Past Simple: Question formation

Past Simple: Question formation

1. Use

   • Asking about actions or events that started and finished in the past
     • Examples
       • Did you hear what she said?
       • Where did you go on holiday last year?

2. Wh- question

   • How
     • What
       • When
         • Where
           • Who
             • Why
   • Wh- question word + did/didn't + subject + infinitive
     • Examples
       • When did you buy that car?
       • Why didn't you go to Susanne's party last week?

3. Normal questions

   • Did/didn't + subject + infinitive
   • Examples
     • Didn't you say you don't like hicken?
     • Did you know anything about the French Revolution before you read that text?

4. Time expressions

   • Yesterday
     • The day before yesterday
       • In 2006, in May...
         • When I was...
           • Last night/year/month/week/Sunday
             • A week/ few days/month/year ago
               • That day/night/week/month, etc.

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