Wh- Questions in the Simple Present Tense

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Wh- Questions in the Simple Present Tense
Use
Each wh- question word is used to ask for different kinds of information.
Form
The wh- question words with are what, when, where, why, whom, who, which, and how. There are two main ways we make wh- questions in the simple present tense.
1. To ask wh- questions in the simple present tense, we generally use this structure:
Wh- word + do/does + subject + the base form of the verb
. What do you like?
. What does she like?
When the wh- words who and what ask about the subject of the question, we don’t need the auxiliary verbs do/does.
. Who plays soccer?
. What helps you relax?
· To ask a wh- question with the simple present tense of the verb ‘to be’, we generally use this structure:
Wh- word + simple present tense of the verb to be + subject
. Where are my keys?
. When is the concert?
More Examples
· Who cuts your hair?
· How do you bake a cake?
· When is your birthday?
Note: There are some exceptions to these wh- question structures.