Auxiliary Verbs in Question Formation

Nick Shepard introduces the use of auxiliary verbs in forming questions. He explains how to rearrange sentences to form questions using auxiliary verbs like 'is', 'will', and 'are'. Examples include changing statements into questions by altering the order of words. The video also covers using 'do', 'does', and 'did' to form questions when there is only one verb in a sentence. The tutorial concludes with a summary of the key points discussed.

What is the main focus of the video tutorial?

• Forming questions using auxiliary verbs

• Understanding past tense verbs

• Learning new vocabulary

• Improving pronunciation

In the sentence 'He is painting', which word is the auxiliary verb?

• Picture

• Painting

• He

• Is

How do you form a question from the sentence 'He is painting a picture'?

• He painting is a picture?

• Is he painting a picture?

• He is painting a picture?

• Painting he is a picture?

Which auxiliary verb is used in the question 'Will Sue leave at 6?'

• Does

• Are

• Is

• Will

What is the question form of 'We are leaving tomorrow'?

• Tomorrow we are leaving?

• Leaving we are tomorrow?

• We are leaving tomorrow?

• Are we leaving tomorrow?

When a sentence has only one verb, which auxiliary verb can be used to form a question?

• Do

• Will

• Is

• Are

How can you make the sentence 'He paints pictures every Wednesday' more emphatic?

• He is painting pictures every Wednesday

• He does paint pictures every Wednesday

• He painted pictures every Wednesday

• He paint pictures every Wednesday

Which auxiliary verb is used to form a question in the past tense?

• Is

• Do

• Does

• Did

What is the question form of 'He painted pictures last Wednesday'?

• Painted he pictures last Wednesday?

• Did he paint pictures last Wednesday?

• He did paint pictures last Wednesday?

• He painted pictures last Wednesday?

Which auxiliary verbs are used to form questions in the present tense?

• Is and are

• Was and were

• Did and will

• Do and does