wh questions with simple past of to be

Grammar

Unit : 5 Lesson :1

Past tenseSentence:

S + V(past) + compliment.I was a teacher.

Negative:S + V(past) + not + compliment.I was not a teacher.

Question:V(past) + S + compliment ? Were you a teacher?

Yes, I was

Wh- questions with the past tense verbs .

Wh. Question in the past.

S + V(past) + compliment . V(past) + S + compliment ? Wh. + V(past) + S + compliment ?

Where place

The brown cat was in the bag .Was the brown cat in the bag?

Where was the brown cat? The brown cat was in the bag.

When Time

He was born in 1989.Was he born in 1989?When was he born?

He was born in 1989.

How quality + quantity + Manner

She was fine.Was she fine? How was she? She was fine.

Why Reason

she was sick. Was she sick ?

Why was she absent?Because she was sick .

Who Person

Mike and John were my friends at school.Were Mike and John your friends at school?

Who were your friends at school?They were Mike and John.

What Object/Idea/Action

It was like a dream . Was the picture like a dream?

What was the picture like?It was like a dream .

• Choose the correct question:

where he was yesterday ? when was he yesterday ? where was he yesterday?

• Choose the correct question:

How old were they? where old were they? when they were old?

That was a falconWhat

What was that?

She was a Doctor.Who

Who was she?

• Match the questions with the correct answer:

1) How was she? It was pizza.

2) When were you born? It was easy.

3) What was dinner? She was fine.

4) Where were they ? I was born in 2000.

they were in the playground

Congratulation