Existen dos tipos de preguntas:
- Las que se responden yes/no
- Las “WH-“
WH- questions son aquellas como: what, when, whom, who, which, where, why, whose y how. Éstas, se utilizan para preguntar cuestiones específicas en inglés, por ejemplo: lugares, personas, características, horarios, cosas, etc. A continuación, te dejamos una serie de preguntas y respuestas como ejemplo:
WH- questions
Usages (Usos)
Examples (Ejemplos)
| What? | ¿Qué? | Used to ask about things | Uso: preguntar por cosas | – What do you want? – What is going on? – What is her name? – What have you done? |
| When? | ¿Cuándo? | Used to ask about time | Uso: preguntar por horarios | – When is this show ending? – When did you say hello? – When did he say he was going to leave? |
| Where? | ¿Dónde? | Used to ask about places | Uso: preguntar por lugares | – Where is her cat? – Where are his manners? – Where were we supposed to meet? – Where are we? |
| Who? | ¿Quién/es? | Used to ask about people | Uso: preguntar por personas | – Who did you pick? – Who isn’t alright? – Who wasn’t respectful? – Who doesn’t want to go? |
| Whom? | ¿A quién/es? | Used to ask about people (object of verb) | Uso: preguntar por personas (sujeto de la oración) | – Whom did you see in the park? I saw Mrs. Geller, my English teacher. – Whom was Rose talking to? Rose was talking to Chandler, his new boyfriend. |
| Which? | ¿Cuál/es? | Used to ask about choices | Uso: preguntar por alternativas | – Which one do you love the most? – Of all the beautiful places you’ve been to, which one would you like to go back to? |
| Whose? | ¿De quién/es? | Used to ask about belongings | Uso: preguntar por posesiones | – Whose baby is this? – Whose toothbrush is this? Is it yours? |
| Why? | ¿Por qué? | Used to ask about reasons, causes | Uso: preguntar por razones, posibles causas | – Why did this happen? – Why is he such a sweety? – Of all people, why her? |
| How? | ¿Cómo? | Used to ask about manner, process | Uso: preguntar por formas de procedimiento | – How did you end up in there? – How can you take us home? – How does it become easier? |
¿Cómo crear una WH- question?
a. with an auxiliary | con un verbo auxiliar:
Wh-word + auxiliary + subject + main verb …?
Wh-__ + verbo auxiliar + sujeto + verbo principal …?
Algunos de los verbos auxiliares más comunes son: be (ser/estar), do (hacer), have (tener/haber).
También se pueden usar los verbos modales: will, shall, would, can, could, must, should, may, might, etc.
- What do you do for a living?
- Why should we read books?
- When is her birthday?
b. without any auxiliary | sin verbo auxiliar:
(esto es posible cuando las palabras que comienzan con WH- sustituyen al sujeto de la oración)
Wh-word + main verb …?Wh-___ + verbo principal …?
Ejemplos:
- What happened to Peter today?
Well, something exciting happened to him today: he was promoted.
- Who won the game?
Luke won the game.
Practicá: de acuerdo a lo aprendido recién. ¡Creá a continuación la pregunta que corresponda según la respuesta marcada debajo!
1. ___________________________________________?
- She’s cooking lasagna for dinner.
2. ___________________________________________?
- It’s big and cozy.
3. ___________________________________________?
- Sorry, babe. I thought it would be good.
4. ___________________________________________?
- Mark’s team is way better.
5. ___________________________________________?
- First, I washed my hands, then I put on my facemask.
6. ___________________________________________?
- At 1 o’clock in the afternoon.
7. ___________________________________________?
- We should talk to the RRHH department. They’re the ones responsible for these kinds of things.
8. ___________________________________________?
- Jamie did it. It’s a shame.
9. ___________________________________________?
- Both Karina and Richard. They were arguing loudly.
10. ___________________________________________?
- I can’t chose any of them, they’re both out of my league.
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