There are many types of questions in English. The easiest are questions that can be
answered "yes" or "no."
هناك انواع عديده للاسئله,, واسهل نوع هو نعم \ لا
A: Are you from around here?
B: Yes, I am.
A: Do you come here often?
B: Yes, I do.
A: Can I buy you a drink?
B: No, thanks.
A: Are you married?
B: Yes, I am.
To form a question from a statement, first count the number of verbs.
لتكوين سؤال من هذا النوع .. لابد ان تحصى كم فعل يوجد بالجمله
John is a doctor.
One verb: is (be)
Jane drives a sports car.
One verb: drives
Joan played basketball last night.
One verb: played
Jan is eating her dinner.
Two verbs: is eating
June has rented an apartment.
Two verbs: has rented
Jen has been living there since 1969.
Three verbs: has been living
[/size][size=21]If there is one verb in the statement and the verb is a form of be, simply switch the
positions of the subject and verb.
If اذا كان يوجد فعل to be واحد ,, ببساطه بدل موقع الفعل مع الفاعل
Statement
Question
John is a doctor.
Is John a doctor?
The Jensens are here.
Are the Jensens here?
If there are two verbs, simply switch the positions of the subject and first verb.
واذا كان يوجد فعلين ,, ابدل موقع الفاعل مع الفعل الاول بكل سهوله
Statement
Question
Jan is eating dinner.
Is Jan eating dinner?
June has rented an apartment.
Has June rented an apartment?
Jen has been living here since 1969.
Has Jen been living here since 1969?
If there is one verb, and the verb is not a form of be, the process is more complex.
اذا كان يوجد فعل واحد وهو ليس فعل to be تصبح العمليه اكثر تعقيدا
1. Add Do to the beginning of the sentence.
اضف do الى بدايه الجمله
The Johnsons live in that house.
Do the Johnsons live in that house?
2. If the main verb "carries" a third person singular s, move the s to Do, making it Does.
واذا كان الفعل الاساسى متبوع بحرف س s << she ,he it
حرك حرف ال s ليرتبط ب do ,, مكونا كلمه does
Jane drives a car.
Do Jane drives a car? (Not finished yet!)
Does Jane drive a car? (Good question!)
3. If the main verb "carries" past tense, move the past tense to Do, making it Did.
واذا كان الفعل الاساسى بالزمن الماضى تتغير do الى did ,, ويرجع الفعل الاساسى الى المصدر
Joan played basketball last night.
Do Joan played basketball? (Not finished yet!)
Did Joan play basketball? (Good question!)
In conversation, most questions are asked of the second person (you) and answered in
the first (I).
وفى الحوار والمحادثه ,, اغلب الاسئله تتركز على ضمير المخاطب you
A: Are you from California?
B: No, I'm from Oregon. Are you?
A: Yes, I'm from Hollywood.
B: Do you know any movie stars?
A: No, I don't go out at night.
In British English, the main verb have sometimes functions like be in questions. This is
not common in American English.
وفى اللهجه الانجليزيه البريطانيه ,, الفعل الاساسى have يعمل عمل be فى الاسئله وهذا ليس شائع فى اللهجه الانجليزيه الامريكيه
Statement
Question
You have a pet ferret.
Have you a pet ferret? (British)
Do you have a pet ferret? (American)