Question words in English

The main question words are:

What (for a thing, when there are many things)

Which (for a thing, when there aren’t many things)
Who (for a person)
Where (for a place)
Why (for a reason)
When (for a time)
How (for a method)
Whose (to ask about possession)

Examples
What is your name?
Which gym do you go to?
Who is your boss?
Where do you hang out at the weekends?
Why do you hate your job?
When is your birthday?
How do you learn English words?
Whose book is this?

But we can also make compound questions by putting together two words.

How often…? (to talk about frequency)

How long…? (to talk about duration)
How much…? (to talk about quantity in uncountable nouns)
How many…? (to talk about quantity in countable nouns)
What kind / What type…?
Which kind / which type…?
Examples
How often do you play football?
How long does it take to fly from London to Paris?
How much does a ticket cost?
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
What kind of car do you drive?
Which type of sport do you play: team sports or individual sports?

Remember to use the same word order: question word + auxiliary + subject + verb
Past Simple or Past Continuous?

Choose the past simple or past continuous.

1. He _ was sleeping____ (sleep) when the doorbell ___rang_____
(ring).
2. We _________________________ (eat) dinner at 8pm last night (we
started eating at 7:30).
3. Yesterday I__________(go) to the post office,
_________________________ (buy) some fruit at the supermarket and
_________________________ (read) a book in the park in the
afternoon.
4. We _________________________ (watch) TV when we
_________________________ (hear) a loud noise.
5. Julie _________________________ (be) in the garden when
Laurence _________________________ (arrive).
6. A: What _________________________ (you / do) at 3pm
yesterday?
B: I _________________________ (clean) my house.
7. Last year I _________________________ (visit) Paris and Rome.
8. They _________________________ (have) dinner when the police
_________________________ (come) to the door.
9. He _________________________ (work) in the garden when he
_________________________ (find) the money.
10. Laura _________________________ (study) at 11pm last night.
11. I _________________________ (walk) along the road when I
_________________________ (meet) an old friend.
12. It _________________________ (be) a day in December. Snow
_________________________ (fall), children
_________________________ (sing) carols and people
_________________________ (do) their Christmas shopping.
13. My ex-boyfriend _________________________ (be) so annoying!
He _________________________ (always / miss) the bus and
_________________________ (arrive) late.
14. When I _________________________ (call) Julie, she
_________________________ (work).
Past Simple or Past Continuous?

Choose the past simple or past continuous.

1. He _ was sleeping____ (sleep) when the doorbell ___rang_____
(ring).
2. We ate (eat) dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating at 7:30).
3. Yesterday I_went_________(go) to the post office, bought (buy)
some fruit at the supermarket and read (read) a book in the park in the
afternoon.
4. We were watching (watch) TV when we heard (hear) a loud noise.
5. Julie was (be) in the garden when Laurence arrived (arrive).
6. A: What were you doing (you / do) at 3pm yesterday?
B: I was cleaning (clean) my house.
7. Last year I visited (visit) Paris and Rome.
8. They were having (have) dinner when the police came (come) to
the door.
9. He was working (work) in the garden when he found (find) the
money.
10. Laura studied /was studying (study) at 11pm last night.
11. I was walking (walk) along the road when I met (meet) an old
friend.
12. It was (be) a day in December. Snow was falling /fell(fall), children
were singing / sang(sing) carols and people were doing /did (do)
their Christmas shopping.
13. My ex-boyfriend was (be) so annoying! He always missed
(always / miss) the bus and arrived (arrive) late.
14. When I called (call) Julie, she was working (work).