Hi Vincente, Do not forget about the word "did". "Do" and "Does" are used when speaking in the present. "Did" is used when talking about the past. To answer your question, it depends on what you are asking. For example: "What" What time is it? What is your name? What do you want for dinner? What did you do yesterday? What does your friend write about? "Where" Where is the book? Where are the children? Where do you live? Where does she work? Where did he go? "Why" Why is the radio on? Why is lunch not ready yet? Why does it get cold in winter? Why do we need to drive to the store? Why did they break the glass? "When" When is Robert coming to the house? When are we going to the party? When do you normally get ready for work? When does the store open? "Who" Who are we going to visit? Who is coming to the party? Who do you know? Who did this? Who does the cleaning at your school? If you take a look at two similar sentences, replacing "is" with "does" Where is Susan going to study? // This is implied to be a one time action Where does Susan go to study? // This is implied to be a continuous action.. or more accurately, an action where there is a routine; something Susan does on a regular basis.

Hi Polaris, 1. I had to read the article to understand the full context of what you were asking. The term "off the ice" is a hockey term. It was referencing Putin's and Shoigu's relationship flourishing off of the hockey ring as well as in the ring. Another example can be, Robert is a gentle person, but "on the ice" he is really aggressive. 2. I am not sure of what a "wide remit" is. 3. I agree with you that "Byzantine", in this instance, means complex.

Hello,

I want to say hello to everyone. I have joined italki recently. I want to improve my English & try to help others learn Arabic :)

I personally would prefer to use a library if I had to research a topic. The quietness allows me to focus on the topic. When I am home doing research on the computer, I have too many distractions online and at home.

Leo here. August 12th