​Question Mark: "?"​

​Auxiliar: they are not "verbs"

​Verb: the action.

Complements: they tell us extra information in the sentence.

Subject: the person who performs the action.​

WH words​

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​these elements are placed in a sentence in a specific order.

​Elements

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​BE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT ?

-Are you a good student?

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-Were you my student last term?​

BE = AM IS ARE / WAS WERE​

Was she in Canada last year?​

​Were The Beatles a great band?

Was I the love of her life?​

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​Past

Is she your friend?​

​Are you a musician?

Am I a good person?​

​Present

​BE Question order.

You can use "BE" in present and past to make questions.​

When was she in Canada?​

​Why were The Beatles a great band?

Why was I the love of her life?​

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​Past

Why is she your friend?​

​Why are you a musician?

Why am I a good person?​

​Present

​BE Question order.

You can use "BE" in present and past to make questions.​

​Questions with

OTHER VERBS

​You can use any verb to make questions in past and present.

​AUX SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT ?

-Do you study hard? Did you study hard?

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-Does she like playing the guitar?​ Did she like playing the guitar?

do - does = Present did = past​

​WH AUX SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT ?

-Why do you study hard? Why did you study hard?

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-When does she like playing the guitar?​ Where did she like playing the guitar?

WH = where when why what how etc. Aux = do - does / Present; did / past​

​Practice