Questions about subject
The table below shows questions about subject in English. As you can see the order of words in this type of questions is exactly the same as in affirmative sentences.
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Present Simple | Tom | writes | books. | |||
question: | Who | writes | books? | Tom | does. | |
Past Simple | He | drank | coffee. | |||
question: | Who | drank | coffee? | He | did. | |
Future Simple | Susan | will arrive | tomorrow. | |||
question: | Who | will arrive | tomorrow? | Susan | will. | |
Present Continuous | Chris | is reading | a book. | |||
question: | Who | is reading | a book? | Chris | is. | |
Past Continuous | Mark | was listening to | to radio. | |||
question: | Who | was listening to | the radio? | Mark | was. | |
Future Continuous | Simon | will do | the shopping. | |||
question: | Who | will do | the shopping? | Simon | will. | |
Present Perfect | Chris | has read | a book. | |||
question: | Who | has read | a book? | Chris | has. | |
Past Perfect | Mark | had bought | a car. | |||
question: | Who | had bought | a car? | Mark | had. | |
Future Perfect | Simon | will have done | the shopping. | |||
question: | Who | will have done | the shopping? | Simon | will. | |
Present Perfect Continuous |
Chris | has been reading | a book. | |||
question: | Who | has been reading | a book? | Chris | has. | |
Past Perfect Continuous |
Mark | had been waiting | for a bus. | |||
question: | Who | had been waiting | for a bus? | Mark | had. | |
Future Perfect Continuous |
Simon | will have been watching | TV. | |||
question: | Who | will have been watching | TV? | Simon | will. |