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Did, was and were in past questions

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1Exercise 1 — Did, was or were?

Complete each question.

1.
you at home last night?
2.
you watch TV last night?
3.
Where she yesterday?
4.
Where she go yesterday?
5.
the restaurant expensive?
6.
you enjoy the restaurant?
7.
Why they angry?
8.
Why they leave?
9.
he your teacher last year?
10.
he teach you last year?
11.
What you do at the weekend?
12.
How your weekend?
13.
your parents at home?
14.
your parents call you?
15.
When you see her?
16.
When the last time you saw her?
17.
What the last film you watched?
18.
What you watch last night?
19.
you tired after the flight?
20.
you sleep on the plane?
21.
Where they staying when you called them?
22.
What you doing at 10 p.m.?
23.
Where this phone made?
24.
When these houses built?
25.
Who at the meeting?
26.
Who you talk to at the meeting?

2Exercise 2 — Choose the correct form

Choose the correct option.

1.
When you go to Italy? (did / was)
2.
When the last time you went to Italy? (did / was)
3.
Where you last night? (did / were)
4.
Where you go last night? (did / were)
5.
she angry? (Did / Was)
6.
she tell you why she was angry? (Did / Was)
7.
What the problem? (did / was)
8.
What you do about the problem? (did / was)
9.
Who at your house? (did / was)
10.
Who you invite to your house? (did / was)
11.
What you doing when I called? (did / were)
12.
What you do after I called? (did / were)
13.
When the building built? (did / was)
14.
Who build the building? (did / was)
15.
What the last book you read? (did / was)
16.
What you read on holiday? (did / was)

3Exercise 3 — Add the auxiliary and preposition

Complete the questions. Some gaps need did, was or were. Some also need a preposition.

1.
Who you go ?
2.
What you worried ?
3.
Who she speaking ?
4.
What they talk ?
5.
Who he angry ?
6.
Where you yesterday?
7.
Where you travel last summer?
8.
Who at the restaurant you?
9.
What the film ?
10.
Where this gift come ?
11.
Who you buy the present ?
12.
What she looking when you saw her?
13.
Who they staying ?
14.
What you interested when you were younger?
15.
Who you sit next at dinner?

4Exercise 4 — Build the question

Create a complete question. Add all necessary auxiliaries, verbs and prepositions.

1.
you / last night / where / be
2.
you / last night / where / go
3.
she / angry / why
4.
she / leave / why
5.
you / last see your best friend / when
6.
last time / see your best friend / when
7.
you / speak / who / party / to
8.
party / who / at
9.
you / worried / what / about
10.
they / talk / what / about
11.
you / do / what / 8 p.m.
12.
you / do / what / yesterday
13.
house / build / when
14.
house / build / who
15.
last restaurant / go to / what
16.
you / go / restaurant / what

5Exercise 5 — Complete the conversation

Add did, was, were and any necessary prepositions.

1.
A: Where you on Saturday?
2.
B: I at my friend's house.
3.
A: What you do there?
4.
B: We watched a film. A: What the film?
5.
B: It called The Impossible.
6.
A: it good?
7.
B: Yes, it really good.
8.
A: Who you watch it ?
9.
B: Two friends from university. A: When the last time you saw them before Saturday?
10.
B: I think it about three months ago.
11.
A: What you doing when they invited you over?
12.
B: I working.
13.
A: What time you finish work?
14.
B: At about six. A: How you get to their house? B: I went by metro.

6Exercise 6 — Find and correct the mistake

1.
Did you went out yesterday?
2.
Was you tired after work?
3.
Did she was at home?
4.
Where did you went?
5.
Why did he angry?
6.
When did the last time you travelled abroad?
7.
When was the last time you did travel abroad?
8.
What did the last film you watched?
9.
Who did at the party?
10.
Who were you see at the party?
11.
What did you doing when I called?
12.
Where did the car made?
13.
Who did you speak?
14.
What were you worried?
15.
Who did you go to the cinema?

7Exercise 7 — Same topic, different question

Complete each pair. Think about why one question needs did and the other needs was/were.

1.
Where you yesterday? / Where you go yesterday?
2.
the food good? / you like the food?
3.
Why she upset? / Why she call you?
4.
Who at the meeting? / Who you meet?
5.
When you visit Paris? / When the last time you visited Paris?
6.
What your favourite subject at school? / What you study at university?
7.
they at home? / they stay at home?
8.
What you doing at midnight? / What you do after midnight?
9.
When the bridge built? / Who they hire to build the bridge?
10.
Who she with? / Who she travel with?

8Exercise 8 — Ask the question

Read the answer and create the most natural question.

1.
I was at home last night.
2.
I went to my friend's house.
3.
I saw Maria two days ago.
4.
The last time I saw Maria was two days ago.
5.
I was tired because I worked until midnight.
6.
I left because I was tired.
7.
I was talking to my manager.
8.
I spoke to my manager after the meeting.
9.
The building was constructed in 1985.
10.
My grandfather built the house.

9Final challenge — Choose everything yourself

Complete the questions with any missing question words, auxiliaries, verbs or prepositions.

1.
the last time you abroad?
2.
you go last summer?
3.
you travel ?
4.
your favourite place?
5.
you like it so much?
6.
you staying there?
7.
you doing when you first met your partner?
8.
you first meet?
9.
you meet ?
10.
the weather like?
11.
you do when the weather was bad?
12.
the best thing you did on the trip?
13.
you spend the most money ?
14.
you worried anything before the trip?
15.
the last day of the holiday like?