Where you live or where do you live?

Instead of

Where you live?

Say

Where do you live?

Present simple questions

A direct present-simple question usually needs do or does before the subject. An embedded question differs: tell me where you live.

En español

Una pregunta directa en presente simple normalmente lleva do o does antes del sujeto. Una pregunta indirecta es distinta: tell me where you live.

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  1. Where do you live?
  2. What does she do?
  3. Tell me where you live.
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