The 10 Most Common “WHAT” Questions in English

A book holds a house of gold

kotoz

I dreamed with u Mr/Alex 2day

kotoz

I hope I was kind!

Alex

Sure
Definitely

kotoz

What does he like?

Correction for no.1 question. Isn’t that?

shamzuaaman

Hi, Alex!
Just decided to have the test and, consequently, I have only one mistake as a result. And guess where? “we decided not to [do something]”. Is it supposed to be a correct answer? I’ve always known that it is wrong to put “no” before “to”. But excluding the wrong anwers, I’ve come to another anwer which looked more correct (If i’m not mistaken, it was “We decided not [doing smth]”)

Maxxx89

Hello guys. How’s every thing going?
Are you Ok?
Well I hope you’re Ok, but I don’t feel very well anymore.
You know, my mother is so sick. My family and I don’t know what should we do. Please pray for her.
I’m the first child in my family, and I have a little brother, he is so dependent on my mother. I try to make him calm but I’m not successful. Now I’m responsible for my father, my brother and also our house. Maybe, I will never visit Engvid again. But I want you pray for my life; my mother.
Good buy everyone.

nkh

Good buy Nataanna,SKIKDA, kotoz and all engvid’s friends.

nkh

what’s going on? what are you talking about? stop spamming

Maxxx89

Sorry good bye not buy.
I’m not spamming. It is real. I just wanted to share my inquietude with Engvid’s buddies. That’s it. Be sure I’ll never visit here again.

nkh

thx

Maxxx89

Light comes after darkness

kotoz

Yes. It’s called a day and a night.

Maxxx89

What’s happening now days !
What has happened 2 ur mum ?
What’s wrong !
Don’t rush
She will get better pretty soon
Ask Allah the supplication 4 her
Allah hears u
Allah knows best
If u ask him; Allah almighty answers

kotoz

Don’t say goodbye e everything will be well
Allah willing

kotoz

i am so sorry to hear that i will pray for you and i would say be steady and never give up and i wish your calamity will be cure.

SKIKDA

I’m so sorry to hear that, nkh. Best wishes for you and your family. We’ll still be here if you decide to come back.

engVid Moderator

Could you please delete this comment branch? Do not accept it offensively, but this religious crap is starting to irritate me ^^ And one more thing is that it’s impossible to find my thought here.

Maxxx89

God bless you and your famyli, hope everything is ok

Erick RDZ 1988

Dear nkh, I’m so upset about your mother and your leaving the EngVid. I missed your sad news. When I were looking for you, the Moderator gave me the link to your farewell message. I feel very very sorry for not noticing it. I hope you will get my message. I wish you to be strong. I’m too proud being friends with you. Maybe we can chat some time later, when you have time and energy for it.
I will pray for your mom. Stay as positive as you are. May peace and health come into your house. I will miss you. Natalya Kostova from Russia.

nataanna

“Not to do” something is the negative of “to do” something.

He told me NOT to go.
They were hoping NOT to pay the entry fee.

Alex

First of all is that I posted my comment in a wrong lesson (it was opened in a wrong tab), and the second is that I want to thank you for the answer :)
I’ve confused it with another rule where we put “not” before gerund (:

Maxxx89

It was suuposed to be a comment to https://www.engvid.com/english-grammar-5-ways-to-use-infinitives , sorry for the confusing comment

Maxxx89

Une petite révision, cela ne fait pas de mal !
Meci Alex.

beernaard

Derien! Merci pour votre aide.

Alex

Hello alex. what’s means what you wrote above. (Merci pour votre aide) I ask sorry for my bad English.

David4147

Good job, Alex! As always ;) Keep it up!
I’m Eric from Ukraine, btw )

Valery teacher

Thanks for your support, Eric. It’s always nice to see people from different parts of the world commenting here.

Alex

Thanks Alex

Jolajola

Thanks teacher

Pipi93979

Thanks Alex

Ahmed Magdy Ahmed

Thank you, Sir Alex….
that was a great and helpful lesson about common ‘What’ questions.

Thanu

SIR ALEX PLEASE DO A LESSON OF INFINITIVE,GERUND AND PARTICIPLE.I AM VERY CONFUSE THIS LESSON.

aftab allam khan

Thank you, Alex….

chedeli

Hi, thanks for the lesson. I have a question, could you exlain me please when I use the verb to be and when the auxiliar do/does with the question “what”? Thank again

Vexio

Hi Vexio, you use the verb DO when you’re making questions with the present simple.

Where do you work?
What do you do?
When do you wake up?

The question structure here is:

Question word + DO + subject + base verb

You use DOES with the third person…he/she/it…in present simple questions.

Where does she go to school?
How does he know that?
Why does it matter?

Alex

Thanks teacher for your answer. It helps me to understand the use of the auxiliar verb: do. Is the same for the past, Isn´t correct?(Example: Where did you work?). In sume, “to be” is just for continuous form and do for simple form? That is the main difference? Thank´s again!!!

Vexio

Great explanation, Alex. I’m happy I took the quiz and I got 100. By the way, I recognized Steve. He was the guy who said “What” at the beginning of the video lesson. Very funny! Thanks again. See you in your next video lesson. Goodbye! Take care!

Júlio César L Sousa

Thanks, Julio Cesar. Steve is always around somewhere. He’s like Waldo.

Alex

Great lesson! I would really like you to cover “perfect tenses” on next videos. Would you? I really need to improve my understanding on it! thanks!!!!!!!!!

JuanPablo01

Hi Juan Pablo, we have a lot of lessons on the perfect tenses. Just use the search function at the top of the page. Maybe I’ll do a new one in the future.

Alex

Thank you, Alex!

mynassar

Thank you for your explenation, I anderstand very well

Maria Pilar

what amazing teacher ! and with his exciting lesson.
and i would say you don’t includ what when we use it for the exclamation structure.thank Alex for clear lesson.

SKIKDA

No problem. Thanks for your continued support, SKIKDA.

Alex

“WH-“questions! Nice lesson!
Thanks, Alex.

byte

It’s a good idea to learn English using puppets or marionettes because you remember when you was a child and you learned with tenderness, innocence and careless, furthermore, when you use this system carefully I think you learn how when you tell stories that motivate your mind and you will always bear in mind. Thanks a lot, teacher Alex, 100 our goal and I have got it, it has been a good explanation.

angardiobel

Thanks for your thoughtful feedback, angardiobel. I’m glad you enjoyed the toys!

Alex

I agree with you! :)

Riore

Thanks Alex! Good lesson! I will be practice.

Alexey Goncharenko

Thank you Alex for your explenation, I understood almost everything

ectoras

Very inetresting Alex, thanks!

Aleachi

I love it!!

cloii7

I get 90% Alex :(
6. A: “What’s up?”
B: “_________”
Fine, thanks. You? (i press this)
Not much. You?
A direction. You?
“No, thanks.”

phoutsavanh

“pressed” :)

Riore

Alex Thank you so much

pavanut2

Thanks teacher, just one feedback keep aside of the board, your body is blocking the board (This is a class, not a comic show presentation where you stand in the middle); I like student like to take notes, save screens, look back previous notes you write, should be a column not two or smallers leaving a space for you at the right or left side of the board and you should take the right side or left, not in the middle, thanks like your innovative style(puppets idea).

eduardom49

Good point. Thanks!

Alex

i take 80% thanhs

amantali21

Hello Alex…I am done with all the beginners lessons….will move towards the intermediate one from next week :) :) :) thanks for such beautiful/simple lessons…I wish i could have started it earlier….Stay blessed!!

Sakhi fouzia

Nice! Congrats on moving on to the next level. Good luck moving forward!

Alex

thanks a lot

Tota HU

thanks

sodojsa

Thanks Alex. It was useful.

azere

Ops! i didnt make it perfect but Ive learned alot from your video alex :)

a bunch of thanks to you :)

ging28

9 out of 10

lorraine29

I appreciate it

arnaudmbai

A great video. Thank you for your explanation Alex.

drflavio

I love all your lessons.Thanks!

SourBest

Easy lesson.Thanks Alex.

Leandro Cleber

Thanks for checking it out. Even the easy ones are worth reviewing. Plus, there are lessons of all difficulties available on the site. :)

Alex

thanks, Alex. the lesson was very useful for daily communication

note: Alex, I have requested you in the following your every lesson, my Egnlish is not good, for improving my English. what are we doing to follow your all videos step by step? I highly appreciate it if you guide me and reply to this comment.

thanks

Hekmatullah Hakimi

LCO

Hekmatullah Hakimi

Thanks Alex, I got 90%

rauvctg

thank you, Alex

Rejas

Thanks alex God bless you.

Harling Jimenez

Very good. Tks

arthurkomiyama

Thanks, Alex

Rozenn

What a great lesson! I like the way you teach, Alex, and I always try to put into practice what I learn from you and the other teachers. By the way, you scared the hell out of me by the end of the video. I was about to type and then… Jesus Christ! Although it was unexpected, it was good because it made my heart beat faster. Thanks for sharing and scaring. Take care.

Emanoel Pereira

Haha. This comment made my day. Sorry to scare you!

Alex

Don´t be. I needed that.

Emanoel Pereira

Thanks Alex.At first it seems simply but it was a little confusing

Maryam feili

Yep. That’s the challenge of learning anything. Just keep reviewing!

Alex

thanks, Alex. the lesson was very useful for daily communication

thanks

Hekmatullah Hakimi

Thanks for this wonderful lesson Alex

Basri

thanks…

lalanridi

Thanks Alex!

VV-2005

What was teacher Alex like in 2011?
Ohhh his hair was so much longer than now!!
What will his hairstyle be like in 2023??
Ohhh It doesn’t matter,all that matters is he keeps on doing great videos like this one for us.
Thank you teacher!!

violetree

Hi, violetree. Very funny notice about Alex’s haircut. I watch videos of various years as well. Teachers looked different, especially Emma.
It’s so interesting!

nataanna

Hi Nataanna I agree with you,it’s always fun and interesting watching old videos from our teachers….Everyone changes and yes Emma has changed too ,of course , but Alex’s hair has changed much more suddenly and drastically than i could have expected..:-)
The older you get the most quiet you become!

violetree

Sorry “the more quiet ” i meant

violetree

Hello, Alex.
Thank you very much for your teaching. You are one of the best teacher on engvid.
I have just started to study English and I have some problems although my teacher tried to explain me, but nothing I couldn’t understand the lesson. Could you please make a video I am not sure how is it called. let me give some examples
1. Which singer PLAYED football for Real Madrid?
2. When DID Nelson Mandela BECOME president of South Africa?
Why the first example is not
Which singer did play football for Real Madrid?
or
When Nelson Mandela became president?

Alfaru

Thank, The class is very clear

angeladiazgaitan

thanks. Mr/Alex.
could you explain to me please, the uses of (WOULD)?

mahmoudalbasel

thamks it was very helpfull

Agave

Your lesson is perfect, so thank you Sir Alex very much

zak dima

Hello Alex, I got 9/10 marks..u have excellent way to teaching English.

sonal1009

Congratulations teacher, yours class are very funny and motivated me to learn

Matheo02

Excellent and clear, thanks

luisreina

Great to watch your lessons on Engvid. I am following your lessons.I wish I could come to Canada. It is my dream of my life. I would like to live and work there.

bakhtiyar ali

It’s great, the best english lesson in internet. Thank a lot….

hermawan

Thanks Alex, great lesson!

Petamo

Thanks

yingjie hu

Thank you

yingjie hu

Thank you Alex

capsamo

thank’s
mr.alex

SAMEH BAHWI

it was great..thank you so much
…

Dorna.hb

thank you!

nelkabelka

Teacher, thanks for the class. Everyday I improve my English.

InaldoBNunes

Thank you Alex!

JJJR

Thnaks for the video Mr.Alex

jesuherc

thank you for the clearly video…

bahar toprak

I like Your lessons. Really cool. ;) Thank You so much!

nemethroxana

got 100

battulash@gmail.com

thank you

eliasbd

thanks,Alex
your video is very awesome

leo123

Very important for me this video. Because, I clarified some wrong definitions I had about “What’s up?, What’s going on? or What’s happening?… Thank you

Joel Paz

hi Alex thank you for this video i got 9/10.

sandipkaur

Thanks my teacher.. you are brilliant!!! I like very much your lessons and your teaching way…

cristina

You are a Good teacher. In my point of you.

FAHARRAZA

Thanks very interesting

Zarvet

I just got 10 correct out of 10…^^
Thank you so much..

Danny Han

you are wonderful teacher. i like your video. i hope you will crate more lessons in future.

Rinzin Chophel

Thx for your lesson it has been interesting

Kava636

I’m still learning:)

Kava636

Hello Alex
Thanks for this lesson…we want to learn more about wh questions.

rahman.ahmed16

it is so useful .. thanks !

Arwa Salama

Thanks Dear Teacher

Nawed @Dost

Thank you very much. The question is not easy

zemiudo

I am improving my english skill, Thank you.

trai

10/10
Thanks Alex :)

luizlgam

Thank you for giving me a good lesson,Alex

sakuragirl

have a nice day :)

thienhoanggroup

Thank you very much.

Viktoria Valyuk

i have got 10/10 thank you, Alex, for the understandable lesson and example

vincent valentine

Very good, successful expression.

ihpakis

Thank you Alex

Luiz Antonio Matias Rodrigues

Yes I got 10. This website is very good for learning. Though, I am not good at English. Thanks for good explanation.

wasiuhasib

I got 10! Thank you Alex!

robi75

thank you Alex

Kemas Rashad

Alex you and a very learned teacher, here in Brazil you would make success in schools congratulations for the work.

Daniel castro

I enjoyed the lesson, you’re such a great teacher Alex!

Tarek Mostafa

Very nice,thanks.

RicardoGaffree

i got 10 out of 10…. its great…i do really learned… :) thanks to this video… i mean this website..

xreuzz

Hey Alex, thanks for the explanation. As you said, easy but worth revewing. By the way, got 10 of 10 :)

Regards from Brazil!!!

Blimas

Thank you, Alex! Very useful video.

Aica1111

i admire your way of teaching brother :) i really appreciate,im not saying it only to say.So i’ve kept learning things from your video-lessons even if they’re for beginners.I’ve been always confused how to reply “what’s up and what’s going on” and also discuss with myTurkish friends that i claim those phrases are not about asking how we feel.So i’ll say them watch this video and you’ll realize What’s going on here :D

kolcuogluozan

Thanks!
What’s up?

Nikolas9896

Yeaaah,100

Admiralda

You are one of the best teacher Ive ever seen thank you

Leandraa

I love it thank you !! take care

sergio campos burica

yeah 100! Thank you, teacher. I could understand this class. You gonna be a good teacher everyone and me!! (and now)

Kmpico

I got 10 of 10, it was a great lesson, thank you .

Even though I don’t understand British pronunciation very well, but it worth a try ~

Tasneem99

I got 10 of 10. This was an excellent lesson. Those questions are very important when you are talking with other people. I liked so much when the teacher used the puppets.

pingo

thanks alex. my score is 100

Satilmis

100>>ohhhhhhhhh thanks alot

Reda salamah

unfortunately, I got 9 correct out of 10.

Saman1344

9 of 10. Thank you)

tolonbekov

Very informative! Thank you, Alex! :)

rodrigodj07

what are you doing in the rest of 2017? Being paticent and funny is what you are like! thanks Alex

shihai182

what are you doing in the rest of 2017? Being paticent and funny is what you are like! thanks Alex

shihai182

hello everybody ! i’m from VietNam , i’m twenty two year old ! i start studying English 3 month , i speak and write English very bad ! I hope everybody help me ! thanks everybody , i love everybody

candykjo

Amazing
This this the first time I watch u

Doshiko

You’re a Ferrari! Thanks

erkanarat

what’s up?

Ali79

thank you

Cuongdksn

I like Your lessons. Really cool. Thank You so much!

dr.cnbrk

I got 10 out of 10

AlexanderSib

i got 7 out of 10

Hung85

Thank you so much !

PajareeMnch

I ot 9 out of 10

tareqq

I got 9 out of 10

Kh.vongsavandee

I got 10 correct out of 10, Thank you

jantanathb

Thank you Mr. Alex. I got 100

Yamin86

Thanks a lot, Alex! 10 correct out of 10. It was mostly grammatical text, wasn’t it?:-)
I like this style of video very much.
You ask about other things to cover in future videos. I’m waiting for next ones about Harry Potter. But it’s rather hard to do, I think. Maybe you can make funny video devoted to Rubeus Hagrid’s “wrong” speech… Sometimes I don’t understand what he says while reading the book. Neither do other non-English-speaking readers, I believe. Thank you again! Good luck!

ClaireSvetlana

I like your way to teach
we need you in our school :(

sedra22

I will try to use this in my life

sedra22

Lovely teacher

Sana naas

Wow! I got 100 correct. . Thank you so much for this lesson. I will put in practice.

Delmy317

Hey Alex,
Thank you so much.
I’ve got 10/10 !
Have a nice day .

Nabila28

My dream spck english ?

Shatha140611

i think this video is good for learner i wish myself more understand about English. Thanks a lot Alex!!!

optimusnune

10/10. Thank you, Alex. Grat lesson,as usual.

Sonia1234

10/10! Thank you very much.

Konstantin Balanchuk

10/10 I’m so proud ;-)!

Andrzej D

sir how we use grammer in english of britian

fasahat abbas

i have got 10/10
thanks Alex

mariam mohammad

You explained it smoothly and easily …Thanks

Midozamalkawy17@yahoo.com

Thank you.

dodik

Thank you

kumba Davowa

Very useful for everyone. Thank you Alex.

Gayathri20

Thank you very much Alex.The lesson was absolutely perfect.

gvantsa

Hello
What are you gonna do? (now) Like: What is next for you?
But What are you gonna do about it? Could you explain such it is above example?

gvantsa

80/100 thank you Alex

ibrahem darweesh

Thanks for your effort

Ahmed Mohamed Morad

I heard those sentences before i did understand the meaning now Alex made clear thank lovely

Anna amal

How could I find the video number 2011?

JLMF

Thank Alex, could you advise me which is the best ways to speak faster and make perfect conversations.

mohammedabdelghany

Thanks, Alex, I got 10/10. however, as you said, it is not enough, we should practice and you them in the context…
You are brilliant.

AAMajeed

Very good lesson. Thank you.

zigmund

Thanks a lot.

Mokyik44

Thanks a lot..got 80

mukul146

I like it!

Waleedalkoniali

Hi Alex,

I am using your lessons to teach newcomers who are aiming to work in construction to improve their English.
It would be wonderful if Engvid.com categorize some lessons based on industry.
Thank you and have a great day.
Yousef Hatoum

yhatoum

I got 10 correct out of 10.

Sean Siao

100/100, thank you Alex.

anakin.26

Tanks Alex, what a amazing lesson! i love it.
Teacher, what is your hobby ? haha…I love to play basketball and also a big fan of NBA.

Jack F

9/10
what’s happening?

Serik

thank you Alex very nice)

Suleyman1994

thank you very much

Nguyen Huynh Anh Khoa

Thanks Alex!
Now, I understand the different about “how are you” and “what’s up”/

Retno Wulandari

What’s up?

Nathomolwak@ss

Hello from Ukraine!?
Thank you very much! Your lessons are great! They are easy to understand and help me to be more confident while speaking.

Amelie9

Thanks, teacher. 100

GustavoAlberto

What ? Too many watt , I’m going to be deaf . What ???
Thank you for( about ? ) what you know

Joel Dugue

Hi Alex,
I got 10 out of 10

I like your lesson, and I suggest if you show how can we practice these question especially with a student who lives among people that do not speak English.

Riore

Hi Alex, thank you for that interessting lessson. I have a question on this: isn´t it “What have you done?” instead of “What did you do?” when you are shocked ??

Spiri

Hello Alex,what is like being an ESL teacher for a long time? How do you like it?I hope someday I could visit Canada and see all of you great teachers in person. I just deleted Paltalk Whatsapp, Bigo live Telegram twitter facebook ….and youtube is filtered in Iran so I Have to use VPN. since I believe ( always have problem with “be lie eve” so I just made a code :) ) in LLL life long learning I’m gonna stick with Engvid even if I die before visiting Canada.you’re wearing a ring so I like you Alex I mean I love you as my teacher.