Present Simple Yes/No Questions ESL Activities, Games and Worksheets
In this free Do you...? questions speaking activity, students make guesses and complete present simple statements about other students in the class. Students then find out if their guesses are right or wrong by asking questions with Do you...? First, students read each sentence on the worksheet, choose a classmate that they think the statement might be true for and write the person's name at the beginning of the sentence, e.g. 'Katie drinks tea at breakfast.' Next, students go around the class, find the classmate they have named in each sentence and ask them a present simple yes/no question with Do you...?, e.g. 'Katie, do you drink tea at breakfast?' Their classmate replies 'Yes, I do' or 'No, I don't' as appropriate. Students put a tick or a cross next to each statement, depending on whether their guesses are right or wrong. Students then ask a present simple follow-up question and write the information in the last column. Finally, there is a class feedback session to find out who made the most correct guesses and for students to give feedback on what they found out.
This comprehensive do and does questions worksheet can be used to practice or review present simple yes/no questions with do or does and short answers. Students begin by completing present simple yes/no questions with do or does. Next, students write present simple yes/no questions with do or does for a set of answers. Students then complete short answers to questions. Lastly, students complete a conversation between two people with do or does yes/no questions.
In this fun present simple yes/no questions game, students practice asking and answering present simple questions with Do you...? To begin, students complete ten present simple yes/no questions on their worksheet with their own ideas. Students then decide if a partner would reply yes or no to each question. In pairs, students take turns asking the questions to their partner, who replies 'Yes, I do' or 'No, I don't' accordingly. The student puts a tick for each correct guess or a cross if their guess is wrong. Afterwards, students tally up their scores to see who had the most correct guesses.
In this engaging verb to be and do yes/no questions activity, students practice asking and answering questions with the verb to be and do. Students begin by completing 20 present simple yes/no questions with the correct form of the verb to be or do. Students then answer the questions by writing a short answer underneath each question. Next, collect in the worksheets and then redistribute them. The students' task is to find out who their new worksheet belongs to by asking the present simple yes/no questions from the worksheet to their classmates. Students go around asking and answering the questions with different classmates until they find the student whose answers match the ones on their worksheet. Afterwards, students use the information on the worksheet to write a paragraph about their classmate using the third-person singular. Finally, students read their paragraphs to the class.
In this entertaining present simple yes/no questions game, students practice forming questions with do and does. In teams of two, students form as many present simple yes/no questions as possible from the words on their worksheet. After a time limit has been reached, the teams stop writing and pair up with an opposing team. Teams then take turns asking their questions to the other team. For every grammatically correct question a team asks, they score two points. For every appropriate short answer the other team gives, they get one point. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
In this useful present simple yes/no questions worksheet, students work through a range of exercises to practice yes/no questions and short answers in the present simple with the verb to be and do. Students start by matching present simple yes/no questions with suitable responses. Next, students order words to make yes/no questions in the present simple. Students then underline words to complete yes/no questions and short answers. After that, students write present simple yes/no questions that correspond with a set of answers. Finally, students read a short story about two roommates and answer comprehension questions with yes or no answers.
This free present simple yes/no questions game helps students practice yes/no questions and short answers with the verb to be and do. In groups, players take turns choosing one of their short answer cards without showing it to anyone, e.g. 'Yes, it is.' The player then thinks of a present simple yes/no question that will elicit the answer on the card, e.g. 'Is it sunny today?' The player then asks the question to another student in the group. If the student gives the same short answer that is on the card, the player wins and discards the card. If not, the player keeps the card. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins the game.
In this interesting present simple yes/no questions speaking activity, students ask and answer yes/no questions about their daily routine and the daily routine of someone they know. In the 'What time?' column, students write the time they do each routine activity. In the other column, students write what they do. After that, students complete the daily routine of someone they know well using the third-person singular. Next, in pairs, students fold their paper so the 'What time?' column is facing their partner and the 'What do you do?' column is facing them. Students then take turns guessing what their partner does every day at the times shown by asking present simple yes/no questions with Do you...? For example, 'Do you brush your teeth at 8 a.m.?' When their partner replies 'Yes, I do', the student moves on to the next time. This continues until all the right questions have been asked. This process is repeated with someone they know, but this time students ask and answer present simple yes/no questions in the third-person singular.
In this free does yes/no questions activity, students practice asking and answering yes/no questions in the third-person singular. Students start by writing the name of someone they know very well and their relationship with them at the top of the worksheet, e.g. 'His name is Jason. He is my best friend.' Students then swap their worksheets with a partner and take turns asking their partner present simple yes/no questions about the person at the top of the worksheet using prompts, e.g. 'Does Jason live near here?' Their partner replies yes or no accordingly and gives additional information if possible, e.g. 'Yes, he does. He lives on Park Avenue.' The student then makes notes about their partner's answer on the worksheet. Afterwards, students develop their notes into present simple sentences in the third person singular, e.g. 'Jason is Matt's best friend. He lives near here on Park Avenue.' Finally, students take turns reading their sentences to the class.
Here is a productive present simple yes/no questions activity to help students practice yes/no questions with the verb to be and do. First, in two groups, students write present simple yes/no questions that elicit a set of answers. Students then read a text about a girl who lives in Singapore and create present simple yes/no questions to confirm which answers in the text are correct. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group and take turns asking the present simple yes/no questions to their partner. Students circle their partner's yes or no responses and underline the correct answers in the text. Finally, students read the text to their partner to confirm their answers are correct.
In this present simple yes/no questions speaking activity, students ask and answer present simple questions with Do you...? in order to find out about their classmates' habits and routines. After reviewing how to construct present simple yes/no questions from the items on the worksheet, students go around the class and ask each other the questions. When a student finds a classmate whose answer matches with an item on the worksheet, the student notes down their name. The student then asks one or two present simple Wh follow-up questions and writes their classmate's response in the last column of the worksheet. Afterwards, students give feedback to the class on what they found out about their classmates.
In this insightful present simple yes/no questions speaking activity, students ask Do you...? questions to find out if certain statements are true or false about the class. Give each student a statement slip. The students' task is to find out if the statement is true or false by interviewing the other students in the class. Individually, students prepare the present simple yes/no question they need to ask. Students then go around asking their question to the other students. Students mark each response by putting a tick or cross on their slip of paper. When a student has enough information and knows whether their statement is true or false, they sit down. Afterwards, the class decides whether they think each statement is true or false before the answer is revealed by the student.
This memorable Do you...? questions game helps students to practice asking present simple yes/no questions about routine activities. The game also helps students practice various adverbs of frequency and time expressions used with the present simple. Students begin by completing present simple sentence cards with true information about themselves. Students then put all the sentences into a box. Next, students take one card each from the box and go around the class asking present simple yes/ no questions to find the person who wrote the sentence on their card, e.g. 'Do you sometimes go fishing with your friend at the weekend?' When a student finds the person who wrote the sentence, they write the person’s name on the card, keep it and take another one from the box. The student with the most sentences at the end is the winner.
In this intriguing present simple yes/no questions activity, students ask yes/no questions in the third-person singular to find out what short answers on a worksheet relate to. Each student writes the names of three people they know very well on their worksheet. Students then write five things about each person by choosing information from ten items and writing one or two-word answers for each item in a random order at the bottom of the worksheet. Students then swap worksheets with a partner and take turns asking present simple yes/no questions to find out who and what the short answers relate to. For example, if Student A wrote the names Mia, Emma and Ben and one answer was 'football', Student B might ask 'Does Ben play football?' If Student A answers 'yes', Student B writes 'plays football' under Ben’s name. If not, Student B continues asking questions until they have found out who and what the word 'football' relates to. Students continue taking turns asking and answering questions until they have five pieces of information about each person.
In this inventive present simple yes/no questions speaking activity, students establish their own criteria for finding a compatible roommate and then ask and answer present simple yes/no questions with the verb to be and do to find the most suitable candidate. First, students think about what kind of roommate they would like to have by completing a 'Roommate Survey Form'. Students consider each pair of statements and put a tick next to the one that best expresses their view. Students then go around the class, asking the two present simple yes/no questions in the first section to help them eliminate classmates who are not compatible in those two areas. Students write the names of the classmates they didn't eliminate at the top of the chart under 'Candidate's names'. Next, students interview each candidate on the remaining points in the second section, putting a tick each time a candidate agrees with their view. Finally, students add up the ticks to see which classmate would be the most suitable roommate and give feedback to the class on their results.
In this rewarding present simple yes/no questions game, students ask yes/no questions with the verb to be and do to find out their secret identities. In pairs, each student picks up a card, without showing it to their partner. The card shows their partner's secret identity. The student's task is to ask their partner present simple yes/no questions to determine what famous person or character they are. Students then take turns asking their partner a yes/no question in the first person, e.g. 'Am I male?' Their partner replies 'yes' or 'no' accordingly. From their partner's response, students are allowed one guess. When a student correctly guesses their secret identity, they keep their partner's card. Their partner then picks up another card, and so on. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins.
