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Hide- 1.How to ask "Yes/No" questions in Spanish?
- 1.1.How to answer yes/no questions
- 2.Supplementary questions (qué, cómo, por qué, dónde, ...)
- 2.1.Interrogative pronouns with prepositions
- 2.2.How to answer supplementary questions
- 3.Indirect questions
- 3.1.Yes/No - questions
- 3.2.Supplementary questions
- 4.Exercises
- 4.1.Let's practice the word order in yes/no questions
- 4.2.Exercise for using interrogative pronouns in Spanish
How to ask "Yes/No" questions in Spanish?
The word order of yes/no - questions is the same as in declarative sentences.The question arises from the sentence melody: ¿(subject +) verb + object?
In Spanish, an inverted question mark is placed before the question. The same applies to exclamation marks.
Example:
¿Michael es de Alemania? (Is Michael from Germany?)
Sí, Michael es de Alemania. (Yes, Michael is from Germany.)
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How to answer yes/no questions
Yes/No - questions can be answered with yes or no. The word order of the answers is the same as in the questions:
- ¿Te gusta Valencia? - Si, me gusta Valencia. (Do you like Valencia? - Yes, I like Valencia.)
- ¿Has comido Paella alguna vez? - No, no he comido Paella ninguna vez. (Have you ever eaten Paella? - No I have never eaten Paella.)
Supplementary questions (qué, cómo, por qué, dónde, ...)
Supplementary questions are, as in English, initiated by a question pronoun. All question pronouns in Spanish carry an accent. The most important question pronouns (interrogative pronouns) are listed here:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Qué? | What? |
| ¿Cómo? | How? |
| ¿Por qué? | Why? |
| ¿Dónde? | Where? |
| ¿Adónde? | Where to? |
| ¿De dónde? | Where is/are...from? |
| ¿Cuándo? | When? |
| ¿Quién? / ¿Quiénes? | Who? |
| ¿A quién? | Who?, Whom? |
| ¿Cuál? / ¿Cuáles? | Which one(s)? |
| ¿Cuánto/-a? / ¿Cuántos/-as? | How many? |
Interrogative pronouns with prepositions
Qué (What?) can also serve in combination with a preposition as another interrogative pronoun:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Qué? | What? |
| ¿Por qué? | Why? |
| ¿Para qué? | What for? |
| ¿Con qué? | With what? |
| ¿En qué? | In what? |
| ¿De qué? | Whereat? |
and cuándo (When?) with a preposition
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¿Cuándo? | When? |
| ¿Para cuándo? | By when? |
| ¿Hasta cuándo? | Until when? |
| ¿De cuándo? | From when? |
| ¿Desde cuándo? | Since when? |
In supplementary questions the subject stands behind the verb. If the subject can be omitted, it simply falls away:
- ¿Dónde vive Pablo? (Where does Pablo live?)
- ¿Cuántos años tienes (tú)? (How old are you?)
- ¿Quiénes son los Beatles? (Who are the Beatles?)
How to answer supplementary questions
To answer supplementary questions you can't use only yes/no. Further information is needed:
- ¿Dónde están los libros? - Los libros están en la cocina. (Where are the books? - The books are in the kitchen.)
- ¿Qué hacéis mañana? - Mañana vamos a ir a Madrid para visitar un museo. (What are you doing tomorrow? - Tomorrow we are going to go to Madrid to visit a museum.)
Here you can find more information about the Spanish interrogative pronouns.
Indirect questions
The rules for indirect questions are similar to the rules of the indirect speech. The distinction of yes/no - questions and supplementary questions is very important.
Yes/No - questions
Yes/No - questions must be initiated with si (if).
- Fernando: "¿Estás emocionado por las Navidades?" (Fernando: "Are you excited for Christmas?")
- Fernando quiere saber si estás emocionado por las Navidades. (Fernando wants to know, if you are excited about Christmas.)
When the introductory sentence is in the past, the time of the indirect question changes. If you want to know more about the back shift, just have a look on the chapter "indirect speech".
- Marta: "¿Has visto "Solo en casa"?" (Marta: "Have you seen "Home Alone"?")
- Marta quería saber si yo había visto "Solo en casa". (Marta wanted to know, if I had seen "Home Alone".)
Supplementary questions
Indirect supplementary questions are introduced with the same question word as the direct speech.
- Fernando: "¿Cómo te llamas?" (Fernando: "What's your name?")
- Fernando quiere saber cómo me llamo. (Fernando wants to know, what's my name.)
When the introductory sentence is in the past, the time of the indirect question changes. If you want to know more about the back shift, just have a look on the chapter "indirect speech".
- Marta: "¿Cuándo salisteis?" (Marta: "When did you leave?")
- Marta quería saber cuándo habíamos salido. (Marta wanted to know, when we had left.)
In this chapter you learned how to form questions in Spanish. Test you knowledge now in our free exercises. Good luck!
Exercises
- Let's practice the word order in yes/no questions
- Exercise for using interrogative pronouns in Spanish
Let's practice the word order in yes/no questions
Exercise for using interrogative pronouns in Spanish
Fill in the missing interrogative pronouns.
1. ¿Cómo te llamas? - Me llamo Laura.
What's your name? - My name is Laura.
2. ¿ vives? - Vivo en Valencia.
Where do you live? - I live in Valencia.
3. ¿ llega el avión? - El avión llega a las tres y media.
When does the plane arrive? - The plane arrives at half past three.
4. ¿ estás haciendo? - Estoy trabajando.
What are you doing? - I'm working.
5. ¿ años tienes? - Tengo 25 años.
How old are you? - I'm 25 years old.
6. ¿ va el tren? — El tren va a Madrid.
Where does the train go to? - The train goes to Marid.
7. ¿ comienza la fiesta? - La fiesta comienza a las nueve de la tarde.
When does the party start? - The party starts at 9 in the evening.
8. ¿ es tu película favorita? - Mi película favorita es "El Padrino"
What is your favourite film? - My favourite film is "The Godfather".
9. ¿Con viajas a Barcelona? - Viajo con mi amiga Julia.
With who do you travel to Barcelona? - I travel with my friend Julia.
10. ¿ cuesta el coche? - Cuesta 10.000€.
How much does the car cost? - It costs 10.000€.
Exercises
- Let's practice the word order in yes/no questions
- Exercise for using interrogative pronouns in Spanish
Let's practice the word order in yes/no questions
Exercise for using interrogative pronouns in Spanish
Fill in the missing interrogative pronouns.
1. ¿Cómo te llamas? - Me llamo Laura.
What's your name? - My name is Laura.
2. ¿ vives? - Vivo en Valencia.
Where do you live? - I live in Valencia.
3. ¿ llega el avión? - El avión llega a las tres y media.
When does the plane arrive? - The plane arrives at half past three.
4. ¿ estás haciendo? - Estoy trabajando.
What are you doing? - I'm working.
5. ¿ años tienes? - Tengo 25 años.
How old are you? - I'm 25 years old.
6. ¿ va el tren? — El tren va a Madrid.
Where does the train go to? - The train goes to Marid.
7. ¿ comienza la fiesta? - La fiesta comienza a las nueve de la tarde.
When does the party start? - The party starts at 9 in the evening.
8. ¿ es tu película favorita? - Mi película favorita es "El Padrino"
What is your favourite film? - My favourite film is "The Godfather".
9. ¿Con viajas a Barcelona? - Viajo con mi amiga Julia.
With who do you travel to Barcelona? - I travel with my friend Julia.
10. ¿ cuesta el coche? - Cuesta 10.000€.
How much does the car cost? - It costs 10.000€.
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I always try to get the student to express themselves as much as possible. In case of groups, I create individual exercises, in groups of two or four.
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I also taught asylum seekers.
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