An easy way to form (almost) any question in

English
Forming questions in English can be confusing.
Dont worry Im 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
Where
What
How
How many kids

AUXILIARY
VERB
do
does
do
does

SUBJECT

MAIN VERB

you
Martha
you
Bob

work?
think
like
have?

SUBJECT

MAIN VERB

they

learn

about the project?

your new apartment?

Simple Past Questions:

QUESTION
WORD
How

AUXILIARY
VERB
did

English so fast?

When
What
Where

did
did
did

you
the manager
you

get home
think
buy

from work yesterday?

about your idea?
that T-shirt?

Present Continuous Questions:

QUESTION
WORD
What
Why
What time
Who

AUXILIARY
VERB
are
is
are
is

SUBJECT

MAIN VERB

you
he
we
she

doing
ignoring
meeting up
dating

at the moment?
me?
for dinner?
now?

Past Continuous Questions:

QUESTION
WORD
Who
What
Why
How

AUXILIARY
VERB
were
was
were
was

SUBJECT

MAIN VERB

you
Jim
the children
he

talking
doing
eating
feeling

to on the phone?
when you called?
candy before dinner?
after the surgery?

Present Perfect Questions:

QUESTION
WORD
How much money
How long
What
How long

AUXILIARY
VERB
have
has
have
has

SUBJECT

MAIN VERB

you
your teacher
they
the client

spent
worked
been doing
been waiting

Future Questions:
QUESTION
WORD

AUXILIARY
VERB

SUBJECT

MAIN VERB

on clothes this month?

at this school?
all day?
for their order?

Who
What
When
Why

will
will
are
is

you
your parents
you
she

invite
think
going
going

to the party?
about your plan?
to clean your room?
to quit her job?

Modal Questions:
QUESTION
WORD
What
How
Where

AUXILIARY
VERB
would
could
should

SUBJECT MAIN VERB

you
we
I

do
improve
go

if you had a million dollars?

our English?
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 dont 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?