Question

2 Use the prompts to write questions and answers, as in the example.
1 go to the gym last night? (have coffee
with friends)
A: Did you go to the qum last night?
B: No, I didn't. Thodcoffee with
friends
see the news this morning?
(not switch
on TV)
3
John write that article? (Sam write it)
4
catch bus home yesterday? (take
Underground)
5 do the shopping this afternoon?(not have
time)
6 Mary get back froni London today?
(come back yesterday)​

Answer 1

1.What did you do last Saturday

2.Who saw you in the park this morning

3.Why did you go to bed early last night

4.How did you get to Mikes house yesterday

Answer 2

1. Did you go to the gym last night?
A: No, I didn't. I had coffee with friends.

2. Did you see the news this morning?
A: No, I didn't. I did not switch on the TV.

3. Did John write that article?
A: No, he didn't. Sam wrote it.

4. Did you catch the bus home yesterday?
A: No, I didn't. I took the Underground.

5. Did you do the shopping this afternoon?
A: No, I didn't. I did not have time.

6. Did Mary get back from London today?
A: No, she didn't. She came back yesterday.

Explanation:

In this exercise, we are given prompts to write questions and answers using the structure of the past simple tense. The prompts indicate the action that was not done or was done by a different person. To form a question, we use the auxiliary verb "did" followed by the subject and the base form of the main verb. The answer should include either "Yes, I did" or "No, I didn't" followed by the explanation of what happened using the past simple tense. This helps to express an action that took place and was completed in the past. By providing these step-by-step explanations, it should be easier for students to understand and learn how to construct questions and answers in the past simple tense.