6 The Simple Past: Yes/No

and Wh- Questions

An Accident

Focus on Grammar 2
Part VI, Unit 22
By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells
Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
 What
What happened?
happened?
So, how
howdiddid No,
No, they
they
So, Another
Another skier
skier
youhurt
hurt didn’t.
didn’t.
you called
called the
the
yourself? IThey
Theywasn’t
had
I wasn’thad aa
yourself?
Did the
Did the paramedics.
paramedics.
careful.
careful
flat tire.II
flattire.
careful.
careful
paramedics
paramedics didn’t
arrive didn’t see see
arrive the
quickly?? thetree.
tree.
quickly
Ouch! Who
Ouch! Who
calledfor
called for
help?
help?
 Yes/No
Yes/No Questions
Questions
Use did + subject + base form for yes/no questions in
the simple past, except for the verb be.

Did you see the sign?

Was he careful?
 Use the words above the
Practice 1 pictures to make yes/no
questions in the past.

Example: he/practice 1. you/afraid

Did he practice? Were you afraid?

2. it/heavy 3. they/have fun

Was it heavy? Did they have fun?
 Wh-
Wh- Question
Question Word
Word Order
Order

Wh- Word Did Subject Base Form of Verb

When did the ambulance arrive?

Where did the accident happen?

Who did you call?

 Wh-
Wh- Questions
Questions 11
Most wh-questions in the past use a
base form verb with did.

fall ?
Where did she falls

How did they meet

met ?
 Make wh- questions for the
Practice 2 colored parts of the answers.

Example: The accident happened on the first floor.

floor
Where did the accident happen?
happen

1. Ali called the paramedics.

paramedics
Who did Ali call?
2. Hector had an accident yesterday.
yesterday
When did Hector have an accident?
3. Lee and Ben fell because they weren’t careful.
careful
Why did Ben and Lee fall?
 Wh-
Wh- Questions
Questions 22
Donotnot
Do use use
diddid in wh-
in wh- questions
questions in the
in the past past
when the
when the
question question
is about is about the subject.
the subject.

Subject Subject

AAvase
vasefell
fellon
on
What fell
What fellon
on
my
myhead.
head.
yourhead?
your head?
 Be
Be Careful!
Careful!
Donot
Do notuse
usedid
didin in wh-
wh- questions
questions with with
be. be.

Be Verb

Be Verb
II was
wasin
inthe
the
mountains.
mountains.
Where were
Where were
you?
you?
 Short
Short and
and Long
Long Answers
Answers 11
We use short and long answers to yes/no
questions.

Yes,
Yes, ititdid.
did.
Diditithurt?
Did hurt?
ItIt was
wasvery
very
painful.
painful.
 Short
Short and
and Long
Long Answers
Answers 22
We also use short and long answers to wh-
questions.

Whatdid
did Cried.
Cried.
What
youdo?
you do? IIcried
criedlike
likeaa
baby.
baby.
 Ask and answer the questions
Practice 3 below with a partner. Use
short and long answers.

1. How was your weekend?

2. What did you do?
3. Did you have fun?
4. Where did you go?
5. Did you do any homework?
6. Who were you with?
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