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Spoken English · 3-minute read

Where do you live?

Use do before the subject when asking present-simple questions.

The simple rule

The question pattern is question word + do/does + subject + base verb.

See the difference

✓ Say thisWhere do you live?
✕ Avoid thisWhere you live?

Try it yourself

Say the correct example aloud, then create a sentence about your own life using the same pattern.

Check your understanding