SZABLON DO PRACY Z UCZNIEM
1. Giving out the rules by the teacher:
To build a question in Past Simple Tense we need an auxiliary verb “did”.
This auxiliary verb appears before a subject in the sentence but we have to remember that the main verb has then the base form.
E.g.:
― Mary cooked dinner yesterday.
― Did Mary cook dinner yesterday?
― What did Mary cook yesterday?
― When did Mary cook dinner?
E.g.:
― John wrote a letter to his brother last Sunday.
― Did John write a long letter to his brother?
― What did John write last Sunday?
Questions about a subject we build in a different way. We do not use an auxiliary verb and the main verb has the past simple form. E.g.:
― Who wrote the book?
― Who cooked dinner yesterday?
― Who made you so happy two days ago?
Questions with the verb “be” (was/were) and “can” (could) we build by inversion. E.g.:
― John was ill last week.
― Was John ill last week?
― Who was ill last week?
E.g.:
― Tom could swim when he was six.
― Could Tom swim when he was six?
― What could Tom do when he was six?
2. Writing simple and “wh” questions
E.g. Susan cleaned the room yesterday. 1. Steve had a bad cold last week.
Did Susan clean the room yesterday? 2. We were very tired three days ago.
What did Susan do yesterday? 3. I went to the cinema yesterday.
Who cleaned the room yesterday? 4. Linda could open the door with her key.
5. My friend lived in Warsaw before the war.
3. Free questions:
Write questions to the underlined parts of a sentence:
1. John told me about your accident.
Who...
2. My friend bought me a dictionary.
What...
3. Three months ago I was in London.
When...
4. Tom couldn’t open the door because he forgot his keys.
Why...
5. We planted this tree a year ago.
When...
HOMEWORK
(the second part of the above activity):
6. I painted this picture last Friday.
What ...
1. She cooked this dinner.
Who...
2. We could buy this house last week.
What...
3. I saw him in the street.
Where...
4. Pete gave me a letter.
Who ...
4. Dialogues:
1. (the weather / nice / last week?)
………
Yes, it was beautiful.
2. (where / Ann and Chris / yesterday?)
………
They were in the theatre.
3. (why / you / angry?)
………
Because you were late.
5. Your friend came back from holiday yesterday. You ask him about it. Write your questions:
1. (where / go?) 2. (go alone?) 3. (food / good?)
4. (how long / stay there?) 5. (stay / at a hotel?)
6. (how / travel?)
7. (the weather / sunny?) 8. (what / do in the evening?) 9. (meet anybody interesting?)
Answer key:
Ex. 2
e.g. Susan cleaned the room yesterday.
Did Susan clean the room yesterday?
What did Susan do yesterday?
Who cleaned the room yesterday?
1. Steve had a bad cold last week.
Did Steve have a bad cold last week?
What did Steve have last week?
Who had a bad cold last week?
When did Steve have a bad cold?
2. We were very tired three days ago.
Were we very tired three days ago?
When were we very tired?
3. I went to the cinema yesterday.
Did I go to the cinema yesterday?
Where did I go yesterday?
When did I go to the cinema?
4. Linda could open the door with her key.
What could Linda open with her key?
Who could open the door?
5. My friend lived in Warsaw before the war.
Did my friend live in Warsaw before the war?
Who lived in Warsaw before the war?
When did my friend live before the war?
Where did my friend live before the war?
Ex. 3
1. John told me about your accident.
Who told me about your accident?
2 My friend bought me a dictionary.
What did my friend buy me?
3. Three months ago I was in London.
When was I in London?
4. Tom couldn’t open the door because he forgot his keys.
Why couldn’t Tom open the door?
5. We planted this tree a year ago.
When did we plant this tree?
Homework
6. I painted this picture last Friday.
What did I paint last Friday?
7. She cooked this dinner.
Who cooked this dinner?
8. We could buy this house last week.
What could we buy last week?
9. I saw him in the street.
Where did I see him?
10. Pete gave me a letter.
Who gave me a letter?
Ex.4
1. (the weather / nice / last week?) Was the weather nice last week?
Yes, it was beautiful.
2. (where / Ann and Chris / yesterday?) Where were Ann and Chris yesterday?
They were in the theatre.
3. (why / you / angry?) Why were you angry?
Because you were late.
Ex.5
5. (when / go?) When did you go for your holiday?
6. (go alone?) Did you go alone?
7. (food / tasty?) Was the food tasty?
8. (how long/stay there?) How long did you stay there?
9. (stay / at a hotel?) Did you stay at a hotel?
10. (how/travel?) How did you travel?
11. (the weather / sunny?) was the weather sunny?
12. (what / do in the evening?) what did you do in the evening?
13. (make / friends?) did you make friends?
14. (what / see there?) what did you see there?
