Forming Questions in English

This video tutorial by Jennifer focuses on forming questions using the past forms of 'be', specifically 'was' and 'were'. It covers how to structure yes/no questions, use short answers, and ask about others. The tutorial also explains forming 'where' questions and includes a review with exercises to reinforce learning.

What is the correct form to ask if someone was at the beach?

• Was you at the beach?

• Were you at the beach?

• Are you at the beach?

• Is you at the beach?

How do you respond if you were not at the beach?

• Yes, I weren't.

• Yes, I was.

• No, I was.

• No, I wasn't.

What is the correct order for forming a question with 'was'?

• Subject, verb

• Verb, subject

• Object, verb

• Verb, object

Which form is used for asking about a single person?

• Is

• Was

• Were

• Are

What is the correct short answer for 'Was he at work?' if he was not?

• Yes, he was.

• No, he was.

• No, he wasn't.

• Yes, he weren't.

How do you ask if children were at school?

• Was the children at school?

• Were the children at school?

• Is the children at school?

• Are the children at school?

What is the correct response if the children were not at school?

• Yes, they were.

• Yes, they wasn't.

• No, they wasn't.

• No, they weren't.

How do you form a question about location using 'was'?

• Where was he?

• Where were he?

• Where is he?

• Where are he?

What is the correct short answer for 'Were they at home?' if they were?

• Yes, they was.

• No, they weren't.

• Yes, they were.

• No, they was.

Which word begins a question about location?

• Who

• Where

• What

• When