Questions with Do and Does

What you’ll learn

Ask yes/no and information questions in the present simple and give short answers.

សួរសំណួរដោយប្រើ do និង does ក្នុង present simple ហើយឆ្លើយដោយចម្លើយខ្លី។

Meaning and use

For a yes/no question with an ordinary present-simple verb, put do or does before the subject and use the base form of the main verb. Use do with I, you, we, and they; use does with he, she, it, and singular noun phrases. For many information questions, put a question word before do or does: Where do you live? Positive and negative short answers usually use do or does. Questions with be follow a different pattern. Subject questions such as Who lives here? are another pattern to learn later.

សម្រាប់សំណួរជាមួយកិរិយាសព្ទធម្មតាក្នុង present simple ដាក់ do ឬ does នៅមុខប្រធាន ហើយប្រើកិរិយាសព្ទទម្រង់ដើម។ សំណួរព័ត៌មានជាច្រើនចាប់ផ្តើមដោយពាក្យសំណួរ ដូចជា Where។ សំណួរដែលមាន be ជាកិរិយាសព្ទមេ និងសំណួរអំពីប្រធាន មានទម្រង់ផ្សេងពីនេះ។

Grammar patterns

Pattern	Example or form
Do + I / you / we / they + base verb?	Do you like tea?
Does + he / she / it + base verb?	Does she work here?
Question word + do / does + subject + base verb?	Where do you live? What does he study?
Short answers	Yes, I do. No, I don’t. Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
With be: no do or does	Are you ready?

Examples

1. Do you speak English?

   តើអ្នកនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសទេ?

2. Does Dara have a bike?

   តើដារ៉ាមានកង់ទេ?

3. Where do you live?

   តើអ្នករស់នៅឯណា?

4. What does she study?

   តើនាងរៀនអ្វី?

Everyday conversation

Maly: Where do you live?

Dara: I live in Phnom Penh.

Maly: Do you study English?

Dara: Yes, I do.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
Does she works here?	Does she work here?	Use the base form work after does.
Do he like tea?	Does he like tea?	Use does with he.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Make a question: You like tea.
2. Make a question: She has a bike.
3. Complete: Where ___ they live?
4. Give a negative short answer: Does he work here?

Answers and explanations

Show answers / បង្ហាញចម្លើយ

1. Do you like tea?

   Put do before you and use like.

2. Does she have a bike?

   Use does with she and the base form have.

3. do

   Use do with they.

4. No, he doesn’t.

   Match he with doesn’t in the short answer.

Quick recap

• Choose do or does to match the subject.
• Use the base main verb after do or does.
• Place a question word before do/does in many information questions.