500 Grammar Based Conversation Questions
500 Grammar Based Conversation Questions
500 Grammar Based Conversation Questions
How big do you want your apartment to be when you get married?
What is one of the most exciting jobs you can think of? How about one of
the most boring jobs?
Do you think bus drivers and taxi drivers in your city drive well or badly?
Have you ever accidently hit someone really hard or accidently pushed
someone down?
What is something you really hate? How about something you really love?
What is something of yours that you have gladly given to another person?
What are some goals you want to accomplish, but haven’t accomplished
yet?
Have you ever done something that you were really proud of?
Have you ever done something really nice for someone else?
Think of some more have you ever questions to ask your partner.
Where are some places you haven’t been to yet that you plan to go to
some day?
Is there something you are working on now, but haven’t finished yet?
What is an goal your country is working towards? What have they already
done to reach that goal? What haven’t they done yet?
Comparatives
Which is worse for your health, smoking or drinking?
Are you more creative now or when you were in elementary school?
Are some people luckier than others or do people make their own luck?
What has your country’s president done to raise questions about his
policies?
Would you skip ahead to when you are older if you could?
What do you do to catch your friend’s eye when you see them?
Have you ever tried to catch your friend’s eye but realized too late that the
person wasn’t your friend?
For and Since and How Long
Questions
How long…
What are some things you enjoy doing every day? How about every
week?
What do you often discuss with your friends when you hang out with
them?
Infinitives
Talk about a recent big decision you made. What did you decide?
Gerunds or Infinitives
What is something you love doing, but don’t have enough time for?
How big do you want your apartment to be when you get married?
I stole a car…
I went to a club…
What are some things you might buy if you had more money?
What are some things your parents told you when you were young that
might not be true?
Do you think that news companies might not always tell the truth? Why or
why not?
What is one of the most exciting jobs you can think of? How about one of
the most boring jobs?
Can you think of an interesting political plan or invention that would help
everybody?
What do you think is the most popular luxury item in your country? Who
is it made by?
What is your country’s most famous painting? Who was it painted by?
What is the most important ancient artifact in your country? What was it
used for?
How many of the seven ancient wonders can you name? Who were they
built by?
What is the most amazing ancient monument? Who was it built by?
What time do you usually get up? Do you wish you could get up earlier or
later?
What do you leave out when you talk to your parents about your life?
How do you pick out the clothes you are going to buy? How about the clothes
you are going to wear for the day?
Is there anything you need to cut down on?
When do you usually wake up? When would you prefer to wake up?
What do you leave out when you talk to your parents about your life?
What time do you usually get up? Do you wish you could get up earlier or
later?
Present Continuous
What are you doing this year to improve yourself?
Are you reading any interesting books these days? Which ones?
Think of your favorite celebrity. What do you think they are doing right
now?
What is your favorite sports team? How are they doing this season?
Present Perfect
Ask your group if they have seen some of your favorite movies.
Have you ever drastically changed your hair style or clothing style in a
short time?
Ask your group two or three interesting “Have you ever…?” questions
been on TV?
driven or rode in a sports car?
fallen asleep and when you woke up you didn’t know where you were?
built a snowman?
gone skiing?
Try to find something you have done that none of your group members
has done.
Present Perfect Continuous
What kinds movies have you been watching recently? Would you
recommend any?
What new TV series have you been watching that you would recommend?
What are some of your favorite books, newspapers or magazines that you
have been reading lately?
Are you a member of any clubs or groups? How long have you been a
member of that club or group?
Have you found any good restaurants in this area that you have been
eating at recently?
What have you been doing with your free time recently?
Present Unreal Conditional/Second
Conditional
If you could have any super power, what would it be?
If you could change one thing about your past, what would you change?
Who would you like to go on a date with if you could choose anyone?
What would you do if you knew this was your last day to be alive?
Quantifiers
When you go shopping what do you usually buy?
What is something that you government spends too much money on?
What is something that you can never have too much of?
Real Conditional – Future
What will/can/might/ happen…
…if a burglar breaks into your house while you are sleeping?
If you see a homeless person on the street, do you give them money?
Why or why not?
If your friend lies to you and you find out, what do you do?
If you get money for your birthday, what do you spend it on?
Should scientists try to make machines that can think by themselves and
have emotions?
Think of one major problem facing your country. What should be done to
fix it?
What is one huge problem with the world? What should be done to fix it?
Are there any restaurants near here I really should stay away from?
What was the last really difficult thing you had to do?
When was the last time you were really excited about something?
When was the last time you went to an amusement park? How was it?
When was the last time you went to a movie theater? What did you see?
What are some events in the past that made you who you are?
Where did you hang out with your friends last? What did you do?
What was your best memory from when you were a child?
Which was better for you: elementary school, junior high school or high
school? Why?
What kinds of food did you eat when you were a child? Do you eat the
same things now?
Do you think the past was better than the present? Why or why not?
Talk about your country’s past (100 years ago), how was the past different
from the present:
Food
Weddings
Clothing
School
Work
Communication
Simple Present
What are some activities you like to do?
What restaurant has the most delicious food you have ever eaten?
Where is the best place to buy handmade things in your country? Have
you bought anything there?
Too Enough
Have you ever eaten too much food?
What age is old enough to buy cigarettes and alcohol? Is the Korean
government’s age limits too low or too high?
Have you ever felt like you were not smart enough to do something?
Have you ever felt like you were too smart to do something?
How much is too much money? Is it possible to have too much money?
Do you think designer brand name products are too expensive? (Gucci,
Armani, LV, etc)
How about brand name products, are they too expensive? (Samsung,
Sony, LG)
Do you think that your country’s big corporations are too big, big enough,
or not big enough?
Many people think that they never have enough stuff. Why do you think
this is?
How often did you used to get in trouble when you were younger?
Do you think the past was better than the present? Why or why not?
Talk about your country’s past (100 years ago), how was the past different
from the present:
Food
Weddings
Clothing
School
Work
Communication
Will
When will you graduate?
Will humans ever meet aliens? What will the meeting be like?
What kind sci-fi movie will the future be like? (The Matrix, Terminator, i-
Robot, Minority Report etc.)
Will the Pacific Garbage Patch ever be cleaned up? Will it keep growing?
How will India and China affect the environment in the future?
After you graduate will you go for a higher degree like an M.A. or a Ph.D?
What kind of neighborhood will you live in when you get older?
What will cities be like 50 years from now? Think about how these will
change (make two or three predictions for each):
Pollution
Crime
Advertising
Buildings
Work
Shopping
Nightlife
China’s and India’s populations and economies are growing quickly, what
do you think China and India will be like in 50 years?
What is something that will happen in the future that you are looking
forward to?
If war broke out in your country would you rather flee the country or fight?
If you had to lose one of your senses(sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste)
which would you rather lose?
Would you rather take a trip to a new country or get a new TV?