Interrogative Sentences with 'Yes' or 'No' Answer

An interrogative sentence is a sentence that asks somebody about something. This article will show you how to construct an interrogative sentence with 'yes' or 'no' answer. An interrogative sentence is always ended with a question mark. Constructing an interrogative sentence is not difficult, as it is shown in the following section:

I. Present Tense:

Positive Sentence (P.S.) : - He goes to the shopping mall every week.

Interrogative Sentence (I.S.) - Does he go to the shopping mall every week? Yes, he does. (Yes answer) No, he doesn't. (No answer)

P.S. - I know where he had gone last night.

I. S. - Do you know where he had gone last night? Yes, I do. (Yes answer) No, I don't (No Answer)

P.S. - She is a nurse.

I.S. - Is she a nurse? Yes, she is. (Yes answer) No, she isn't (No answer)

II. Present Continous Tense

P.S. : - She is making up her bed.

I.S. : - Is she making up her bed? Yes, she is. (Yes answer) No, she isn't (No answer)

P.S. : - I am trying to understand this difficult lesson.

I.S. : - Are you trying to understand this difficult lesson? Yes, I am (Yes answer) No, I am not (No answer).

III. Past Tense

P.S. : - I ate spaghetti for lunch yesterday.

I.S. : - Did you eat spaghetti for lunch yesterday? Yes, I did (Yes answer) No, I did not (No answer)

P.S. : He farted yesterday in the meeting.

I.S. : Did he fart yesterday in the meeting? Yes, he did (Yes answer). No, he didn't (No answer).

IV. Past Continous Tense

P.S. : I was preparing dinner when she called me.

I.S. : Were you preparing dinner when she called you? Yes, I was (Yes answer). No, I wasn't (No answer).

P.S. : We were heading for Tokyo when I realised that I left my laptop at home.

I.S. : Were you all heading for Tokyo when you realised that he left your laptop in your home? Yes, we were (Yes answer). No, we weren't (No answer).

V. Future Tense

P.S. : I will buy a new car as soon as I receive my paycheck next month.

I.S. : Will you buy a new car as soon as you receive your paycheck next month? Yes I will (Yes answer) No, I won't (No answer).

P.S. : We shall go to Bali in the next vacation.

I.S. : Will you all go to Bali in the next vacation? Yes, we will (Yes answer) No, we won't (No answer).