WH QUESTIONS (PRONOMES INTERROGATIVOS)

Os pronomes interrogativos, como o nome j indica, so utilizados para fazer perguntas. A frmula bsica para a construo de frases com pronomes interrogativos a seguinte:
PRONOME INTER. + AUXILIAR + PESSOA + VERBO (+ COMPLEMENTO)

Why *Where

+ +

do is

+ +

you + Ann?

study X

English? X

* Observe que no caso do verbo to be (am, is, are), visto que ele cumpre a funo de verbo principal e de auxiliar, no teremos uma palavra no lugar do verbo

Os primeiros quarto elementos (Pronome Interrogativo, auxiliar, pessoa e verbo) so obrigatrios, enquanto o Complemento opcional e depende da pergunta que voc queira fazer. PRONOMES INTERROGATIVOS MAIS FREQUENTES WHAT O qu, Qual - WHAT TIME Que horas WHICH WHERE WHEN WHY WHO HOW - HOW MUCH - HOW MANY - HOW OLD - HOW OFTEN Qual (escolha restrita) Onde Quando Por qu? Quem (sujeito) Como Quanto Quantos Quantos anos/Que idade Com que freqncia

WHAT O QUE? (s vezes tem a traduo de Qual)

Qual o seu nome? O que voc faz? O que ela estuda?

What is your name? What do you do? What does she study?

WHICH QUAL? (indica escolha)

Qual o seu nome: Susan ou Mary?

Which is your name: Susan or Mary?

WHERE (Onde)

Onde ela mora? Onde voc estuda?

WHEN (Quando)

Where does she live? Where do you study?

Quando ela est em casa? Quando voc tem aula de ingls?

When is she home? When do you have English classes?

Outros exemplos
Por que voc est correndo? Quem aquela garota? Como voc vai escola? Com que freqncia ele estuda ingls? Quantos anos voc tem? Quantos empregos eles tem? Quanto dinheiro elas tem? Que horas so? Why are you running? Who is that girl? How do you go to school? How often does he study English? How old are you? How many jobs do they have? How much money do they have? What time is it?

Make questions to these answers WH How old AUX is SUJ

the company?

1. The company is 35 years old 2. BASF is in Germany 3. She goes to work by subway. 4. We have English classes on Mondays 5. Her name is Teresa 6. He is my boss. 7. I prefer Epson printer 8. It is around US$ 100 9. Nestle has 50,000 employees 10. Esther gets up at 5:00 oclock 11. I attend English classes twice a week. Put into English

VERBO X

COMP x

(a) A que horas voc vai para a escola? (i) Quem o gerente aqui? (b) Qual a sua cor favorita? (j) Onde esto os mdicos (c) Por que ela est aqui? (k) Que horas ele prefere? (d) Quantos anos tem a sua me? (l) Quantos irmos a Ana tem? (e) Quantos carros elas tem? (m) Quando vocs tem aula de ingls? (f) Com que freqncia o Tom joga futebol? (g) Como esto os seus filhos? (n) Quanto custa este sapato? (h) Onde voc trabalha? (o) O que eles querem?

PRESENT TENSE
Adverbs: (never, always, usually, often) before the main verb or after the verb to be
Ex.: I never drink coffee in the morning He doesnt usually have lunch home Do you always come here? He is always late

Adverb: (sometimes) before the main verb, after the verb to be or at the beginning/end of the sentence
Ex.: Sometimes I go to school by bus. I sometimes go to school by bus. I go to school by bus sometimes.

Exercise 1 - Write true sentences about you using the adverbs: sometimes, never, always, usually, often) Exercise 2 Based on the example below, write a paragraph about you.
Im Peter. I come from Chicago. Im 19 years old and Im a college student. What do I do every day? First I get up at 8 oclock. I usually have breakfast around 8:30 a.m. Then I go to college. I often go by bus but sometimes I take a taxi. I never drive. I always have lunch with my friends. Finally I get home around 4 p.m.

Exercise 3

Change the example. Start: She is Fernanda. She is 28..

Im Fernanda. Im 29 years old. Im married and I have two kids: Peter and Joshua. I usually get up at 6 a.m. because I prepare breakfast and I send my kids to school. I always go to work at 8 a.m. I live in Los Angeles. Here everything is expensive: a cup of coffee costs US$ 5. In the evening my husband frequently prepares dinner. After that we often watch TV and the kids play on the computer. We go to bed at about 11 p.m.

Exercise 4 Make questions about the text in Exercise 3