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Simple Past Information Questions

Practice Exercise KEY

Write questions in the past tense for the following answers. Be sure to use ‘did’ and a
wh- question word (what, where, when, why, who, which, or how) at the beginning of
the question. The short answer in parentheses ( ) helps you know which question
word to use. Follow the example.

EXAMPLE: __ Who did you meet last week? _____


(Louisa) I met Louisa last week.

1--____What did Philip eat yesterday?________________________________


(pizza) Phillip ate pizza yesterday.

2--____Where did Glen and Jody ride their bikes?________________________


(to Laguna Beach) Glen and Jody rode their bikes to Laguna Beach.

3--____Why did Alice read the newspaper?_____________________________


(for the news) Alice read the newspaper for the news.

4--____How did Tom run to the store?________________________________


(slowly) Tom ran slowly to the store.

5--____Who did the police find in the closet?___________________________


(the thief) The police officers found the thief in the closet.

6--____Which car did Steve buy?___________________________________


(the blue one) Steve bought the blue car.

7--____When did Tracy visit her cousins?_____________________________


(last week) Tracy visited her cousins last week.

8--_____Where did Barbara and Rick move?___________________________


(to a new city) Barbara and Rick moved to a new city.

9--_____What did the football players order? _________________________


(steak dinners) The football players ordered steak dinners.

10--____How did the steaks taste?_________________________________


(delicious) The steaks tasted delicious.

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