NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

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‘W/H’ QUESTIONS: PAST SIMPLE
I
Who (… with)* you
What** he
Where did she wash the car?
When it
How
we
Why
they
*Who did he wash his car with? OR Who washed the car?
** What did he wash? OR What did he do?

 Write W/H Questions for the statements below.

1. Sam washed the car.

Why _______________________________________________________________
2. They ate dinner.
Where ______________________________________________________________
3. I saw my friend.
6. Who ________________________________________________________________
4. The telephone rang.
8. When _______________________________________________________________
5. They came to school by bus.
10. How ________________________________________________________________
6. Ms. Brown bought a new coat.
12. What _______________________________________________________________
7. The party started at three o’clock.
14. When _______________________________________________________________
8. I saw a ghost!
13. Where ______________________________________________________________
9. She went home.
15. Why ________________________________________________________________
10. He read a magazine.
What _______________________________________________________________
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Grammar Focus ‘W/H’ Questions: Past Simple

Level Intermediate

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. Why did Sam wash his car?
2. Where did they eat (dinner)?
3. Who did I / you see?
4. When did the telephone ring?
5. How did they come to school?
6. What did Ms. Brown buy?
OR
What did Ms. Brown do?
7. When did the party start?
8. Where did I / you see a ghost?
9. Why did she go home?
10. What did he read?
OR
What did he do?

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