Questions with modal verbs
The two tables below show the way we build questions with modal verbs in English. The first table demonstrates the questions without question words like: when, who, why etc. As you can see the questions are formed by changing the order of words. The second table shows the questions with question words. The order of words is also changed and additionally at the beginning we should use appropriate question words.
| Questions without question words | Short answers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can | you | drive | a car? | Yes, | I | can. |
| Can | he | play | the guitar? | No, | he | can't. |
| Can | they | run | very fast? | Yes, | they | can. |
| Questions with question words | Answers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question word | Modal | Subject | Verb | Object | |
| When | can | she | visit | us? | She can visit us on Monday next week. |
| What | can | Tom | drive? | Tom can drive a van. | |
| Where | can | we | meet | after work? | We can meet in a restaurant. |