Why? Why? Why?
“Why?”, birçok çocuğun favori sorusudur. Hep bir ağızdan şöyle sorular sorduklarını hayal edebiliyor musunuz?
“Why is the sky blue?”
“Why do I have to go to bed?”
Eğer İngilizce öğrenmek istiyorsanız, çocuk gibi düşünün ve mümkün olduğu kadar meraklı olun… Çevrenizdeki her şeyi sormak çok daha fazla öğrenmenize yardımcı olacaktır. Tıpkı çocuklar gibi. Bununla birlikte, başlıklarında “evet” / “hayır” sorularını kullanan birkaç ünlü şarkı ve kitap da var.
Örneğin:
Are You Lonesome Tonight? – Elvis Presley
ya da;
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Gördüğünüz gibi, meraklı olmak için İngilizce sorularını nasıl soracağınızı bilmeniz gerekiyor. Neyse ki, sorular sadece dil öğrenimi için değil, neredeyse her durum için yararlı bir beceridir. İşyerinde, evde, sınıfta, lokantalarda, alışveriş yaparken, arkadaşlarınızla ve diğerlerinde, pek çok soru sorabilirsiniz.
Bu makalede, sosyal hayatınızda sıklıkla kullanabileceğiniz soru türlerini inceleyeceğiz.
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Bu soru çok basit gibi görünebilir, ancak yine de incelemekte fayda var. Genel olarak üç tür cümle vardır: İfadeler, komutlar ve sorular.
Statements (ifadeler) durum hakkında bilgi veren cümlelerdir.
- I like dogs.
- My aunt lives in Bulgaria.
- Cows have four legs.
Commands (komutlar, emirler) herhangi birisinden bir şey yapmasını istediğinizde kurduğunuz cümlelerdir.
Örneğin:
- Be quiet!
- Please open the window.
- First, put a spoonful of butter into a hot pan.
Soru cümleleri ise herhangi bir şey, bir olay, kişi ya da yer hakkında bilgi almak için kullanılan cümlelerdir.
“Yes/No” Questions:
“Yes/No” soruları; İngilizce soru sormak ve cevaplamak için en kolay yöntemdir. Bu türe, “Yes/No – Questions” denir. Bu soruların cevabı genellikle “yes” ya da “no”dur.
“yes/no questions” grubunun temel yapısı şöyledir:
[Auxiliary Verb] + [Subject] + [Main Verb] + [Object or Other Information] + ?
Present simple examples:
- Do you like English?
- Does your sister live in Boston?
- Can his parents speak English?
Or;
- Are you ready?
- Am I okay?
- Is your mom German?
Present continuous examples:
- Are you watching the news right now?
- Is your teacher wearing a tie?
- Are your parents planning a vacation?
Present perfect examples:
- Have you seen my car keys?
- Has your dad watched the new “Star Wars” movie yet?
- Have we reached our sales goals for this year?
Present perfect continuous examples:
- Have you been studying at this university for a long time?
- Has your dog been feeling sick the whole day?
- Have your parents been living here since they were children?
Past simple examples:
- Did you say my name?
- Did the boss leave the meeting?
- Did your parents drink all the wine?
Or;
- Were you ready?
- Was Jeremy at the group dinner last Thursday?
- Were your brothers all sports fans when they were young?
Past continuous examples:
- Were you talking to me?
- Was Theresa working yesterday at 4:00 p.m.?
- Was I wearing this shirt the last time you saw me?
Past perfect examples:
- Had you been to Canada before you moved there?
- Had your mother played any other sports before she joined the softball team?
- Had Harry Potter used any magic before he went to Hogwarts?
Past perfect continuous examples:
- Had you been studying English before you moved to Seattle?
- Had the dog been acting strange before you took him to the vet?
- Had they been waiting for long before you arrived?
Future continuous examples:
- Will you be waiting inside or at the ticket booth?
- Will they be arriving soon?
- Will she be singing when we get there?
Future perfect examples:
- Will you have lived here long enough to vote in the next election?
- Will you have finished the marathon by this time tomorrow?
Future perfect continuous examples:
- When the school year ends, will you have been teaching there for 15 years?
- Will you have been running in the marathon for six hours by this time tomorrow?
Başlıklarında evet / hayır sorularını kullanan birkaç ünlü şarkı ve kitap:
Songs
- “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” – Elvis Presley
(Present simple — And this song has manymore questions, too!)
- “Can I Kick It?” by A Tribe Called Quest
(Present simple)
- “Do You Realize??” by The Flaming Lips
(Present simple)
- “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
(Present perfect)
- “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” by Joe Jackson
(Present continuous)
- “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by The Clash
(Present/future simple)
Books
- “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?” by Mindy Kaling
(Present continuous)
- “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick
(Present perfect)
