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Past Simple with Be Question Forms

Make past simple yes / no or wh questions:

1. (John / be / at the party?)

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2. (you / be / tired yesterday?)

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3. (the weather / be / good?)

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4. (we / be / too noisy?)

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5. (he / be / a doctor when he was young?)

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6. (they / be / in the class last week?)

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7. (she / be / a good student?)

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8. (I / be / on time?)

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9. (Julie and Lucy / be / at the meeting?)

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10. (we / be / in Paris?)

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11. (where / you / be?)

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12. (what / that noise / be?)

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13. (who / that man / be?)

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14. (how / the weekend / be?)

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15. (where / the money / be?)

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16. (why / the door open / be?)

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17. (who / the teacher / be?)

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18. (how / your holiday / be?)

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19. (what / the weather like / be?)

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20. (why / the children awake / be?)

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Answers:

1. Was John at the party?

2. Were you tired yesterday?

3. Was the weather good?

4. Were we too noisy?

5. Was he a doctor when he was young, and?

6. Were they in the class last week?

7. Was she a good student?

8. Was I on time?

9. Were Julie and Lucy at the meeting?

10. Were we in Paris?

11. Where were you?

12. What was that noise?

13. Who was that man?

14. How was the weekend?

15. Where was the money?

16. Why was the door open?

17. Who was the teacher?

18. How was your holiday?

19. What was the weather like?

20. Why were the children awake?

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