Spanish grammar: Preguntas con palabras interrogativas

What this grammar point covers

Question words are used to ask for specific information.

When to use it

Use them to ask about people, things, places, times, reasons, or manner.

Key forms

• ¿quién?
• ¿qué?
• ¿dónde?
• ¿cuándo?
• ¿por qué?
• ¿cómo?
• ¿cuál?

Examples

Tips

• Question words in Spanish always have an accent mark.
• The question word usually comes at the beginning of the question.
• Use the correct verb form after the question word.