WH WORDS

GRAMMAR FOR SPEAKING

Wh Questions in the past

English Lab

by Azulema Tejada

​REMEMBER!

​Wh help us to make questions in the past or present and they are also called Wh questions words.

​Some uses are .....

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​What asks for specific activities

​Who is for people

​Where is used for places

​Which gives you choices

​When is for time

​Why is looking for a reason

​How is a manner a form or way

​how much and how many for quantities

​and how often is a frequency

​Please keep in mind and show it in the exercise !!

Multiple Choice

What asks............

• for a reason 

• for a specific thing or object   

• for a way, a manner or form  

Multiple Choice

Who asks about  ...

• a person 

• a place, location 

• a specific time 

Multiple Choice

Why asks  ......

• for a choice

• for a frequency

• for a reason

Multiple Choice

When asks ...

• about a  person 

• about a place 

• about a time, occasion and moment 

Multiple Choice

Where asks  ...

• about a place or location

• about an explanation

• about a frequency

Multiple Choice

How asks for ...

• for a quantity

• for a way, a manner or a form

• for an alternative

Multiple Choice

How many asks for ...

• a quantity, thing or objects with countable nouns

• a quantity, thing or objects with uncountable nouns

• a frequency

Multiple Choice

How much asks for ...

• a quantity, thing or objects with countable nouns

• a quantity, thing or objects with uncountable nouns

• a frequency

Multiple Choice

Which asks about ...

• choices or altenatives

• a place or locations

• a frequency

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INSTRUCTION​

Decide if the question is correct or incorrect

Fill in the Blank

Where you went last night?

Fill in the Blank

How did they find the missing painting?

Fill in the Blank

Where did he hide the jewels?

Fill in the Blank

Why you arrived late?

Fill in the Blank

Who did be on the podcast?

Fill in the Blank

What was in the room?

Fill in the Blank

When did they lose their gold?

Fill in the Blank

What you did find in the box?

Fill in the Blank

Why did they collect the objects?

Fill in the Blank

When started the lecture?

INSTRUCTION:

Use the words in parentheses to complete the simple past wh- questions. Type your answers or select which is the best alternative to complete it

Open Ended

Where (you / buy) those jewels?

Open Ended

What (they / do) yesterday?

Open Ended

When (he / get) here?

Open Ended

What (be) missing from your room?

Open Ended

How (they / solve) the mystery?

Multiple Choice

Who (you / see) at the lecture?

• Did you see

• did you see

Multiple Choice

Where (she / lose) her keys?

• did she  lost 

• did she lose 

Multiple Choice

Who (be) at the party?

• was

• did be

Multiple Choice

What (we / learn) from the treasure hunt?

• did we learnt 

• did we  learn 

Multiple Choice

What (I / do) with my notes?

• did I do 

• did i do