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Mtu anaongea vitua vya maana jitu jinga mojaaa,lisilo staarabu mojaa linaweka vitu vya kitoto hapa.kwani nani asiyejua kuwa hatujui kiingereza?
 
I hope this is useful for someone.


TAG QUESTIONS are added at the end of sentences when the speaker is reasonably sure that the
listener already knows the answer to the question they're asking.

(1) If the sentence is affirmative (YES)
the tag question is negative (NO).

(2) If the sentence is negative (NO) the tag question is positive (YES).



(1) Question: You love me, don't you?
Answer: Ofcourse I love you!

(1) Question: You are a doctor, aren't you?
Answer: Yes, I am.

(2) Question: He doesn't like to dance, does he?
Answer: No he doesn't, he's very shy.

(1) Question: She passed her final exam, didn't she?
Answer: Yes, she did.

(2) Question: They didn't come to the party, did they?
Answer: No, they didn't.

(1) Question: The children really love the beach, don't they?
Answer: Yes, they don't want to leave, they're having so much fun!

(1) Question: She will be here soon, won't she?
Answer: No, she won't, she called in sick.

(1) Question: You're going to wait for me, aren't you?
Answer: Yes, I am. But don't take too long.

(2) Question: He won't stay with us, will he?
Answer: No, he won't. He is staying in a hotel.

(1) Question: She is going to be absent tomorrow, isn't she?
Answer: Yes, she is. She's going to Arusha.

(1) Question: You will be here soon, won't you?
Answer: No, I won't. I am still at the meeting.

source:easyworldofenglish.com
 
LoyalTzCitizen said:
Forming questions in English can be confusing.

Don’t worry – I’m going to teach you a simple formula that works for asking questions in almost ALL the verb tenses!

This formula is called QUASM:

QU estion word
A uxiliary verb
S ubject
M ain verb

Look how QUASM works for forming questions in the following verb tenses:

Simple Present Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
Where do you work?
What does Martha think about the project?
How do you like your new apartment?
How many kids does Bob have?
-

Simple Past Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
How did they learn English so fast?
When did you get home from work yesterday?
What did the manager think about your idea?
Where did you buy that T-shirt?
-

Present Continuous Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
What are you doing at the moment?
Why is he ignoring me?
What time are we meeting up for dinner?
Who is she dating now?
-

Past Continuous Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
Who were you talking to on the phone?
What was Jim doing when you called?
Why were the children eating candy before dinner?
How was he feeling after the surgery?
-

Present Perfect Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
How much money have you spent on clothes this month?
How long has your teacher worked at this school?
What have they been doing all day?
How long has the client been waiting for their order?
-

Future Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
Who will you invite to the party?
What will your parents think about your plan?
When are you going to clean your room?
Why is she going to quit her job?
-

Modal Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
What would you do if you had a million dollars?
How could we improve our English?
Where should I go on my next vacation?
-

Exceptions:

Yes/No questions do not use a question word…

…but they still follow ASM (Auxiliary verb – Subject – Main verb)

Do you like bananas?
Did you enjoy the movie?
Are you studying English?
Were you sleeping when I called you last night?
Have you finished your homework?
Will you call me when you get home?
Are you going to accept the job offer?
Should we take the early morning flight?
Questions where the main verb is “be” also don’t follow the pattern:

Are you thirsty?
Is she a teacher?
Were your parents angry when you failed the test?
Was her ex-boyfriend a basketball player?
Reported questions, indirect questions, and subject questions also do not follow QUASM – I’ll teach you those in the next lesson!

Quiz: Asking Questions in English
Choose the correct form for each question. Good luck!
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Thanks for teaching me. I have gotten a wonderful school. Bigup.
 
what are you doing?
who is doing that work?
are they able to do the same?
what do you expect?


what did you comment?
what did they say?
who didn't finish the job?
where did you find her?

who was writing on the blackboard?
who was making a call?
what was going on there?
who were cutting trees at bush?

have you eaten a lunch?
Where have you written today?
who has paid him his salary?
 
Shilewashile said:
what are you doing?
who is doing that work?
are they able to do the same?
what do you expect?


what did you comment?
what did they say?
who didn't finish the job?
where did you find her?

who was writing on the blackboard?
who was making a call?
what was going on there?
who were cutting trees at bush?

have you eaten a lunch?
Where have you written today?
who has paid him his salary?
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Nimeona makosa kidogo tu.

1. Have you eaten lunch? (Bila "a")
2. Were you cutting the trees in the forest/bush?
3. Who were cutting the trees in the forest/bush?
4. What was going on over there?

She is sheltering from rain in the bank.

He is depositing the money at the bank.

I'm in Tanzania. I'm at Msasani now.


Kama ulimaanisha kupogoa miti ni : pruning the trees.

5. What have you written today?
 
Help me to translate this swahili sentence into English :baba mimi ni mtoto wako wa ngapi?
 
Timason said:
Help me to translate this swahili sentence into English :baba mimi ni mtoto wako wa ngapi?
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Swahili has different roots from English. So, don't expect literal translation to make sense.

You can ask in different ways to get the answer you are looking for.

1. Dad, am I the eldest child?
Yes, you are.

2. Dad. How many siblings do I have?
Three. You are the youngest of the three.

3. Dad. What is my relative position in terms of birth order in the family?
You are the third born in the family.

Kiukweli, hili swali hutaweza kumwuliza baba mzazi kwa kuwa utakuwa unajuwa.

Utaulizwa na marafiki haswa kwa kutumia swali la kwanza:
Are you the oldest in your family?

Now try to translate this in English:

Huyu dada anajiona sana.
 
LoyalTzCitizen said:
Forming questions in English can be confusing.

Don't worry – I'm going to teach you a simple formula that works for asking questions in almost ALL the verb tenses!

This formula is called QUASM:

QU estion word
A uxiliary verb
S ubject
M ain verb

Look how QUASM works for forming questions in the following verb tenses:

Simple Present Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
Where do you work?
What does Martha think about the project?
How do you like your new apartment?
How many kids does Bob have?
-

Simple Past Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
How did they learn English so fast?
When did you get home from work yesterday?
What did the manager think about your idea?
Where did you buy that T-shirt?
-

Present Continuous Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
What are you doing at the moment?
Why is he ignoring me?
What time are we meeting up for dinner?
Who is she dating now?
-

Past Continuous Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
Who were you talking to on the phone?
What was Jim doing when you called?
Why were the children eating candy before dinner?
How was he feeling after the surgery?
-

Present Perfect Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
How much money have you spent on clothes this month?
How long has your teacher worked at this school?
What have they been doing all day?
How long has the client been waiting for their order?
-

Future Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
Who will you invite to the party?
What will your parents think about your plan?
When are you going to clean your room?
Why is she going to quit her job?
-

Modal Questions:
QUESTION WORD AUXILIARY VERB SUBJECT MAIN VERB
What would you do if you had a million dollars?
How could we improve our English?
Where should I go on my next vacation?
-

Exceptions:

Yes/No questions do not use a question word…

…but they still follow ASM (Auxiliary verb – Subject – Main verb)

Do you like bananas?
Did you enjoy the movie?
Are you studying English?
Were you sleeping when I called you last night?
Have you finished your homework?
Will you call me when you get home?
Are you going to accept the job offer?
Should we take the early morning flight?
Questions where the main verb is "be" also don't follow the pattern:

Are you thirsty?
Is she a teacher?
Were your parents angry when you failed the test?
Was her ex-boyfriend a basketball player?
Reported questions, indirect questions, and subject questions also do not follow QUASM – I'll teach you those in the next lesson!

Quiz: Asking Questions in English
Choose the correct form for each question. Good luck!
Click to expand...
. How did you know my password?
.how did you leave there?
 
what is simple way?
are you ready to go?
have you succeeded to get money?
what was problem?
who were in the classroom this morning?
what was taken?
who had made it?
could they afford that price?
 
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