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

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