Za tvorbo večine vprašanj v angleškem jeziku, ne glede na slovnični čas, obstaja splošna formula, katere se morate držati. Če boste poznali vse sestavne dele v pravem zaporedju, ne bo tvorba vprašanj nikakršen problem.
Angleščina pozna dva tipa vprašanj:
- DA/NE vprašanja
- WH-vprašanja
Tvorba je identična, pri drugem tipu na začetek le postavimo ustrezno vprašalnico. Stavki v spodnji tabeli bi torej bili smiselni z vprašalnico ali brez. Barvna delitev vam označuje posamezne slovnične čase.
(VPRAŠALNICA) |
POMOŽNI GLAGOL |
OSEBEK |
POLNOPOMENSKI GLAGOL |
(OSTALO = prislov, pridevnik, predmet) |
(How often) |
DOES |
she |
use |
make-up? |
(When) |
DO |
children |
play? |
|
(Why) |
ARE |
you |
sleeping |
now? |
(Where) |
IS |
he |
travelling |
tomorrow? |
(Why) |
AM |
I |
bothering |
you? |
(How) |
DID |
they |
learn |
English fast? |
(Whose book) |
WAS |
your uncle |
reading |
all afternoon? |
(What) |
WERE |
you |
thinking? |
|
(How often) |
HAS |
she |
visited |
you so far? |
(Where) |
HAVE |
you |
heard |
the news? |
(Why) |
HAD |
the teacher |
given |
a lot of homework? |
(When) |
WILL |
students |
write |
exams? |
(What) |
IS |
she |
going to study? |
|
(Where) |
ARE |
you |
going to travel? |
|
Za nekatere čase (predvsem Continuous) bomo naredili novo tabelo, saj imajo sestavljeni pomožni glagol.
(VPRAŠALNICA) |
POMOŽNI GLAGOL |
OSEBEK |
POMOŽNI GLAGOL |
POLNOPOMENSKI GLAGOL |
(OSTALO) |
(How long) |
HAVE |
you |
BEEN |
working? |
|
(Why) |
HAD |
she |
BEEN |
crying? |
|
(Where) |
WILL |
they |
BE |
moving |
soon? |
(When) |
WILL |
we |
HAVE |
received |
the letter? |
(Where) |
WILL |
he |
HAD BEEN |
waiting |
for you? |
POMEMBNO!
Treba je omeniti, da obstaja kategorija vprašanj, ki se tvori po malenkost drugačni formuli, in sicer le-ta zaradi določenih pravil ne vsebuje POMOŽNIH GLAGOLOV. Gre za vprašanja, ki se začnejo s WHO ali WHAT in sprašujejo po osebku stavka.