Yes/No Questions

A yes or no question is one that will only be accompanied by a yes or no response.
How to form yes-no questions
There is a specific word order (position) used when creating yes-no question.
Examples:
Affirmative | Yes or No Question |
She is late again. | Is she late again? |
Tim walks his dog. | Does Tim walk his dog? |
The rules
1. If “to be” is the main verb in your sentence, you need to invert the verb to be and the subject:
Examples:
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They are coming over tonight. — Are they coming over tonight?
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Sarah and Mike are newlyweds. — Are Sarah and Mike newlyweds?
2. If the subject of the sentence has a main verb and a helping verb, you need to invert the subject and the first verb.
Examples:
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She is going to the store. — Is she going to the store?
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Sam has been to Germany before. — Has Sam been to Germany before?
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Sandy has been cooking all day. — Has Sandy been cooking all day?
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Brad will be taking the trash out. — Will Brad be taking the trash out?
3. If you have a sentence that doesn’t include a helping verb, but it does include a verb that isn’t to be, transforming the sentence will be more difficult.
a. If you have a present tense verb, adding in either does or do will put that verb into its base form:
do is used when the subject of the sentence is in singular first person or second person or plural first, second or third person
Examples:
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I enjoy swimming. — Do you enjoy swimming?
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Amy and Matt go to North Ridge. — Do Amy and Matt go to North Ridge?
does is used when the subject of the sentence is in singular third person
Examples:
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Jenny likes cooking. — Does Jenny like cooking?
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Bre despises doing math problems. — Does Bre despise doing math problems?
b. If you have past tense verbs, add did to the sentence and put the main verb back to its base form:
Examples:
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Jack found his missing assignment. — Did Jack find his missing assignment?
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He sang beautifully. — Did he sing beautifully?
- Steve ran to the bank. — Did Steve run to the bank?