In the classroom

Questions with the verb "to be"

1. yes-no questions:

You put am / is / are at the beginning of the sentence:
Man setzt am / is / are an den Anfang des Satzes:

statement:	I	am	nice.
question:	Am	I	nice?
statement:	He	is	tired.
question:	Is	he	tired?
statement:	We	are	great kids.
question:	Are	we	great kids?

You answer to a yes-no question with a short answer:
Man beantwortet eine Ja / Nein-Frage mit einer Kurzantwort:

Yes,	I	am.
	you / we / they	are.
	he / she / it	is.

(no short forms possible!)

or

No,	I'	m not.
	you / we / they	aren't.
	he / she / it	isn't.

(short forms necessary!)

2. Wh-questions:

Put the question word (who / where / what / why / when) at the beginning of the question:
Setze das Fragewort (who / where / what / why / when) an den Anfang der Frage:

Who is the teacher?

Where is the school?

What is in the schoolbag?

When is football training?

Why are you late?