1.1.

Questions with Do/Does/Did

Preguntas en ingls usando "do/does/did". Do you live here? / Does he work in
this company? / Did you see that?

Do / Don't ( I, you, we, they) ... ?

Where do you live?

Dnde vives?
What do you do?
Qu haces?
Do you speak French fluently?
Hablas francs fluidamente?
Don't we know that already?
No sabemos eso ya?
Do Anne and Julie go to the gym together?
Anne y Julie van al gimnasio juntas?
How do you spell Jonathan?
Cmo deletreas Jonathan?
When do we have to leave the hotel?
Cundo tenemos que dejar el hotel?

Does / Doesn't (he, she, it) ... ?

Does she play the piano?

Ella toca el piano?
Does Timothy earn a lot of money?
Timothy gana mucho dinero?
Doesn't Claire work at the restaurant at night?
Claire no trabaja en el restaurant de noche?
Does the picture look nice on the shelf?
La foto se ve bien sobre el estante?
Where does Sally study French?
Dnde estudia francs Sally?
How does it work?
Cmo funciona?

Did/Didn't (I, you, she...) ... ?

How did I get here?

Cmo llegu aqu?
Where did you find the book?
Dnde encontraste el libro?

Did you write an e-mail to your friend Victor?

Le escribiste un e-mail a tu amigo Victor?
Didn't Donald buy the present for his sister?
Donald no compr el regalo para su hermana?
Did we pass the exam?
Aprobamos el examen?
Didn't I pay the bill this morning?
No pagu la factura esta maana?
When did you sing for the first time?
Cundo cantaste por primera vez?

1.2. Question with Have/Has/Had

Preguntas en ingls usando "have/has/had". Have you seen the UFO? / Has he
eaten his meal? / Had you lived there?

Have / Haven't (I, you, they...) ... ?

Where have you gone?

Adnde has ido?
Haven't you finished high school yet?
No has terminado la secundaria todava?
Have Bill and Tim played cards with Richard?
Bill y Tim han jugado a las cartas con Richard?
Have they talked to the police?
Han hablado con la polica?
Where have the kids hidden the keys?
Dnde han escondido los nios las llaves?

Has / Hasn't (he, she, it...) ... ?

Where has he been?

Dnde ha estado l?
Has anyone told her father the results of the test?
Alguien le ha dicho los resultados del examen a su padre?
Hasn't Phillip been in the library before?
Phillip no ha estado en la biblioteca antes?
Has your brother played for the Lakers?
Tu hermano ha jugado para los Lakers?
Why has Margaret told you such a lie?
Por qu Margaret te ha dicho semejante mentira?

Had / Hadn't (I, you, she...) ... ?

Had I told you that I saw your brother in the festival?

Te haba dicho que vi a tu hermano en el festival?
Hadn't anyone known that this was going to happen?
Nadie saba que esto iba a suceder?
Had we taken the right decision about strike?
Habamos tomado la decisin correcta en cuanto a de la huelga?
Where had Susan bought these glasses?
Dnde haba comprado Susan estos anteojos?
Hadn't he learned how to use the machine?
El no haba aprendido a usar la mquina?

1.3. Questions with be going to

Preguntas en ingls usando "be going to" Are you going to cook now? / Were you
going to call me yesterday?

Am / Are / Is (I, you, he...) going to ... ?

Who is going to come today?

Quin va a venir hoy?
Are you going to buy a new car?
Vas comprar un nuevo auto?
Are they going to help you?
Ellos te van a ayudar?
What are we going to bring?
Qu vamos a traer?
When is she going to arrive?
Cundo va a llegar ella?
Am I going to need some stitches on the injury?
Voy a necesitar algunos puntos en la herida?
Aren't Mary and Tony going to join the basketball team?
Mary y Tony no se van a unir al equipo de bsquet?
How are we going to make a cake if we do not have flavor?
Cmo vamos a hacer una torta si no tenemos harina?

Were / Was (I, you, he,...) going to ... ?

Was Jack going to say goodbye to Amy?

Jack se iba a despedir de Amy?
What were you going to say when I interrupted you?
Qu ibas a decir cuando te interrump?
Weren't you going to choose the red team?
No ibas a elegir el equipo rojo?

Where were they going to go on Saturday?

Adnde iban a ir el sbado?
Was Mary going to come to the party?
Mary iba a venir a la fiesta?
Was he going to buy a dog?
El iba a comprar un perro?
Were you going to play golf with them?
Ibas a jugar golf con ellos?
What were you going to do if you failed?
Qu ibas a hacer si fallabas?

1.4. Tag Questions

Con las "question tags" en ingls terminamos las frases con una pregunta corta,
de signo contrario, la cual se usa para pedir la opinin o buscar la aprobacin del
interlocutor. Equivalen en espaol a: no es verdad?, no?, no es as?

I Am / I Am not / Are / Aren't / Is/ Isn't

Was / Wasn't / Were / Weren't

To go to Boston is the best choice, isn't it?

Ir a Boston es la mejor opcin, no?
I am on the list of those who have passed the test, aren't I?
Estoy en la lista de los que aprobaron el examen, no?
Pearl and Nick aren't in position to buy such an expensive house,are
they?
Pearl y Nick no estn en condiciones de comprar una casa tan costosa, no?
I was at the office when Sarah got there, wasn't I?
Yo estaba en la oficina cuando Sarah lleg, no?
It was a great day to go fishing, wasn't it?
Fue un buen da para ir a pescar, no?
Your friends weren't expecting your call, were they?
Tus amigos no esperaban tu llamado, no?
We were having a good time at the party, weren't we?
La estbamos pasando bien en la fiesta, no?

Do / Don't / Does / Doesn't

Did / Didn't

I don't play tennis very well, do I?

No juego muy bien al tenis, no?

Those musicians play beautifully that song, don't they?

Esos msicos tocan esa cancin maravillosamente, no?
Wendy doesn't like coffee at all, does she?
A Wendy no le gusta para nada el caf, no?
The room looks great with the new painting, doesn't it?
La habitacin se ve maravillosa con el cuadro nuevo, no?
The movie scared you, didn't it?
La pelcula te asust, no?
Vera came to see you to ask for your advice, didn't she?
Vera vino a verte para pedirte consejo, no?
We didn't come on time to see the festival, did we?
No llegamos a tiempo para ver el festival, no?
Alice and Nick invited you to their wedding, didn't they?
Alice y Nick te invitaron a su casamiento, no?

Have / Haven't / Has/Hasn't

Had / Hadn't

I have chosen the cake you like, haven't I?

He elegido la torta que te gusta, no?
Phillip and Judith haven't been to the World Cup, have they?
Phillip y Judith no han ido al Mundial, no?
Edith hasn't attended classes lately, has she?
Edith no ha asistido a clase ltimamente, no?
The Lord of the Rings has been Tolkien's best book, hasn't it?
El Seor de los Anillos ha sido el mejor libro de Tolkien, no?
We had seen that woman in the shop, hadn't we?
Habamos visto a esa mujer en el negocio, no?
Helen hadn't answered all the questions on the test, had she?
Helen no haba respondido todas las preguntas en la prueba, no?
The doctors hadn't seen a case like that before, had they?
Los mdicos no haban visto un caso como se antes, no?
Martin hadn't finished painting the wall, had he?
Martin no haba terminado de pintar la pared, no?

Will / Won't
Would / Wouldn't

You will come to Spain next winter, won't you?

Vendrs a Espaa el invierno prximo, no?

The coffee machine will be soon working, won't it?

La mquina de caf estar funcionando pronto, no?
John and Peter won't play this tournament, will they?
John y Peter no jugarn este campeonato, no?
We will be seeing you soon, won't we?
Te veremos pronto, no?
You would work on Sundays, wouldn't you?
Trabajaras los domingos, no?
Mike wouldn't mind if I stayed at home, would he?
A Mike no le importara que me quedase en casa, no?
This necklace would be perfect for Mary Ann, wouldn't it?
Este collar sera perfecto para Mary Ann, no?
Victor and Wendy wouldn't think of getting married, would they?
Victor y Wendy no pensaran en casarse, no?

Can / Can't
Could / Couldn't

You can't play the guitar, can you?

No sabes tocar la guitarra, no?
This road can be dangerous to take at night, can't it?
Puede ser peligroso tomar esta ruta de noche, no?
It can't be true that Ben has just arrived, can it?
No puede ser cierto que Ben acabe de llegar, no?
Angela and Jack can call your lawyer if they are in trouble, can't
they?
Angela y Jack pueden llamar a tu abogado si estn en problemas, no?
The winners could go to Swiss, couldn't they?
Los ganadores podran ir a Suiza, no?
You could ask Susan what she thinks about your case, couldn't you?
Podras preguntarle a Susan lo que piensa acerca de tu caso, no?
The project could have failed but for Daniel, couldn't it?
El proyecto podra haber fallado si no fuera por Daniel, no?
We couldn't come earlier to the party, could we?
No podramos llegar ms temprano a la fiesta, no?

May / Mightn't

It may rain tonight, mightn't it?

Podra llover esta noche, no?

We may try to talk to Susan to see if she changes her mind,mightn't

we?
Podramos intentar hablar con Susan a ver si cambia de opinin, no?
Jane mightn't help me with the cleaning, may she?
No podra Jane ayudarme con la limpieza, no?
Bill may catch the train if he tried, mightn't he?
Bill podra alcanzar al tren si lo intentara, no?

Should / Shouldn't
Must / Mustn't

Sally should have called to tell us that she is ok, shouldn't she?
Sally debera haber llamado para decirnos que est bien, no?
Robert shouldn't propose to Alice if he is not sure about it, should
he?
Robert no debera proponerle matrimonio a Alice si no est seguro, no?
Tim and I should take a taxi so we get on time, shouldn't we?
Tim y yo deberamos tomar un taxi as llegamos a tiempo, no?
The students shouldn't behave that way, should they?
Los alumnos no deberan comportarse as, no?
Carol mustn't use make-up in the play, must she?
Carol no debe usar maquillaje en la obra de teatro, no?
I must visit the doctor if the pain continues, mustn't I?
Debo ir al mdico si contina el dolor, no?
The gardener must finish the work now, mustn't he?
El jardinero debe terminar el trabajo ahora, no?
Janet must think of a present for her boyfriend's birthday, mustn't
she?
Janet debe pensar en un regalo para el cumpleaos de su novio, no?

1.5. Indirect questions

En las preguntas indirectas el orden del sujeto y del verbo principal es el mismo
que en las frases afirmativas o negativas. Do you know where she lives? . Nota :
DQ = Direct Question, IQ = Indirect Question.

Am I/Am I not...? / Are/Aren't ( you, ...)..? / Is/Isn't (she, he, ...)...?

Was/Wasn't ( I, he, she, it...)...? Were/ Weren't (you, they...)...?

(DQ) Whom am I going to invite to my birthday party?

A quin voy a invitar a mi fiesta de cumpleaos?

(IQ) I wonder whom I am going to invite to my birthday party.

Me pregunto a quin voy a invitar a mi fiesta de cumpleaos.

(DQ) Why wasn't she happy with the result of the test?
Por qu ella no estaba contenta con los resultados del examen?
(IQ) Could you tell me why she wasn't happy with the result of the
test?
Podras decirme porqu ella no estaba contenta con los resultados del
examen?

Do/Don't( I, you ...)...? / Does/Doesn't ( he, she, it...)...?

Did (I, he, they...) ... ?

(DQ) What time does Margaret expect to be here?

A qu hora espera Margaret estar aqu?
(IQ) Could you tell me what time Margaret expects to be here?
Podras decirme a qu hora espera Margaret estar aqu?

(DQ) What else did the teachers say about me?

Qu ms dijeron los profesores sobre m?
(IQ) Could you repeat what else the teachers said about me?
Podras repetir qu ms dijeron los profesores sobre m?

Have/Haven't ( I, you, they...)...? / Has/Hasn't ( he, she, it...)...?

Had/Hadn't ( I, you, she...)...?

(DQ) What has Nick done for Sarah to be so upset?

Qu ha hecho Nick para que Sarah est tan enojada?
(IQ) I wonder what Nick has done for Sarah to be so upset.
Me pregunto qu ha hecho Nick para que Sarah est tan enojada.

(DQ) Where else had the robbers been hiding the jewels?
Dnde ms haban estado escondiendo las joyas los ladrones?

(IQ) The police asked me where else the robbers had been hiding the
jewels.
La polica me pregunt dnde ms haban estado escondiendo las joyas los
ladrones.

Will/Won't ( )...?
Would/Wouldn't ( )...?

(DQ) Why else won't anybody tell Scott the truth?

Por qu otra razn nadie le dira la verdad a Scott?
(IQ) I wonder why else anybody won't tell Scott the truth.
Me pregunto por qu otra razn nadie le dira la verdad a Scott.

(DQ) When else would Peter invite Barbara?

En qu otra ocasin invitara Peter a Barbara?
(IQ) Does Sally know when else Peter would invite Barbara?
Sally sabe en qu otra ocasin invitara Peter a Barbara?

Can/Can't ( )...?
Could/Couldn't ( )...?

(DQ) How soon can the police come here to see what is happening?
Cun pronto puede venir la polica para ver qu sucede?
(IQ) The people at the street are asking how soon the police can
come here to see what is happening.
La gente en la calle est preguntando cun pronto puede venir la polica para
ver qu sucede.

(DQ) Where could Tony and his wife come from if they live in the
South?
De dnde podran venir Tony y su esposa si viven en el sur?
(IQ) I need to know where Tony and his wife could come from if they
live in the South.
Necesito saber de dnde podran venir Tony y su esposa si viven en el sur.

May ( )...? / May ( ) not ..?

Might ( )...? / Might ( ) not...?

(DQ) How may I translate this sentence?

Cmo podra traducir esta oracin?
(IQ) I need assistance to know how I may translate this sentence.
Necesito ayuda para saber cmo podra traducir esta oracin.

(DQ) When might Tim come to the hospital to see his cousin?
Cundo podra ir Tim al hospital a ver a su primo?
(IQ) Please tell me when Tim might come to the hospital to see his
cousin.
Dime por favor cundo podra ir Tim al hospital a ver a su primo.

Should/Shouldn't ( )...?
Must/Mustn't ( )...?

(DQ) When should Susan's mother call you to see if you have any
news?
Cundo debera llamar la mam de Susan para ver si tienes alguna
novedad?
(IQ) I wonder when Susan's mother should call you to see if you have
any news.
Me pregunto cundo debera llamar la mam de Susan para ver si tienes
alguna novedad.

(DQ) Who must my brother call to get an appointment to the

director?
A quin debe llamar mi hermano para conseguir una entrevista con el
director?
(IQ) I wonder who my brother must call to get an appointment to the
director.
Me pregunto a quin debe llamar mi hermano para conseguir una entrevista
con el director.