ESL Conversation Questions

These ESL conversation questions will help teachers add some speaking to the classroom. 

Use the links below to find conversation starters and conversation questions.


Conditionals Conversation Questions

"Get" Vocabulary Conversation Questions

Prepositions Conversation Questions

ESL Conversation Topics

These conversation questions will help teachers add some speaking to the classroom. 

Use the links below to find conversation starters and conversation questions.


Conditionals Conversation Questions

"Get" Vocabulary Conversation Questions

Prepositions Conversation Questions

Get Conversation Questions

Get is an important verb in English. You can use it in many situations.

These get conversation questions help student practice using it in speaking in the different situations.

• What time do you get up on weekends?
• What is the best gift you have ever gotten?
• How long does it take you to get ready in the morning?
• What do you like to get when you go out for breakfast?
• What is a subject in school that you didn't get?
• What time do you get to school/work in the morning?
• What did you get for your last birthday?
• What things get you angry?
• What do you get when you go to a coffee shop?
• What do you do when you get tired at work/school?
• Who is someone you know that always gets mad?
• How long does it take you to get to work/school?
• When did you get married? When do you want to get married?
• What are the best ways to get a job?
• Have you ever gotten caught for something?

Prepositions Conversation Questions

Prepositions can be challenging since they are so small and so common.

Worksheets and exercises are good, but what about using them in speaking?

Here are some preposition conversation questions to practice In, On, and At:

• When were you born?
• Do you know what time you were born?
• When is your birthday?
• What city do you live in?
• What time do you wake up during the week?
• What time do you wake up on the weekends?
• What time do you go to bed?
• Where is your school?
• Where is your house?
• Where is your bank?
• When do you eat lunch?
• When do you eat dinner?
• Where do you eat your meals?
• Where do you like to study?
• In what months are the important holidays in your country?
• What year did you graduate elementary/secondary school?

Make sure the students are answering the questions with IN, ON, or AT. This works well in partners, and gives them a chance to practice the prepositions they just learned.

For a test on these prepositions that you can photocopy and handout, try this page:
In, On, At Test

Conditionals Conversation Questions

Conditionals in English are one of the most difficult topics to learn. They are also very common in conversation, and therefore important for ESL learners to practice and master. 

Below are some of my favourite conditional conversation questions.

• If you won the lottery what would you do?
• If you could try any extreme sport what would it be?
• If you had 24 hours to live, what would you do?
• If you could be any animal, what would you be?
• If you could be any superhero, which would you be?
• If you could eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
• If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
• If you could meet anybody, who would it be?
• If you could go back in time where would you go?
• If you could only have one book/CD/DVD, what would it be?
• Would you rather be blind or deaf?
• If your house was on fire what two things would you save first?
• If you could have any super power what would it be?
• What food would you never eat?
• Would you rather have no money or no friends?
• Would you rather be able to fly or swim under water?
• If a classmate asked you for an answer to a question on an exam and the teacher could not see, what would you do?
• If you crashed your car into a parked car and no one saw, what would you do?
• What would you do if you found a wallet?
• If you had one wish what would you wish for?
• If someone gave you a lottery ticket as a gift and you won a million dollars, would you share it with them?
• If you didn’t have to sleep like everyone else, what would you do at night?
• Would you rather live in a place with warm weather that is dark all the time, or cold weather and always sunny?
• When would you wake up if you didn't have school?