53 So GRAMMAR Wh- questions Who is that? Subject and object questions What eats fish? Wh- ques‘ We use: Who is that? Its Jack. What are you looking for? A pen. When are you leaving? At 6.00. Where do you live? In that house. ‘who with people what with things when with time where with places Present simple Present continuous Present perfect, Past simple ast continuous Future Short answers When do you usually get up? What are you doing? Why have you come? How did you feel? Where were you going? Subject and object questions When do vou usually get up? What are you doing? Why have you stopped? How did you feel? Where were you going? Who are you going to meet? When will you come home? Why are you leaving? At7.30. Writing a letter To give you a present. Terrible. Home. We use What and Who to ask questions about the subject or the object. Questions, about the subject do not use the auxiliary do (does, did), subject verb object Cats eat fish Subject question: What euts fish? Cuts eut fish Object question: — Whut do cuts eut? Cuts eat fish. © Subject question short answers What makes people happy? Love makes people happy! Love does. Who is sitting in this seat? Helen is sitting in this seat. Helen © Object question short answers What do you wear in winter? | wear an overcoat. An overcoat. What are you reading? 1m reading ‘Oliver Twist. “Oliver ‘Iwist’.GRAMMAR 35 WH- QUESTIONS; SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS 1 Use the prompts and the verb forms in brackets to write questions. 10 Why /youcry? (present continuous) sony. re. ye ergiong?.. How / you get here (past simple) What Jack usally do /on Seturdays (present simple) How long / you live here (present perfect Where [David / go (past continuous) Who / you talk to (present continuous) What / you do (pubertal Tonia eneecesicahe What Jacko (present perfect) What / Mark and Sue / buy (past simple) 2 Complete each question. eeuausene 10 ‘What mates you tired ? Running makes me tired? Who .? “talked to the manager? “What Tread a newspaper? Who ... £ ‘Kate brought the ice-cream’ “What ? Joe decided to take the job? Who son ” ‘TL answer most of the questions? ‘Which.... ? This house is mine? ‘Who 7 "Pat looks after the children? ‘What ” Holen studies chemictey? “What 77° gpidder lay eight legs? 3 Change the ancwors in brackets into short answers. auewne ‘What are you eating?’ (I'm eating a sandwich.) oA SAAR “Who helps you?’ (My teacher helps me.) ‘What do you watch?’ (I watch cartoons.) ‘Who do you write to?’ (I write to my penfriend,) ‘What makes you laugh?" (You make me langh!) ‘Who loves you?" (Somebody loves me!) 9