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Do not use do together with another auxiliary verb, or with be.
Can you tell me the time?(NOT De-yewearmeitme ... 7)
Have you seen John? (NOT Bo -yotrhave-seendohn?).
Are you ready?
After do, use the infinitive without fo.
Did you go camping last weekend?
7)
(NOT Bid youwent ...? NOT Didyettege
...
Put only the auxiliary verb before the subject.
Is your mother coming tomorrow?
(NOT #s-eoming- yeurmother ... 7)
When was your reservation made?
(NOT Whentwas made-yourreservation?)

When who, which, what or how many is the subject of a sentence, do not
~ use do.
Who left the door open? (NOT Whe -didteave
the
deorepen?)
Which costs more — the blue one or the grey one?
(NOT -Whieh-dees-costmore ... 7)
What happened? (NOT What-did-rappen?)
How many people work in your office?
(NOT How many people dowork ... 7)
When who, which, what or how many is the object, use do.
Who do you want to speak to?
What do you think?

In reported questions, do not put the verb before the subject (see 284).
Do not use a question mark.
Teil me when you are going on holiday.
are
you
(NOT -FelH-me+when going ... 7)
271 questions: word order in spoken questions

In spoken questions, we do not always use ‘interrogative’ word order.
You're working late tonight?
We ask questions in this way:
a. when we think we know something. but we want to make sure
That’s the boss?( = | suppose that’s the boss, isn't it?)
b. to express surprise
THAT's the boss?! thought he was the cleaner.
This order is not possible after a question-word (what, how etc).
Where are you going? (NOT Where
yet
are
going?)