Top 10 Questions for Beginners
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Part 1.
regular verbs
No.1 Is 'I eat bread.' I eat bread?
No.2 I said 'He washes his car.' but it was wrong.
How do you write a correct sentence?
No.3 'I drink coffee.' is 'I drink coffee.', but how do you say 'I don't drink coffee.'?
No.4 'You need this.' is 'You need this.'
But if you want to ask 'Do you need this?'
How do I do it?
No.5 How do you say "I finished my homework" when you're done with something?
No.6 I saw the sentence, “She put on a mask.” If the subject is “she,” then it’s third person singular, so shouldn’t it be “puts”?
No.7 Is the past tense of Do I know you? (I don't know you?) Did I know you? or
Do I know you?
No.8 What is the role of will in I will go to Canada?
No.9 When you say 'I will not go to Canada', do you say 'I will don't go to Canada'?

Part 2.
be verb
No.10 'I am a student.' The answer is 'I am a student.' I'm curious about what 'am' means.

No.11 What is the difference between a student and students?
No.12 'I am happy.' is 'I am happy.', but don't you use 'a' before 'happy'?
No.13 How do I ask, "Are you happy?"
No.14 I heard a foreigner say, "I'm on the bus." But I don't know what he means.

No.15 Does 'He is here' mean 'He is at here' or 'He is in here'?
No.16 Can the verb be interpreted as ‘~is’?
No.17 'I was a soldier.' Should I say 'I am not a soldier.' since I am not a soldier now?
No.18 When saying 'We were not happy,' can I write 'We were not happy.'?
No.19 When asking 'Was she pretty?', is it correct to say 'Was she pretty?'?
No.20 When saying 'He will be okay.' in English, say 'He will be okay.'
Can I do that?
No.21 What does won't be mean in We won't be home.?

Part 3.
Progressive
No.22 I want to say, 'He is doing his homework.' He does his homework.
Can I do that?
No.23 Is 'I am not working' or 'I am not working'?
No. 24 When do you use the present progressive tense and the present tense? I don't know the exact difference between the two.

No. 25 Why do we say "I'm going to Japan"? Shouldn't it be "I'm going to Japan"?
No.26 I heard that will can be changed to be going to, but I wonder if there is any difference in meaning.

No.27 How do I write "was doing" instead of just "did"?
No.28 What exactly does the past progressive question mean?
No.29 Since you said that 'be verb + -ing' also has a future meaning, when saying 'I will be working out,' can I say 'I'm working out.'?

Part 4.
Various sentence structures
No.30 I heard a foreigner say, “It looks nice!” Shouldn’t the verb “look” be followed by “nicely”?
No.31 She looks like a doll.
How do you interpret this sentence?
No.32 I've also heard of "seem like" when saying "look like". Which is used more often, look like or seem like?
No.33 I will give you money.
Is this sentence correct? Shouldn't it be "your money"?
No.34 Is the order of the objects of the verbs of conferral in a given form fixed?
No.35 Is the sentence “He made me cry” incorrect because it has two verbs?
No.36 'I have my car wash.'
/ I have my car washed.
Which one is correct?
No.37 I heard that help is a quasi-causative verb. What is the difference between a causative verb and a quasi-causative verb?
No.38 In We elected him president, is him the indirect object and president the direct object?
No.39 I found the student smart.
I saw the sentence.
Shouldn't you be the smart student?

Part 5.
auxiliary verb
No.40 You can get in. Does this mean "You can come in."? It seems like a strange phrase.

No.41 You can't go home. It's strange to say 'You can't go home.' Does it have another meaning?
No.42 I said 'Can she speak English?' but it was wrong.
Since the subject is she, shouldn't it be speaks?
No.43 When asking a favor, you say, "Could you do me a favor?" Why do you use the past tense "could" instead of "can"?
No.44 I saw the sentence, “It may rain tomorrow.” What does “may” mean?
No.45 Is might the past tense of may?
No.46 Can I borrow your pen?/May I borrow your pen? Both mean can I borrow your pen? Is there a difference?
No.47 You must be tired. Does 'You must be tired' mean 'You must be tired'?
No.48 When we say ‘you have to do something’, there are must, should, and have to.
I'm curious what the differences are between each one.

No.49 Is the interrogative sentence for I must pay the bill "Do I must pay the bill?"
No.50 I learned that must is more mandatory than have to. Is this the same for negative sentences?
No.51 When saying 'I have to do ~', can I use 'will must'?

Part 6.
question
No.52 'Did you have lunch?' is 'Did you have lunch?', but if you want to ask 'What did you eat?', you would say 'Did you have what?'
Can I say this?
No.53 How sweet of you! is interpreted as 'Please do your best!' I'm curious as to how that is interpreted.

No.54 What is 'what' and which is 'what'. What is the difference?

Part 7.
Perfect tense
No.55 In Have you read this book?, it says that there can't be two verbs in a sentence. Is that wrong?
No.56 'Have you ever been to New York?' was incorrect.
Why is it wrong?
No.57 If someone asks, "Have you been to the UK?", how would you answer?
No.58 I don't know the exact difference between I lived in Seoul and I've lived in Seoul.

No.59 I was going to ask, "Did you finish your homework?" Is "Did you finish your homework?" correct?
No.60 What is the difference between I have lost my wallet. and I lost my wallet.?
No.61 My daughter has never fully recovered.
Can the sentence be interpreted as 'My daughter never fully recovered'?
No.62 How is "I've been studying French for 5 years" different from "I've studied French for 5 years"?
No.63 What does What have you been doing? mean?

Part 8.
passive
No.64 If you want to say 'The letter was written,' do you say 'The letter wrote.'?
No.65 When making "He teaches me English" into the passive voice, are there two subjects? 2
No.66 What is the English word for 'His buildings are being built'?
No.67 Can I also create the present perfect passive voice?

Part 9.
-ing (gerund) and to-infinitive
No.68 When I say, "Studying English is difficult," is the verb "to study" or "difficult"?
No.69 I am playing soccer.
Is playing in the sentence "I enjoy playing soccer" the same as playing in "I enjoy playing soccer."?
No.70 If I want to put a verb in place of a noun, can I only use a gerund?
No.71 In It is fun to sing, is to sing the object?
No.72 I hope to see you. Is this a sentence without a subject?
No.73 Can I change I hope to see you soon to I hope seeing you soon?
No.74 What is the difference between I read a book. and I have a book to read.?
No.75 Why is on added in “I have a chair to sit on”?
No.76 He went to the US
Does 'to study English.' mean 'He went to America to study English.'?
I think it's awkward.


Part 10.
relative
No.77 I know the guy who is a good soccer player.
In the sentence, isn't who 'who'?
No.78 Why is the 'I' not omitted in 'Did you see the girl I met yesterday?'?
No. 79 How do you write the sentence, "I helped an elderly woman who had a disability."
No.80 When the antecedent is an object, is the possessive relative pronoun written as thats?
No.81 In "I know what you mean," is "what" also a relative pronoun? When do you use "what"?
No.82 I am curious where you want to go. Why is there no place after go?
No.83 She has two sons, who live in America. She has two sons who live in America.
Sentence of
They say the meaning is different, but how is it different?
No.84 Jessica passed the exam, which surprised me. In this sentence, is which Jessica? Is it the exam?

Part 11.
-ing (present participle) and pp (past participle)
No.85 In a sleeping baby, does sleeping mean 'sleeping'?
No.86 In The cat sleeping next to me is my friend's, shouldn't there be is before sleeping?
No.87 Why is the discounted price called the discounted price and not the discounting price?
How did the expression No.88 made in Korea come about?

Part 12.
Various ways to make sentences longer
No.89 He goes to Paris and takes the train. I understand goes, but why isn't takes taken?
No.90 What does while mean?
No.91 Because, since, and as all mean ‘because of ~’. When do you use each of them?
No.92 What is a subordinate conjunction?
No.93 Can that be used as a conjunction?
No.94 If means 'if', but I don't know if he will come.
Why does it mean 'I don't know if he will come'?

Part 13.
Comparative and superlative
No.95 'Fat' is 'fat', but how do you express 'more fat'?
No.96 Can I add -er to long words like beautiful and difficult?
No.97 Is 'many' the same as 'manier', and 'manier' the same as 'manier'? I don't think I've ever seen it before.

No.98 How do you emphasize comparatives?
No.99 What do you use when you say 'the most' or 'the best'?
No.100 Why is 'the best' not 'goodest'?
50 most frequently asked expressions by beginners.

★ Structure of this book
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Clearly answered questions beginners had while studying English.
Learn the grammar essential for conversation and apply it to your conversations.
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