Questions in Different Tenses

What are we learning today?

You will learn to make correct questions about the past.

Explanation

• With the verb "be", use Was or Were before the subject.
• With other verbs, use did + subject + base verb.
• After "did", use the base verb without "to".
• For the present, use do/does. For the future, use will or be going to. The auxiliary comes before the subject.
• Short answers: Yes, I was. No, we weren't. Yes, he did. No, he didn't.

Examples

1. Were you at school this morning? - Yes, I was.
2. What did you have for breakfast?
3. Where did they live before?

Remember!

• Say "What did you eat?" Do not say "What did you ate?"
• Do not use "did" with the verb "be".

Check yourself

1. Make a question: you / go / on holiday last summer / where.
2. Correct the sentence: Did you went to school?
3. Give a short answer: Did he win? (No)