curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-conversation-starters-in-the-break-room/657b05367b59300bcb5f18ef.md
You can use the verb to be to ask questions about feelings, states, or conditions. When you want to ask such questions, you just swap the positions of the subject (like you or he) and the verb to be (like are or is).
For example, to turn this sentence You are a developer. into a question, you switch you and are: Are you a developer? Notice how the order changes to ask a question.
Here are some more examples of turning statements into questions using to be:
| Affirmative | Interrogative |
|---|---|
He is here. | Is he here? |
They are ready. | Are they ready? |
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
Hi, Tom. BLANK you happy with the workplace so far?
Are
You use this form of to be when asking about more than one person or directly to someone as you. The first letter is capitalized.
{
"setup": {
"background": "company1-reception.png",
"characters": [
{
"character": "Sarah",
"position": {"x":50,"y":0,"z":1.4},
"opacity": 0
}
],
"audio": {
"filename": "1.3-1.mp3",
"startTime": 1,
"startTimestamp": 0.00,
"finishTimestamp": 2.78
}
},
"commands": [
{
"character": "Sarah",
"opacity": 1,
"startTime": 0
},
{
"character": "Sarah",
"startTime": 1,
"finishTime": 3.78,
"dialogue": {
"text": "Hi, Tom. Are you happy with the workplace so far?",
"align": "center"
}
},
{
"character": "Sarah",
"opacity": 0,
"startTime": 4.28
}
]
}