G1: Simple Past - yes/no questions

G1: Simple Past VI - yes/no questions

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

Figure out the correct way to make a yes-no question in simple past. Use the verb in ( ).

'BE' VERB
SUBJECT	I	you	he - she - it	we	they
YES/NO QUESTION	Was I...?	Were you...?	Was he/she/it...?	Were we/they...?

OTHER VERBS
SUBJECT	I	you	he - she - it	we	they
YES/NO QUESTION	Did + SUBJECT (I/you/etc.) + base form of the verb: do / go / make / eat / study / etc. + other words ?

EXAMPLE: Mary / sushi / yesterday / (eat) ? → "Did Mary eat sushi yesterday?"

you / at your job / yesterday / (be) ?
1. Was you at your job yesterday?
2. Were you at your job yesterday?
3. Did you be at your job yesterday?
the teacher / your question / (answer) ?
1. Did answer your question the teacher?
2. Was the teacher answer your question?
3. Did the teacher answer your question?
Helen / (buy) / a dress / yesterday / at the mall?
1. Did Helen bought a dress yesterday at the mall?
2. Did Helen buy a dress yesterday at the mall?
3. Was Helen buy a dress yesterday at the mall?
it / hot / (be) / in your country / last summer ?
1. Did it be hot in your country last summer?
2. Were it hot in your country last summer?
3. Was it hot in your country last summer?
we / (forget) / your birthday ?
1. Did we forgot your birthday?
2. Did we forget your birthday?
3. Were we forgot your birthday?
Mark / his test / (pass) ?
1. Did Mark pass his test?
2. Did Mark passed his test?
3. Mark passed his test?
they / (have) fun / last night ?
1. They had fun last night?
2. Did they had fun last night?
3. Did they have fun last night?
your car / (start) / in the cold weather ?
1. Was your car start in the cold weather?
2. Your car started in the cold weather?
3. Did your car start in the cold weather?
(be) / his flight / late again ?
1. Did his flight late again?
2. Was his flight late again?
3. Were his flight late again?
(play) / a sport / in high school / she ?
1. Did she played a sport in high school?
2. Was she played a sport in high school?
3. Did she play a sport in high school?
(go sightseeing) / in London / you and your family ?
1. Did you and your family go sightseeing in London?
2. Did you and your family went sightseeing in London?
3. Was you and your family go sightseeing in London?
Santa Claus / the children / nice Christmas presents / (bring) ?
1. Did Santa Claus bring the children nice Christmas presents?
2. Did Santa Claus brought the children nice Christmas presents?
3. Was Santa Claus bring the children nice Christmas presents?
Tammy and Tim / (meet) / in college / in the 1990s ?
1. Tammy and Tim did meet in college in the 1990s?
2. Was Tammy and Tim met in college in the 1990s?
3. Did Tammy and Tim meet in college in the 1990s?
you / (be) / happy / with your grades / last term ?
1. Did you be happy with your grades last term?
2. Were you happy with your grades last term?
3. Was you happy with your grades last term?