Simple Past WH questions

Simple Past

WH questions

(information questions)

When do we use a WH question?

We use WH questions when we want to ask for information (things, places, people and time) in the past.

Where did you go on vacation?

I went to Mazatlan.

Multiple Choice

Do we use WH questions to ask for information?

• true

• false

Which are the WH words?

what = (things)

A) What did you play?

B) I played soccer.

where: (place)

A) Where did you go?

B) I went to Forum.

who: (identity of a person or persons)

A) Who did you go to forum with?

B) I went to forum with Sarah.

when: (time)

A) When did you arrive?

B) I arrived last night.

why: (reasons)

A) Why did you say that? 

B) Because I was mad.

how: (manner or quality or condition)

A) how did you do that?

B) I learned in a youtube video.

Structure:

WH word + auxiliary DID + Subject + verb in present ?

Where did she go yesterday?

she went to Forum.

What did he eat in the morning? He ate pancakes.

Who did they play with?

They played with Lia.   

Multiple Choice

How many WH words are there?

• 3

• 6

• 5

Multiple Choice

Choose the option that has the WH words.

• what, play, say, who, write, why

• what, where, see, play, do, go

• what, where, why, who, when, how

WH questions with the verb BE.

To ask a WH question with the verb BE, you have to change the auxiliary DID for WAS and WERE.

Structure:

WH word + was + sub I, HE, SHE, IT ?

Where was she yesterday?

She was at the park.

WH word + were + subject You, we, they ?

Where were they last night? They were home.

Multiple Choice

Do we use DID with the verb BE in WH questions?

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Choose the 2 correct questions with verb BE.

• Where did you go?

• Where were you?

• What was she doing?

• What did she do?