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Word Order & Questions

English follows Subject-Verb-Object order while Hindi follows Subject-Object-Verb. In questions, English moves the auxiliary verb in front of the subject — these are the two principles we'll lock in today.

The rule

Statements: Subject + Verb + Object. Questions: (question word) + helping verb + Subject + Verb + Object? Use do/does/did to form questions in simple tenses.

Explained

English word order is Subject-Verb-Object — the verb sits in the middle, not at the end. For questions, a helping verb (is, are, do, will) jumps in front of the subject. If your tense doesn't already have one, you borrow do, does, or did. Once these two patterns click, your sentences immediately start sounding natural.

Examples

EnglishIn Hindi
I drink coffee every morning.मैं रोज़ सुबह कॉफ़ी पीता हूँ।
She finished her homework quickly.उसने अपना होमवर्क जल्दी ख़त्म किया।
Where are you going?तुम कहाँ जा रहे हो?
Why did he leave so early?वह इतनी जल्दी क्यों चला गया?
Do you speak Hindi?क्या तुम हिंदी बोलते हो?
Does she like Indian food?क्या उसे भारतीय खाना पसंद है?
What is your name?तुम्हारा नाम क्या है?
How much does this cost?इसकी कीमत कितनी है?
When will the train arrive?ट्रेन कब आएगी?
Have you ever been to Goa?क्या तुम कभी गोआ गए हो?

Common mistakes

Where you are going?

Where are you going?

In a question, the helping verb 'are' must come before the subject 'you' — say 'Where are you going?', not 'Where you are going?'.

I daily go to office.

I go to office daily.

Time adverbs ('daily', 'every day', 'always') usually come after the verb and object, or at the end of the sentence — say 'I go to office daily'.

What is your good name?

What is your name?

'Good name' isn't standard English — just say 'name', e.g. 'What's your name?'

She not knows the answer.

She doesn't know the answer.

The negative of a simple tense needs 'do/does/did'. 'Not' doesn't go on its own before the verb — say 'doesn't know'.

You like tea?

Do you like tea?

Rising intonation can work in speech, but in formal and written English a question must start with 'Do/Does/Did'.

Practise

1. Pick the correct question.

  1. Where you live?
  2. Where do you live?
  3. Where lives you?
  4. You live where?
Show the answer

Where do you live?

2. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. She every day goes to gym.
  2. She goes to gym every day.
  3. She goes every day to gym.
  4. She to gym goes every day.
Show the answer

She goes to gym every day.

3. Form the question: 'He likes mango'.

  1. Does he likes mango?
  2. Do he like mango?
  3. Does he like mango?
  4. He likes mango?
Show the answer

Does he like mango?

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