Grammar explanation about Simple Past Questions. for a Begginers Level.

1. Simple Past
Questions
Angelica Flores Calleja
University of Sonora
English 2
October 1st 2014

2. Introduction
Remember that the past tense is when we talk about
actions that occurred in the past.
• For this lesson we will talk about the Simple Past
Questions.

3. Objective
For this lesson you will :
• Practice the structure for Simple Past Questions.
• Practice the past tense of verb forms.
• Practice your writing skills.

4. Simple Past Questions
• Did + subject + verb + complement + ?
Did you work on Saturday?
Yes I did.
• No I didn't. I went fishing.

5. Simple Past Questions
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject Auxiliary (+
n't)
Did Max play football?
Yes, he did.
No, he didn't.
Did you watch the film
yesterday?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn't.

6. Question words in Simple Past
Wh word + did + subject + verb + complement + ?
What did you do last weekend?
I watched TV with my family.
I studied all Saturday afternoon.
• Contractions
Did not = Didn't

7. Question words in Simple Past
Wh word Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
What did you do yesterday
evening?
I did my
homework.
When did she meet her boyfriend? She met him
yesterday.
Where did they go after the match? They went to a
café.

8. Activity: Write questions in
simple past.
 Anna / the window / open : Did Anna opened the window?
1. she / home / walk
2. you / in the garden / work
3. you / a song / sing
4. she / on a chair / sit
5. you / the castle / visit
6. Jenny / the door / lock
7. she / happy / be
8. Greg / the ball / kick
9. the car / at the corner / stop