Asking and answering questions over

100 basic English questions
What will I learn from the basic English questions
lesson?
During this lesson you will learn how to ask basic questions and how to answer
them. The topics that are covered are:-

Personal information questions

Introducing yourself and saying hello
Shopping questions
Asking something specific questions
Questions using the word 'Like'
Asking for an opinion. 
Suggestions

Each of these topics has several examples of questions and sometimes shows how
to ask for other things with the same question.

Have you got a car / job / house / etc.?

Yes, I've got a nice car / Yes, I like my job / No, I live in a flat.

Personal Information questions

What's your name?
Jason.

Where are you from?

I'm from Manchester

where do you come from?

I come from London

What is your surname?

Smith

What is your family name?

Bean.

What's your first name?

John.

What's your address?

13 Oxford Street

Where do you live?

I live in England.

What's your telephone number?

01254 123321

How old are you?

Thirty-eight. I'm Thirty-eight years old.

When and where were you born?

I was born in 1974 in Liverpool.

Are you married?

No am single
What's your marital status?
I'm married.

What do you do? or What's your job?

I'm a English teacher.

Where did you go?

I went to shopping with a friend.

What did you do?

We bought so new clothes.

Where were you?

I was in London for the weekend.

Have you got a car / job / house / etc.?

Yes, I've got a nice car / Yes, I like my job / No, I live in a flat.

Have you got any children / friends / books / etc.?

Yes, I've got three children - two boys and a daughter.

Can you play tennis / golf / football / etc.?

Yes, I can play football.

Can you speak English / Spanish / Chinese / etc.?

No, I can't speak Chinese.

Could you speak English / French / Japanese / etc.?

when you were five / two / fifteen / etc. years old?
Yes, I could speak English when I was five years old.

Introducing Yourself and Saying Hello

How do you do?
How do you do. Pleased to meet you.

How are you?

Fine, thanks. And you?

Shopping questions
How can I help you? / May I help you?
Yes. I'm looking for a sweater.

Can I try it on?

Sure, the changing rooms are over there.

How much does it cost? / How much is it?

It's £45.
How would you like to pay?
By cash.

Can I pay by credit card / check / debit card?

Certainly. We accept all the major cards.

Have you got something bigger / smaller / lighter / etc.?

Certainly, we've got a larger sizes as well.

Asking Something Specific questions

What's that?
It's a dog!

What time is it?

It's one o'clock.

Can / May I open the window?

Certainly. It's very hot in the office today!

Is there a bakery / market / bank / etc. near here?

Yes. There is a bakery take the next corner and it’s next to the bank.

Where is the nearest bakery / market / bank / etc.?

The nearest bank is on Mayfield street.

Who wrote / invented / painted / etc. the ...?

Hemingway wrote "The Sun Also Rises".

Is there any water / sugar / rice / etc.?

Yes, there's a lot of water left.

Are there any apples / sandwiches / books / etc.?

No, there aren't any books left.

Is this your / his / her / etc. book / ball / house / etc.?

No, I think it's his ball.

Whose is this / that?

It's Jack's.

Questions using the word 'Like'

What do you like?
I like playing cricket, reading and listening to pop music.

What does she look like?

she's tall and slim with blond hair.
What would you like to eat?
I'd like a steak and chips and a salad.

What is it like?
It's an interesting country many things to see and do.

What's the weather like?

It's snowing really heavy at the moment.

Would you like some coffee / tea / food?

Yes, thank you. I'd like some tea.

Would you like something to drink / eat?

Thank you. Could I have a cup of coffee and some cake?

Asking for an Opinion

What's it about?
It's about a young girl who has many adventures.

What do you think about your job / that book etc.?

I thought the book was very interesting.

How big / far / difficult / easy is it?

The test was very difficult, but I think I did OK!

How big / far / difficult / easy are they?

The questions were very easy.

How was it?

It was very interesting.

What are you going to do tomorrow / this evening / next week / etc.?
I'm going to visit my family next weekend.

Suggestions 
What shall we do this today/ this morning / afternoon / evening?
Let's go see a movie.

Why don't we go out / play football / visit some old friends / etc. this afternoon?
Yes, that sounds like a great idea.

Basic English greetings formal

greetings and how to respond
Basic greetings in English 
During this lesson you will learn the basics in greeting someone on English. The first
part of the lesson explains why you greet someone and the last part is a list of
greetings.

Basic Greetings
A list of basic greetings

Hello, David

Hi, David

Good morning

Good afternoon

Good evening.

Good to see you again

Nice to see you again.

I’m glad to see you.

I’m happy to see you.

I’m  pleased to see you.

Greeting someone and answering them back

 Greeting someone  How to answer them 
    How are you?                       Fine, thanks. And you?

    How have you been?                   Very well. And you?

    How are things?                     Not too bad, thanks.

    How is your girlfriend?               She’s fine.

Formal greetings and responses

  

Introductions English basics how to

introduce yourself and others
Introductions and introducing yourself to others
English lesson
During this lesson you will learn the basics of how to introduce yourself, someone
else and making contact with someone in English. 

Introductions and introducing yourself

Introductions and Introducing yourself to others

The following examples show how to

introduce yourself 

Can I introduce myself? My name’s Sarah.

May I introduce myself?  My name’s Simon.

Let me introduce myself. My name’s Paul

I’d like to introduce myself. I’m David

I don’t think we’ve met. I’m Jason

Introducing someone else

May I introduce myself? I introduce a good friend of mine? This is Simon. Have you
met Simon?

Can I introduce myself? I introduce a good friend of mine? This is Rod. Have you

met Rod?
I’d like you to meet John.

I want you to meet Ronaldo.

Making contact with someone you don't know

Excuse me, are you Mrs Smith? (how to answer)  Yes, that’s right.

Hello, you must be Mrs Jones.

You are Mr Bean, aren’t you?

Have we met before?

 How do you do?

  How do you do?
 Nice to meet
  Nice to meet you, too.
you.
 Then you must call me ...
 Please, call me ... .

Learning to use the Verb have to

English lesson
What will I learn from the English lesson learning to use
the verb have to?
During this English lesson you will be learning about the verb have to in simple
sentences. Also the lesson will cover how to use the verb to have.

What does the verb have mean and how to use it

When you use the words 'have to' it is used to describe when something has to
happen. It means you have to and that you are obliged. Below is some examples of
how to use in sentences.

I have to catch the bus today.

I have to pick my car up from the garage tonight.
I have to go and eat my dinner now.
I have to go back to London tomorrow.
I have to wrap all the Christmas tonight.

Adding the word  'don't' to make the action not required.

I don't have to catch the bus today.

I don't have to pick my car up from the garage tonight.
I don't have to go and eat my dinner now.
I don't have to go back to London tomorrow.
I don't have to wrap all the Christmas tonight.

The verb "to have" can also mean that you are in possession of
something.

Examples: I have a car.          I have a house.         I have some food.

The table below shows how to use the English verb to have in a positive and nagitive
way

Affirmative                     Negative                       

I have    a watch. I don't have a watch.
You have a cat. You don't have a cat.
We have a car. We don't have a car.
They    have a house.         They    don't have a house.
He has a boat. He doesn't have a boat.
She has a bike. She doesn't have a bike.
doesn't
It has a watch. It a watch.
have   

When using the  English verb to have to indicate possession you can say:"I have a 
watch" or you can say "I have got a watch".

How to use the verb to have to show an action.

I have a bath every day.

I'm having a bath now.

WARNING!! - Continuous form    I having 

You must use auxiliary verb be.

Example:

I am having a rest.          Are you having a shower?

 were you are from? learning how to
tell people English lesson
What will I learn from the English lesson learning how to
tell people were you are from? 
During this English lesson you will be learning how to tell people were you are from
and what  nationality you are using singular and plural words.

Singular, talking about yourself or someone else

I'm English
You're      Italian
It's Thai
she's Spanish        
He's Scottish

The following 4 examples show the persons names were they are
from.

Mr Bean is from the united Kingdom.   

he's English

he's from Europe

Mr Jones is from mexico.

He's Mexican

He's from North America

Jumnear Wattana is from Thailand.   

She's Thai.

She's from Thailand.

She is from Asia.

Mrs Smith is from Spain.     

she's Spanish.

She's Spanish

She's from Europe.

Mr Nelson is from South Africa

He's South Africian

Mrs nakamura is from japan

She is Japanese

He's from Africa and she's from Asia

 Practise
Ask and Answer
Where is Mr Bean from?

He's from England

Mr Bean what is your natioality?

I'm English or European

Where are you from?

I'm from ___________.

what is your nationality?

I'm from ___________.

 Plural use the following when talking about more than 1

person
Englis
We're
h
You're     
Italian
 
They're Thai
Question Affirmative       Negative
From You aren't from
Where am I from?    Your're
London              London
Are you from Paris I'm From Paris I,m not from Paris
Is he from Bangkok He's From Bangkok He isn't from Bangkok
Is She from Rome She's From Rome She isn't from Rome
Is it from Paris It's From Paris It isn't from Paris
Are we from We aren't from
We're From Bangkok
Bangkok Bangkok
Are they from Rome They're From Rome They aren't from Rome

A brief conversation between 2 people

Mr Bean : Hello.

Mrs Smith : Hi.

Mr Bean : How are you?

Mrs Smith : I'm good. How are you?

Mr Bean : Good. Do you speak English?

Mrs Smith : A little. Are you English?

Mr Bean : Yes.

Mrs Smith: Where are you from?

Mr Bean : I'm from Manchester.

Mrs Smith : Nice to meet you.

Mr Bean : Nice to meet you too.