“Do you work here?”
“Do you work here?”
“Are you busy?”
“Did you call him?”
“Can you help me?”
But for many English learners, forming these questions correctly is surprisingly difficult.
The problem is usually not understanding the question.
It is producing the correct structure quickly while speaking.
This is where AI can turn a basic grammar topic into an interactive practice session.
Start by asking AI to teach through patterns:
“Teach me how to form yes/no questions in English. Use everyday examples. Show me the difference between questions with do, does, did, be verbs and modal verbs. Keep the explanation short and then give me practice.”
Once AI explains the pattern, don’t stop there.
Ask it to test your production:
“Give me an ordinary statement such as ‘You work here.’ Ask me to turn it into a yes/no question. Wait for my answer and then check it.”
Now increase the difficulty.
“Give me statements using different tenses and auxiliary verbs. Make me convert each statement into a yes/no question. Don’t tell me which structure I need to use.”
That last instruction matters.
If AI tells you “Use does,” you are identifying the answer before solving the problem.
Real learning happens when you have to decide.
You can also practise questions using your own life:
“Ask me questions about my work, family, hobbies and daily routine. After each question, ask me to create another yes/no question on the same topic.”
This moves grammar from an exercise into communication.
Another useful technique is error diagnosis.
Give AI your incorrect question:
“I wrote these questions: ‘You are working here?’ ‘Did you went there?’ ‘Does he likes coffee?’ Explain what is wrong in each one, but don’t simply give me the corrected sentence. First ask me to correct it myself.”
This creates a better learning loop.
Mistake → think → correct → understand.
You can also ask AI to create contrast:
“Show me five pairs of sentences where the statement and yes/no question have different structures. Explain the change in simple terms.”
For example, the learner starts seeing that:
“You work here.”
becomes
becomes
while:
“You are working here.”
“Are you working here?”
The goal is not memorising two formulas.
It is noticing what changes when English turns a statement into a question.
Finally, practise orally.
Ask AI:
“Conduct a two-minute speaking drill. Give me statements and wait for me to convert them into questions aloud. Keep increasing the difficulty.”
You can even use voice mode if your AI tool supports it.
That turns grammar knowledge into speaking practice.
And that is the important shift.
You are not learning yes/no questions so that you can pass a grammar exercise.
You are learning them so that when you actually need to ask someone something, the question comes naturally.