Information questions was/were

Choose the correct alternative

• Were Where you yesterday?

• Where you were yesterday?

• Where were you Yesterday?

• Where yesterday were you?

Answer explanation

The order in questions is Wh-/ was/were/person/ complement 2

Complete the question:

A:_______ were you with at the party?

B: I was with my friends from university.

• Who

• What

• When

• Where

Answer explanation

The question refers to people. We use WHO for people.

Identify the error in the question:

When were your father in that city?

• When

• were

• father

• city

Answer explanation

Your father is he. For the pronoun HE we use WAS, no were.

Choose the correct question:

• Why you were tired the last night?

• Why were you happy last night?

• Why was you happy last night?

• Why you was happy last night?

Answer explanation

Remember the order of questions. Wh-/ was or were/ person/ complement 2.

Complete the conversation:

A: ________ was the celebration yesterday?

It was excellent.

• When

• How

• Who

• Where

Answer explanation

We use how to describe using adjectives.

Last weekend I _______souvenirs.

• buy

• bought

• buyed

• did buy

Answer explanation

The past form of the verb buy is bought.

On my last vacation I only ______. It was excellent.

• relaxed

• relax

• relaxing

• did relax

Answer explanation

Relax is a regular verb. The past form of relax is RELAXED.

What action do you see in the picture? ( It is in present)

I want to ______ pictures. ( Complete with the correct verb)

My family and I ______ to the beach last year.

Answer explanation

The verb is go. The past form of go is WENT.