The Grammar Lab: Forming Questions (Do/Does)

Lesson 6: Present Simple Questions

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Forming Questions

ការបង្កើតប្រយោគសំណួរ (Do / Does)

In English, we cannot simply change our tone to ask a question. We must use a Helper Verb at the start!

នៅក្នុងភាសាអង់គ្លេស យើងមិនអាចគ្រាន់តែប្តូរសំឡេងដើម្បីសួរបានទេ។ យើងត្រូវប្រើ "កិរិយាស័ព្ទជំនួយ" នៅខាងដើម!

DO / DOES + Subject + Main Verb ?

Note: "Do/Does" here has no direct translation. It just signals a question. (តើ...មែនទេ?)

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Using "Do" 👥

ប្រើ "Do" សម្រាប់ I / You / We / They (និងនាមពហុវចនៈ)

The "Do" Rule Plurals & You

Use Do when talking to someone directly, talking about yourself, or talking about multiple people.

Do you like pizza?

Do we have time?

Do they speak English?

Do the students study hard?

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Using "Does" 👤

ប្រើ "Does" សម្រាប់ He / She / It (និងនាមឯកវចនៈ)

The "Does" Rule Singular 3rd Person

Use Does when talking about one other person or thing.

Does he play football?

Does she work here?

Does it rain often?

Does John eat meat?

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The S-Drop Rule: When you use "Does", the main verb loses the 's' or 'es'!
Does he eats? → Does he eat?

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Wh- Questions 🔍

ការប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យសំណួរ (What, Where, When, Why)

Adding Details More Info

Put the question word before Do or Does to ask for specific information!

Where do you live?

What does she want?

When do they open?

Why does it cost so much?

Make it a Question 🔄

ប្តូរប្រយោគស្របទៅជាប្រយោគសំណួរ (ចុចលើកាតខាងក្រោម)

Click the cards to transform the statement into a proper English question!

You like coffee.Statement

She eats rice.Statement

They study here.Statement

He plays piano.Statement

Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

Grammar Choice

___ you speak Khmer?

(តើអ្នកចេះនិយាយភាសាខ្មែរទេ?)

LITERAL TRAP! ❌

Does your father ___ coffee in the morning?

(តើឪពុករបស់អ្នកញ៉ាំកាហ្វេនៅពេលព្រឹកទេ?)

Grammar Choice

Where ___ she go to school?

(តើនាងរៀននៅឯណា?)

Context Fill

What time ___ they open the shop?

(តើពួកគេបើកហាងនៅម៉ោងប៉ុន្មាន?)

Rule Check

If the subject is "The students", which helper verb do we use?

(ប្រសិនបើប្រធានគឺពាក្យ "The students" តើយើងប្រើកិរិយាសព្ទជំនួយមួយណា?)

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Ask a Friend 🗣️ (សួរមិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកជាភាសាអង់គ្លេសដោយប្រើ "Do" ។ ឧទាហរណ៍: Do you like pizza?)

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Write it Down ✍️ (សរសេរប្រយោគសំណួរចំនួន ២ អំពីសមាជិកគ្រួសារម្នាក់ ដោយប្រើ "Does"។ ឧទាហរណ៍: Does he work here?)

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Information Hunt 🔍 (សរសេរសំណួរដោយប្រើ "Where do..." ឬ "What does..." ដើម្បីសួររកព័ត៌មានដែលអ្នកចង់ដឹង។)

Video Lesson

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Why do we drop the "s" when we use "Does"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! Because "Does" has already done the job of showing it's for He/She/It! You only need one "s" per sentence. Think of "Does" as stealing the "s" from the main verb. 🦸‍♂️

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Nita 5 hours ago

Can I just say "You like coffee?" with a high tone at the end?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

In very casual, spoken English, people do sometimes do that! But it is grammatically incorrect. If you are writing or speaking professionally, you MUST use "Do you like coffee?" ☕