present simple, we use the helping verbs <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>does<\/span> before the subject.<\/strong> This is how we ask about habits, routines, facts, and general truths. For example, you ask <span data-no-translation>Do you like pizza?<\/span> to know someone&#8217;s general preference. We use <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> for subjects like <span data-no-translation>I, you, we,<\/span> e <span data-no-translation>they<\/span>. We use <span data-no-translation>does<\/span> for subjects like <span data-no-translation>he, she,<\/span> e <span data-no-translation>it<\/span>. The main verb always stays in its base form (without <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>-es<\/span>) after <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>does<\/span>. Short answers use <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>does<\/span> again, like <span data-no-translation>Yes, I do.<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>No, she doesn&#8217;t.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2>How to Ask &#8216;Yes&#8217; or &#8216;No&#8217; Questions<\/h2>\n<p>To ask a question that can be answered with &#8216;yes&#8217; or &#8216;no&#8217; in the present simple, we need a special word at the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>We use <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>does<\/span> to start the question. The main verb always stays in its base form.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> with: <span data-no-translation>I, you, we, they<\/span> (and plural nouns like <span data-no-translation>students, cats<\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>Use <span data-no-translation>does<\/span> with: <span data-no-translation>he, she, it<\/span> (and singular nouns like <span data-no-translation>my friend, the dog<\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The basic structure is: <span data-no-translation>Do\/Does + Subject + Base Form of Verb + &#8230;?<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-blended\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0E63C4,#0A2540);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83c\udf93 Aprenda ingl\u00eas com o m\u00e9todo misto<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;opacity:.95;\">Grupos pequenos \u00b7 Tutor de IA 24 horas por dia, 7 dias por semana \u00b7 Prepara\u00e7\u00e3o para os exames de Cambridge<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;font-size:18px;\">Planos de <strong><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">$<\/span>39<\/bdi><\/span><\/strong> <s style=\"opacity:.6;\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">$<\/span>79<\/bdi><\/span><\/s> por m\u00eas<\/p><a href=\"\/pt\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#0E63C4;\">Reserve sua aula<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>How to Give Short Answers<\/h2>\n<p>When someone asks a &#8216;yes&#8217; or &#8216;no&#8217; question, you can give a short answer. This is polite and common in English.<\/p>\n<p>The short answer uses <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>does<\/span> again, not the main verb.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For &#8216;Yes&#8217; answers:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>Yes, + Subject + do\/does.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>For &#8216;No&#8217; answers:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>No, + Subject + don&#8217;t\/doesn&#8217;t.<\/span> (<span data-no-translation>don&#8217;t<\/span> is <span data-no-translation>do not<\/span>; <span data-no-translation>doesn&#8217;t<\/span> is <span data-no-translation>does not<\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Questions with &#8216;Wh-&#8216; Words (Information Questions)<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes you want more information, not just &#8216;yes&#8217; or &#8216;no&#8217;. For these questions, we use &#8216;Wh-&#8216; words like <span data-no-translation>what, where, when, why, who<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Wh-&#8216; word comes first, then <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>does<\/span>, then the subject, and then the base form of the verb.<\/p>\n<p>The structure is: <span data-no-translation>Wh- word + do\/does + Subject + Base Form of Verb + &#8230;?<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<caption>Present Simple Questions and Short Answers<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Subject<\/th>\n<th>Question<\/th>\n<th>Yes, Short Answer<\/th>\n<th>No, Short Answer<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>I<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Do I work?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Yes, I do.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>No, I don&#8217;t.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>You<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Do you work?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Yes, you do.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>No, you don&#8217;t.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>He<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Does he work?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Yes, he does.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>No, he doesn&#8217;t.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>She<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Does she work?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Yes, she does.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>No, she doesn&#8217;t.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>It<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Does it work?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Yes, it does.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>No, it doesn&#8217;t.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>We<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Do we work?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Yes, we do.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>No, we don&#8217;t.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>They<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Do they work?<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Yes, they do.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>No, they don&#8217;t.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Examples<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Do you live in Madrid?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Does she like coffee?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Do they play football?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Does he work on Saturdays?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Do we have class today?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>What do you do?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Where does she live?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>When do they eat dinner?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Practice<\/h2>\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-78\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"78\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"JR04 L3 GRAMMAR Present simple: questions\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-whatsapp\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3DB16A,#1f8a4c);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83d\udcac Precisa de orienta\u00e7\u00e3o personalizada?<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;opacity:.95;\">Como Centro Autorizado de Prepara\u00e7\u00e3o para os Exames de Cambridge, podemos orient\u00e1-lo na escolha do curso e da certifica\u00e7\u00e3o mais adequados. Entre em contato com nossos orientadores hoje mesmo.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/51980473286\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#1f8a4c;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Converse com um consultor pelo WhatsApp<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Common mistakes for Spanish speakers<\/h2>\n<p>Spanish speakers sometimes make these mistakes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Forgetting <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>does<\/span>:<\/strong> In Spanish, you often just change your voice to ask a question. In English, you must use <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>does<\/span>.\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>You like coffee?<\/span> (Incorrect)<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Do you like coffee?<\/span> (Correct)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Using <span data-no-translation>is<\/span> instead of <span data-no-translation>do\/does<\/span>:<\/strong> Remember, <span data-no-translation>is<\/span> is for the verb &#8216;to be&#8217;. <span data-no-translation>Do\/does<\/span> is for other actions.\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Is you like coffee?<\/span> (Incorrect)<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Do you like coffee?<\/span> (Correct)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adding <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> to the main verb with <span data-no-translation>does<\/span>:<\/strong> When you use <span data-no-translation>does<\/span>, the main verb is always in its base form.\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Does he likes pizza?<\/span> (Incorrect)<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Does he like pizza?<\/span> (Correct)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Perguntas frequentes<\/h2>\n<h3>Why do we use &#8216;do&#8217; and &#8216;does&#8217; for questions?<\/h3>\n<p>In English, <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> e <span data-no-translation>does<\/span> are &#8216;helping verbs&#8217; that show it&#8217;s a question in the present simple. They don&#8217;t have a special meaning here; they just help form the question.<\/p>\n<h3>When do I use &#8216;do&#8217; and when do I use &#8216;does&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<p>You use <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> for <span data-no-translation>I, you, we, they<\/span> and plural nouns. You use <span data-no-translation>does<\/span> for <span data-no-translation>he, she, it<\/span> and singular nouns.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I say &#8216;Yes, I like&#8217; instead of &#8216;Yes, I do&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s better to use the short answer <span data-no-translation>Yes, I do.<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>No, I don&#8217;t.<\/span> This is the natural and most common way to answer &#8216;yes\/no&#8217; questions in English.<\/p>\n<h3>Does the main verb change when I use &#8216;do&#8217; or &#8216;does&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<p>No, the main verb always stays in its base form (the infinitive without &#8216;to&#8217;) when you use <span data-no-translation>do<\/span> ou <span data-no-translation>does<\/span> in a question or a negative sentence. 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