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simple past questions Did y pay? What did she say?

did I work? did you work? did he/she/it work? did we work? did they work?

We make simple past questions (H) with did + subject + infinitive (without to).

STATEMENT Q QUESTION H

He cleaned the car. Did he clean the car? (NOT Did he cleaned the car?)
The class went to Rome. Where did the class go? (NOT Where did the class went?)

^ Circle the correct form.

► I take /{took; my father to Spain last week. 6 Why did you leave / left your job?
► Did you hear / heard me? 7 Did Fred speak / spoke to you about Andy?
1 Did Theo bring / brought his wife with him? 8 Where did that woman keep / kept all her money?
2 When did Gemma start/starts school? 9 Rolf learn / learnt English when he was young.
3 I see /saw Eric in the supermarket yesterday. 10 Sorry - I forget / forgot to buy milk.
4 The lesson begin / began very late. 11 Did you come / came by train or by bus?
5 How did Oliver break/ broke his leg? 12 What did you say / said?

^ Make simple past questions.

► James enjoyed the food, but {the music H)
1 She listened to everything, but (remember it H ) .....................................

2 You didn't pay Ryan, but {the others H ) ...................................................
3 You liked the book, but {the film H ) .........................................................
4 He played football, but (well H ) ..............................................................
5 You gave them some help, but (any money H ) ........................................
6 She wrote to her sister, but (her mother H ) ..............................................
7 He learnt French, but (English H) .............................................................
8 She got up early, but {early enough Q) ....................................................

9 You shut the backdoor, but {the front c/oorH) ........................................
10 They took the children with them, but {the dog Q) ..................................
11 She felt ill on Sunday, but {OKyesterday Q) .............................................
12 He forgot the name of his hotel, but {the address as well 3 ) ....................

0 Make simple past questions with what, who and where.

► Pete saw somebody. ..XV.^P..^.e. ................................................

1 John went somewhere................................................................................
2 Bill bought something................................................................................
3 Alice married somebody.............................................................................
4 Mary broke something................................................................................

5 Mike stayed somewhere.............................................................................
6 Joe studied something...............................................................................
7 Robert studied somewhere........................................................................
8 Ann wrote something.................................................................................
9 Catherine heard somebody........................................................................
10 George understood something..................................................................
11 Helen forgot something.............................................................................

12 Sarah went on holiday somewhere.............................................................

For questions without did, like Who said that? or What happened?, see pages 108-109.

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full PAST TENSES 49
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.