English Grammar Guide


How Questions


Forms - How Questions

We can use How ... ? to ask about different things.

QUESTION WORDINFORMATION
HowMETHOD
How many + COUNTABLENUMBER
How much + UNCOUNTABLEAMOUNT
How muchMONEY
How longTIME PERIOD
How oftenFREQUENCY
How farDISTANCE

Examples - How Questions

Q. ANS.
How do you get to work?➤ ... by bus.
How many apples did you eat?➤ ... two.
How much water do you have?➤ ... 1 bottle.
How much does it cost?➤ ... 2 dollars.
How long does the trip take?➤ ... an hour.
How often do you play?➤ ... every day.
How far is it to London?➤ It's 100 km.

Examples - How + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB ➤ Quantifier/Quantity

We also use How ... ? with adjectives and adverbs to quantify them.

How + ADJ./ADV. ... ANS.
How big is it?➤ It's very big.
How heavy is it?➤ It weights 2 kilos.
How tall are you?➤ I'm 170cm tall.
How fast does he drive?➤ ... quite fast.
How well can she sing?➤ ... very well.
How hard does he work?➤ ... extremely hard.
Symbols & Abbreviations
ADJ.Adjective
ADV.Adverb
ANS.Answer
Q.Question Word

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02) Be: Closed Questions & Short Answers in the Present Simple Tense

03) The Present Simple Tense: Open Questions

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05) Have Got: Open Questions

06) Have Got: Closed Questions & Short Answers

07) Be: Open Questions in the Past Simple Tense

08) Be: Closed Questions & Short Answers in the Past Simple Tense

09) The Past Simple Tense: Open Questions

10) The Past Simple Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers

11) The Present Continuous Tense: Open Questions

12) The Present Continuous Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers

13) The Present Perfect Tense: Open Questions

14) The Present Perfect Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers

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17) Question Tags

18) Indirect Questions

19) The Past Continuous Tense: Open Questions

20) The Past Continuous Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers




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