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Past simple – questions

We can use past simple questions to ask about the past.

Did you have fun with your friends yesterday? Where did she go for her last holiday? What did they watch on TV last night?

How to use them

Use did and the verb, but don't change the verb to the past form.

Did you have a nice weekend? What did he learn at school yesterday? When did they see the film?

We usually add time words at the end.

Did they play a game yesterday ? Did you visit LearnEnglish Kids last week ? What did he have for dinner last night ?

We make yes or no answers with did or didn't .

Did you finish your homework? Yes, I did . Did your friend call you yesterday? No, she didn't .

We use did to ask question about the past. Here, I'll give example. We'll say "what did you eat for dinner last night?" We don't say "what did you ate for dinner last night?" I score 100 in the game!

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Hi, i cannot find the material about past tense question using to be verb

Hi MasterTiger1000, The explanation and exercises for Past simple - verb 'to be' are here: https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-… I hope that helps.

Best wishes, MissInternetEarth LearnEnglish Kids team

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Past simple

Past simple

Level: beginner

With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding –ed :

But there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. Here are the most common irregular verbs in English, with their past tense forms:

We use the past tense to talk about:

  • something that happened once in the past :

I met my wife in 1983. We went to Spain for our holidays. They got home very late last night.

  • something that happened several times in the past :

When I was a boy, I walked a mile to school every day. We swam a lot while we were on holiday. They always enjoyed visiting their friends.

  • something that was true for some time in the past :

I lived abroad for ten years. He enjoyed being a student. She played a lot of tennis when she was younger.

  • we often use expressions with ago with the past simple:

I met my wife a long time ago .

Past simple questions and negatives

We use did to make questions with the past simple:

Did she play tennis when she was younger? Did you live abroad? When did you meet your wife? Where did you go for your holidays?

But questions with who often don't use did :

Who discovered penicillin? Who wrote Don Quixote?

We use didn't ( did not ) to make negatives with the past simple:

They didn't go to Spain this year. We didn't get home until very late last night. I didn't see you yesterday.  

Level: intermediate

Past simple and hypotheses

We can also use the past simple to refer to the present or future in hypotheses (when we imagine something). See these pages:

  • Verbs in time clauses and conditionals
  • Wishes and hypotheses

About the use of the Past Simple, I wanted to relate a recent finding of mine on the Internet. I have read in an online newspaper the expression "It's time" followed by the subject and then the verb in present simple. At the best of my knowledge, I remember that the English grammar reports it's time+past simple or it's time + infinitive or it's time for+subject+infinitive. I was wondering whether it was a mistake or a particular context I didn't pay attention to. Thank you.

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Hi davidezizza,

Thanks for your question! Can you let us know the specific example that you found? That will be easier for us to discuss. 

LearnEnglish team

Hi Jonathan. Thanks for Your reply. Here is the link of the website in which You can read the headline news: "It's time Europe pays attention to Libya"

https://www.politico.eu/article/time-europe-pay-attention-libya/

Thank You Best regards

Hello davidezizza,

Thanks for sharing the context.

I've checked three different grammars and they all say exactly what you explain in your first comment, i.e. that an infinitive or the past simple is used after 'It's time'. Presumably this is because we mean that we think the action should already have happened, i.e. in this case that Europe is overdue in paying attention to Libya.

I'm afraid I can't explain why this particular journal used the present simple here. It could be that it's a more international version of English, where perhaps it is acceptable. If I were asked to edit the text, I would suggest using the past simple.

I hope this helps you.

Best wishes, Kirk LearnEnglish team

Hello Kirk,

thank you very much for your answer. Apart from the chance about a probable international version, your explanation totally removed my doubts about the heading and I'm grateful for this. Very kind of you. Best regards Davide

Could you please help? I received this message from my colleague:

I'd like to share my experience with id 0129934. She was placed under my supervision. However, I saw that her skills have a lot of room for improvement. We have discussed the situation with her and she chose to stick with the General course.

1. I was a bit puzzled when I read the first sentence. I've always thought that 'share my experience with somebody' means that you want to give some information to that person.

As I understand, the noun 'experience' is usually used with 'in', 'with' or 'of': - experience in dealing with such clients or experience in this industry; - experience with different systems; - experience of this kind of work.

When we use the verb 'share' before the noun 'experience' the options are: - share my experience with you - I want you to know something I know; - share with you my experience of something or share my experience of something with you - I want you to know something I know + some information about the experience; - share my experience of - a good option if it's clear from the context whom the sharing is going to happen with; - share your experience in the comment section down below - just an example with 'in'.

In my colleague's email I would probably use 'share my experience of working with id 0129934' or 'share my experience of mentoring id 0129934', since it's clear that she wants to share this story with me.

​Are my examples correct? Would one of the variants with 'experience of' work better in the first sentence of my colleague's email?

2. I think that the sequence of tenses is incorrect: We have discussed the situation with her and she chose to stick with the general course.

They discussed/had discussed (the outcome had some relevance in the past), and then she chose (based on their discussion).

I don't see how 'have discussed' might have any relevance in the present moment.

Possible variants: - We discussed, and she chose - sounds simpler and better than the rest - We had discussed, and she chose - We discussed, and she has chosen (her choice is still with her now; she is still taking that course)

Are these combinations possible? Which one would you use?

Hello Tony_M,

(1) The original sentence is OK but it is a little clumsy because of the verb 'share'.

As you say, multiple prepositions are possible after 'experience'. For people, experience with is quite common and would be fine if the verb were not 'share'. The reason is that we also say share with , so you have a choice of using two withs , which is unfortunate in terms of style, or using one with and leaving some ambiguity as to the meaning. This problem disappears if other verbs are used:

I'd like to tell you about my experience with 0129934 I'd like to say a few words about my experience with 0129934 I'd like detail my experience with 0129934 etc

Your suggestions are better in the sense that they don't have this problem, but since the following sentences from your colleague make the situation clear I don't think it's a major problem.

(2) I agree that there is an inconsistency here. Presumably the first verb is in the present perfect as the information is perceived as news to you, but if this is true then the second verb is surely also news to you and so both verbs should be in the present perfect. I don't see any reason to use the past perfect here but the past simple is fine:

We discussed... she chose... [a sequence in the past] We have discussed... she has chosen... [actions with present relevance - given the context this would seem to be optimal] We discussed... she has chosen [the discussion was in the past and then after some time she made a decision which is news to you/a present and current change]

The LearnEnglish Team

Hello Peter,

Thank you for your detailed and clear explanation. It was very helpful and understandable.

Why is Past Perfect overkill?

I hope you don't mind me stepping in here. I just noticed that it's been awhile since you asked your question and Peter hasn't been able to answer.

The past perfect would be overkill here because the earlier past time it would imply wouldn't make much sense in this situation. For example, I would understand it to suggest that the discussion happened earlier than the speaker's observation of id 0129934's skills. As I understand it (perhaps I've missed something?), the discussion happened precisely due to the insufficient skills.

Does that make sense?

Hope this helps.

Hello Kirk, 

Thank you. It does make sense.

Could we use the past perfect for the first event in this sequence (was placed)? Or is it not a good idea unless we have some signal words like 'before', 'after', or 'by the time'?

Just to make it clear, you're asking if the following works or not:

I'd like to share my experience with id 0129934. She had been placed under my supervision. However, I saw that her skills have a lot of room for improvement. We have discussed the situation with her and she chose to stick with the General course.

Perhaps in some very particular situation, it could work, but off the top of my head I can't think of one. The use of the present simple and present perfect later on are incongruous with a past perfect as far as I can tell.

To use a past perfect here, you'd have to shift the tenses in the following sentences towards the past. Even then, unless there's a particular reason to emphasize that her placement occurred before some other past point in time (which isn't mentioned in these sentences but perhaps was mentioned before), I wouldn't recommend it. This is because it would probably make the listener wonder what that other past time reference was; if there was no other past point in time that was relevant, it could be confusing.

You've understood me correctly. The explanation you've provided is excellent. It's shed a lot of light on the topic for me.

Thank you very much.

Dear teachers, In advanced thank you for helping us, I have an enquiry, in the question1, (What happened at school today?) Why didn't you use did in the question? And when should I use this form of question that is without did? Best regards Asala Mohammed

Hi Asala Mohammed,

This is a type of question called a subject question. These questions ask about the person or thing that did the action. They use the same word order as a normal sentence (Wh- question word + verb), without an auxiliary verb. For example:

  • Who wrote that book?
  • What caused the problem?
  • Which player scored the goal?

In the questions above, the wh- word is the subject of the verb. This may be easier to see if you compare it with the answer, e.g. Charles Dickens wrote that book . ("Charles Dickens" = subject).  Who wrote that book?  ("Who" = subject).

These are different from other questions, where the wh- word is the object of the verb. These questions need "did" (or another auxiliary verb). For example:

  • What did you think about the book? ("What" = object, "you" = subject)

I hope that helps.

Hello again, dear teachers and team!

Could you please help me with the following:

Which one (if any) is correct (I got the TV set yesterday and I still have it):

1. From yesterday, I have this TV set.

2. From yesterday, I have had this TV set.

It's hard to convey how grateful I am for your help and thank you for answering this comment beforehand!

Hello howtosay_,

The correct verb form here is 'have had'. You are describing a situation which began in the past and continues into the present, so the present perfect is appropriate.

'Yesterday' is a point in time rather than a period of time, so we would use 'since' rather than 'for'.

Hello, dear teachers and team!

So, I was late and rushed to catch the bus. Right after that, when I am on the bus, I have to say:

1. I was late, that's why I rushed to catch the bus. (As that very actions are finished)

2. I've been late, that's why I have rushed to catch the bus. (Now I am on the bus)

3. I was late, that's why I have rushed to catch the bus. (Because I have rushed to catch the bus, I am on it now).

I'm so much grateful for your help and thank you for answering my question beforehand!!!

The most natural thing to say here is 1 because the state of being late and the action of rushing are both finished now that you are on the bus. I imagine you being out of breath but probably happy to have caught it :-).

2 is incorrect because now that you are on the bus, you aren't late; if you used the present perfect, it would suggest you are still late. I suppose it's possible that you are still running late for your final destination, but if that's the case, you should say 'I'm late' or 'I'm running late' instead of 'I was late' since it is still true.

3 is unnatural because you've already finished the rushing to catch the bus. It could perhaps be used in some very particular situation (but I can't think of one). I'd recommend you regard it as incorrect too.

All the best, Kirk LearnEnglish team

Hello, Kirk!

Yes, that does make sense. That's very helpful, as usual.

And yes, I was happy to catch the bus. =)

Thank you so much for your help, which is very important to me!

Hello team! I have a question about using "when" with simple past. Can I use "when" with simple past in the two clauses: When I entered the room, my brother watched the movie. Do the two clauses happened at the same time or one clause happened before the other one?

Thank you in advance

Hello AbooodKh9,

Generally, 'when' in this kind of context indicates the moment that an action begins. For example:

She made a cup of coffee when I arrived - this means that the coffee making began only when I arrived.

When we want to show that an action was in progress at the time of another event, we use when or while with the past continuous:

She was making a cup of coffee when I arrived - this means that the coffee making began before I arrived and that she was in the middle of it.

Thus, I would say there are two possibilities for your example:

When I entered the room, my brother started to watch the movie - he began only once I was there. When I entered the room, my brother was watching the movie - he was in the middle of it at the time I arrived.

Hello Which sentence is correct? 1- After the plane had landed, we collected our luggage. 2- After the plane landed, we collected our luggage.

They are both correct! Sentence 1 uses the past perfect, but people often simplify by just using the past simple. This happens especially if the order that the actions happened is already shown in some other way. Here, the word "after" shows this, as well as the order of mentioning the actions in the sentence (the first action is mentioned first, and the second action is mentioned second).

Hello everyone! I just want to ask a question about "when" Can I use any tense after when? I know that we can use it before(present simple and past simple) but I want to know If we can use it before the other tenses.

For example: 1) When I had arrived, I met my friend. OR When I had arrived, I had met my friend. 2) When I have studied English, I found many job opportunities. OR When I have studied English, I have found many job opportunities. And so on...

Thank you in advance.

Hello AboodKh9,

1) When I arrived is correct here. We could use the past perfect ( had arrived ) with 'once' or 'after', not 'when'.

2) I'm not sure what you mean here. When I studied (not have studied )... I found (not have found ) is correct in this context. You could use the present perfect to talk about repeated experiences, however, with the sense 'every time' or 'whenever'.

For example: I've visited Germany many times in my life and when (whenever/every time) I've been there, I've found the people to be very kind.

You can find a useful summary here:

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/when

Thank you so much for your response. But here I am asking in general (not just about the examples I typed above) about using "when as a conjunction" before the 12 tenses in English. For example:

When + present perfect When + present perfect continuous When + past perfect When + past perfect continuous When + simple future ...etc

I will be grateful for you Excuse me if I didn't get it very well.

There is no general rule here - it really depends on the context and what the speaker wants to say. While some forms are unusual ( will after when is very unusual, for example), they are not impossible. All of these, for example, are correct:

When I've finished, I'll come and help you.

When I've been working on this, I've generally found a small team better than a large one.

She had been talking when he had been talking, and that's why hadn't understood each other.

Why here we cannot use when with past perfect?

Hi yyyyyyyy7,

Are you asking about this sentence?

When I have studied English, I found many job opportunities.

Have studied  is the present perfect (not the past perfect, which would be  had studied ). The sentence is showing two things happening together and at the same time, so they should be in the same tense as each other. The sentence above is not correct, but these two sentences are.

When I studied English, I found many job opportunities . (past simple) When I have studied English, I have found many job opportunities .

I hope that helps to understand it.

When I arrived is correct here. We could use the past perfect (had arrived) with 'once' or 'after', not 'when'.

Why we can not use when with past perfect? And we dont use past perfect here?

Actually, we can use the past perfect with "when", e.g. When I'd finished studying, I went to sleep .

Peter's comment above is saying that the past perfect cannot be used here, in that particular sentence. It should be the past simple because the apparent meaning of using "when" is that the first action ( arrived ) leads into the second action ( met my friend ). In comparison, using the past perfect would make the two actions seem more separated and less connected (like finished studying  and went to sleep  in my example above). If the two actions really are separate, then using "once" or "after" + past perfect instead of "when" would make that meaning clearer.

I have several questions be I would be very grateful if you answer. 1) does it mean that when we talk about things which are connected than we use past simple in both clauses? And does it mean that we use past perfect for things which are not connected as in your example? 2) where I can find materials to learn all these details according to tenses? I understood that using of tenses require to pay attention on these details.

Hi yyyyyyyy7,

“When” + past simple action 1 + past simple action 2 shows actions that are connected in the sense that action 1 leads smoothly into action 2. Action 2 follows very shortly after action 1. The focus of the sentence is on both actions.

  • When I closed my eyes, I fell asleep.
  • I picked up the phone when it rang.

“When” + past perfect action 1 + past simple action 2 emphasises the completeness of action 1 before action 2 happened. Although the two actions may also be connected in the sense of having a cause-effect relationship, using the past perfect for action 1 makes it seem further back in time from action 2 (the past simple action), and like a preliminary stage to action 2, with action 2 (the past simple action) being the main focus of the sentence. As noted above, “once” and “after” are synonyms for “when” here.

  • When the cat had gone away, the mouse came out.
  • I folded the clothes when they’d dried.

Of course, how connected actions are is subjective, so sometimes both structures are possible, depending on the speaker’s intended meaning.

  • When the cat went away, the mouse came out . (one action follows soon after the other)
  • When the cat had gone away, the mouse came out . (emphasises the completeness of the first action, before the second one happened)

I’m afraid I can’t really recommend particular learning materials to learn more about this grammar point, but I suggest having a look for advanced-level grammar books since this is quite a specific point and it may not be covered in general textbooks. Best of luck!

Hello, I have one more question. Your example above about phone remind me another example. Here you have used past simple: I picked up the phone when it rang. I have come across to another example: I couldn’t answer when my phone rang as I was in the shower. Why in both sentences are used past simple instead of past continuous?

The past continuous ( was ringing ) is also possible in both sentences. Using the past continuous emphasises the duration of the activity, i.e. the fact that the ringing went on for some time. You may say this if your aim is to describe what was happening at that particular moment that you picked up the phone.

Using the past simple presents the actions in a step-by-step way: one thing happened, then another thing. You may say this if you are telling a story, for example, as it's common to use the past simple to tell the main sequence of story events.

Do studying English and finding job opportunities mean that they are happening at the same time? Doesn’t mean that after he had studied English he found new job opportunities?

The original commenter's sentence has an unclear meaning. It may show actions happening at the same time, or one after the other. Both of these meanings make sense. Yes, it is also possible that the person studied English first, and then found new opportunities after that, as you say. But in that case, the earlier action should either be in the past simple or the past perfect. For greater clarity, I would also recommend using "Once" or "After" instead of "When", to show that the actions happen one after the other. However, the original sentence seemed to me to indicate two actions happening at the same time because of the use of the present perfect with "when", which has the meaning of "every time" or "whenever".

Hello! Could you please clarify the use of Past Simple in this sentence: 'The project was started maybe a year ago'. Is it acceptable to use Present Perfect here meaning that the project is still ongoing, or Past Simple is referred to just one completed past action -- started? Or it's better to rephrase the whole sentence -- 'It's been a year since the project has (been) started'? Is it acceptable or are there any exceptions for using 'ago' with Present Perfect? The main emphasis is that the project is not finished yet. Thank you in advance!

Hello Gulnara_BC,

The present perfect is not correct in either of these sentences. 'a year ago' suggests a past time that isn't closely connected with the present and so the past simple is the best choice here.

There may exist some situations where it's possible to use the present perfect with 'ago', but I can't think of one off the top of my head.

The past simple does not imply that the project is finished. The action of starting is an action that we generally think of as taking a relatively short time, and then of course the project can continue for an indefinite length.

All the best, Kirk The LearnEnglish Team

Hello Team. Is there any difference between "How long ago" and "When" to ask about past events? For example, in the following question, which one is correct? Why? - (How long ago - When) did you start studying English? Thank you.

Hello Ahmed Imam,

'how long ago' asks for a specific kind of answer, i.e. an expression with 'ago', whereas 'when' is a bit more general.

In practice, though, the person who answers is free to answer as they wish. In other words, they could just as easily say 'when I was ten years old' or 'last summer' or 'ten years ago' in response to 'how long ago' as 'when'.

Hello again Kirk. So, I understand that they are equally-correct in my question, right? Thank you

Yes, that's right: both of those formulations are correct.

Hi Jonathan, Thanks so much for your prompt reply. So, in informal speaking, we could ask questions such as: - How's the film yesterday? - Why's he angry last night? - What's he doing when you called him? - When's the next train arrive? - What's it mean? - How's he look?

[1] Is this kind of contraction also used by educated people in daily conversations?

[2] Could we use this kind of contraction ('s) of "was" and "does" in daily communication with our coworkers or boss?

Your remarks would be highly appreciated.

Best regards,

Hi melvinthio,

[1] Yes, if they are in informal situations. I don't think the education level is relevant here.

[2] Potentially, yes, but I can't really say more than that. It depends on the expectations about formality, clarity and interpersonal communication that people in your particular workplace have.

Hi Jonathan, Merriam Webster's online dictionary cites that the past tense "was" can also be contracted to ('s). E.g. : When's the last time you ate? [1] Can we use the contraction in general or it's only used in the fixed phrase of "When's the last time......?"

The dictionary also cites that ('s) is also the contraction of "does". E.g. : What's he want ? [2] Can we use this contraction in general with other question words (where, why, who, how) as well ?

You can find these contractions in other sentences too, not just these ones. However, it's important to know that these contractions are normally used (1) in informal speaking, and (2) in questions. Because of their use in informal speaking, some people may consider them incorrect. It's also good to be aware of the potential for confusion (e.g. "What's" might be initially understood as "What is" or "What has").

Hi In this following sentence "I took care that he should not hear me " Does here "he should not hear me " refer to past ?Can we use "should" in past tense?What about if we use "would not" instead of "should not" here ?

Yes, it does. (If referring to the future, "shall" can replace "should".) In this sentence, "would" and "should" have the same meaning but "should" is a bit more formal in style.

Hi To know about someone's food hobby we ask What's your favourite food? if someone ask me " What was your favourite food?" , is it different from "What is your favourite food?"

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Simple Past

What did you do last weekend?

You can also use the simple past to talk about a past state of being, like the way someone felt about something at a specific point in the past. (Verb "be")

We use it for finished actions in the past.

For regular verbs, add -ed to the base form of the verb Play- playedListen - listenedUse - usedVisit- visited

Regular Verbs

S + did not + V (Simple Form)

-(Wh-word) Did + S + V (S.F.)?-Yes, I did .-No, I did not.

-Yesterday- This morning- in 2010-Last night- Last month- A week ago- Three years ago

Signal Words

Verb "have"

(Wh-word) Be + S

Some irregular verbs looks exactly like the base form.Set -setPut- putOther irregular verbs have more changes.Say - saidLeave - left

Other Irregular Verbs

If you want to learn irregular verbs, you need to practice, practice, practice.

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70 Past Simple Questions

Past simple questions are frequently used in conversations since the simple past is one of the most used tenses of the twelve.

We used the simple past to talk about a definite time in the past

The structure to make simple past questions is the following:

Now let’s check what examples of simple past questions so you get familiar with them

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Closed Questions with the Simple Past

Open questions with the simple past, simple past questions: movies and tv, simple past questions: music, simple past questions: friends, love and family, simple past questions: school times, past simple questions: last vacations, past simple questions: feelings, simple past conversation questions: party, simple past conversation questions: school, related information.

In English, we have:

Examples of closed questions with the simple past are:

  • Did you do any exercises?
  • Did you play video games last night?
  • Did she have good arguments?
  • Did she pay for the Netflix subscription?
  • Did she try to change the flat tire?
  • Did she buy more Pokemon cards?

These are examples of how to respond to closed questions with the simple past:

  • Yes, she did
  • Did she close her Facebook account?
  • No, She didn’t

Now let’s check what open questions with the simple past are

A similar example using an open question in the simple past is

  • What exercises did you do?
  • Who did you meet there?
  • How many toys did you buy?
  • What cryptocurrency did you buy?

These are examples of open questions and answers with the simple past

  • I only did push-ups
  • I met my future wife there
  • I bought a toy for each one of my four kids
  • I bought Ethereum and Cardano

Open questions with simple past can be answered in different ways

These are some questions using the simple past in the context of entertainment.

  • Did you watch any movies?
  • What did you watch yesterday?
  • Did you watch any horror movies in October?
  • Did you go to the movies this year?
  • Did you watch any good shows last week?
  • Did you watch any good movies last week?
  • What programs did you use to watch when you were a little kid?

These are some simple past questions within the context of music

  • Did you discover any new music this week?
  • Did you find a good album this week?
  • Did she like the new album?
  • Did she enjoy my Spotify Playlist?
  • Did you enjoy some recommendations given by your friends?
  • Did you discover any new songs by checking Youtube recommendations?

These are some questions related to friends, love, and family

  • Who was your first love?
  • Who was your first crush?
  • Who was your best friend in high school?
  • Who was your best friend at the university?
  • What games did you play when you were a little kid?

These are some questions related to school

  • Who was your best teacher?
  • Who was your worst class?
  • Did you ever fail a class?
  • Were you good at math?
  • Were you good at science?
  • Were you good at Math?
  • Did you study hard for your high school tests?

These are some past simple questions about your last vacation

  • Where did you go on your last vacation?
  • Where did you stay?
  • How much money did you spend?
  • Who did you go with?
  • How many days did you stay there?
  • Did you stay in a hotel?
  • Where did you go during the night?

These are some questions about feelings in English

  • When was the last time that you felt really sad?
  • When was the last time that you felt really happy?
  • When was the last time that you felt really angry?
  • When was the last time that you had so much fun?
  • Did you feel nervous before your first job interview?
  • What made you feel happy yesterday?
  • What made you feel sad yesterday?
  • How did you feel when you achieved your goal?

These are some simple past conversation questions about parties

  • When was the last time you went to a party?
  • How did you get there?
  • How many people attended the party?
  • What did you eat or drink?
  • How many drinks did you have?
  • What time did the party start?
  • How many people were at the party?
  • Did you dance at the party?
  • Who did you talk to at the party?
  • Did you have a good time at the party?
  • When did the party end?

These are some simple past conversation questions about school

  • What high school did you go to?
  • What university did you go to?
  • When did you finish high school?
  • When did you finish college?
  • Did you enjoy school?
  • Did you enjoy college?
  • What classes did you fail?
  • What classes were the most difficult for you?
  • What classes were the easiest for you?
  • Did you make really good friends?

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25 Past Tense Question Examples

Once you have introduced students to the past simple tense , a great way to get students to practice using the past tense is to ask them many past tense questions . Asking past tense questions gives students an opportunity to talk about themselves and the things they have done. In this post, we have put together 25 past tense questions you can ask your students to help them practice speaking or writing in the past tense. We will also show you how to form both positive and negative past tense questions.

Past Tense Questions

Here are 25 past questions that you can ask your students. These are great to help your students practice speaking in the past tense, or can be used as past tense writing prompts.

  • Where did you go for your last vacation?
  • What did you learn at school yesterday?
  • What was your first memory?
  • Who was your first friend?
  • What did you eat for breakfast?
  • What was the last thing you bought?
  • What was the last sport you played?
  • What did you do during the winter vacation?
  • What did you do before school today?
  • What did you have for dinner yesterday?
  • When was the last time you exercised?
  • What was the last movie you saw?
  • What was the last book you read?
  • When did you last have a bad dream?
  • When did you last tell a lie?
  • What did you watch on TV last weekend?
  • When did you last have an argument with someone?
  • How did you travel to school today?
  • When was the last time you cried?
  • What was the last thing you cooked?
  • Who was your first teacher?
  • What was your favorite toy as a child?
  • Who did you meet at the weekend?
  • Where did you go last weekend?
  • What was the first concert you went to?

Past Tense Questions

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Download and print these 25 past tense questions.

How To Form Past Tense Questions

To create a past tense question, you must first begin with a past tense verb. For regular verbs, you simply add “-ed” to the base form of the verb. For irregular verbs , the past tense form must be memorized.

Once you have the past tense verb, invert the subject and verb order to form a question. For example, if the sentence in the past tense is “ I walked to the store ,” the question would be, “ Did you walk to the store? ” The auxiliary verb “ did ” is used to create the question, and the subject “ I ” has been inverted with the verb “ walked .” It is important to remember that auxiliary verbs are necessary to form questions in English, and the past tense form of the main verb should always follow the auxiliary verb.

How To Form Negative Past Tense Questions

To form negative past tense questions in English, you will need to use the auxiliary verb “ did ” and the negative adverb “ not ” before the main verb. The order of the words in the sentence is the same as with regular past tense questions: the auxiliary verb comes before the subject, and the main verb comes after the subject.

For example, “ He did not walk to school ” becomes “ Did he not walk to school? ” Another example is “ I did not see the movie ,” becomes “ Did I not see the movie? ” It’s important to remember that the word “ not ” comes after the auxiliary verb and before the main verb.

Negative Past Tense Questions

Here are 25 negative past tense questions:

  • Did you not eat breakfast this morning?
  • Did they not watch the movie last night?
  • Did she not call you yesterday?
  • Did we not go to the park on Saturday?
  • Did he not finish his homework on time?
  • Did you not enjoy the party last night?
  • Did they not attend the meeting yesterday?
  • Did she not play basketball with you last week?
  • Did we not visit our grandparents last weekend?
  • Did he not clean his room yesterday?
  • Did you not order a pizza for dinner?
  • Did they not study for the test last night?
  • Did she not read the book you recommended?
  • Did we not go to the beach on vacation?
  • Did he not go to the gym yesterday?
  • Did you not take the bus to work this morning?
  • Did they not practice their instruments yesterday?
  • Did she not paint a picture for her friend?
  • Did we not try the new restaurant downtown?
  • Did he not visit his parents last weekend?
  • Did you not write the report for the meeting?
  • Did they not finish the project on time?
  • Did she not go to the concert with her friends?
  • Did we not buy groceries on our way home?
  • Did he not attend the party with his girlfriend?

Negative Past Tense Questions

Download and print these 25 negative past tense questions.

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This page is intended to be a resource for English learners and teachers . You can practice answering these past simple discussion questions by yourself or with a partner. You can also write the answers in a notebook, in a digital document, or in the comments section below. To help learners feel more confident and to develop grammatical accuracy, the warm-up questions have some suggested answer beginnings, which make them ideal for beginners. For more challenging questions, move on to the "Let's go!" section.

Recommended levels: beginner/low intermediate for "Warm-up" questions; mix of intermediate and advanced levels for majority of "Let's go!" questions.

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Grammar Reference (scroll down for questions)

Statement structure

Affirmative: subject + past simple verb

"She went to the store."

"I talked to him yesterday."

Negative: subject + didn't + bare infinitive/base verb

"The company didn't want to give him a raise."

"He didn't arrive on time."

Past "be" verb sentences: subject + was/were (not) (or: "wasn't/weren't" (for negatives))

"They weren't happy with the final result."

"I was at home."

Open question structure

Known subject: Wh- question word + did + subject + bare infinitive/base verb

"When did you wake up?"

"Where did they go?"

Past "be" verb questions: Wh- question word + was/were (not) + subject

"How was soccer practice today?"

"When were they there?"

Unknown/Open subject: Who/What/Which one(s) + past simple verb

"Who won the game last night?"

"What happened?"

Unknown/Open subject negative: Who/What/Which one(s) + didn't + bare infinitive/base verb

"Which one didn't break?"

"Who didn't go to class today?"

Unknown/Open subject with past "be" verb questions: Who/What/Which one(s) + was/were (not) (or: wasn't/weren't)

"Who was there?"

"What wasn't explained?"

Yes/No question structure

Did + subject + (not) bare infinitive/base verb (or: Didn't + subject + bare infinitive/base verb for common negative question structure)

"Did you see him at the store?"

"Did they ask you any questions?"

Was/Were + subject (not) (or: Wasn't/Weren't + subject for common negative question structure)

"Were the roads really bad last night?"

"Was it difficult?"

Where were you born?

I was born in...

Did you grow up there too (in the place you were born)? / Where did you grow up?

Yes, I did. / No. I grew up in...

Where did you go to school? How was it?

I went to [name of school]. It was...

How did you get to school every day?

I got to school by car/bus/metro/train. / I walked to school every day (or "I got/went to school on foot.") / My mom/dad/parents took me to school.

Did you go anywhere yesterday? What did you do?

Yesterday, I went to... / No, I didn't go anywhere yesterday. I stayed (at) home and...

What time did you go to bed last night?

I went to bed at/around...

What time did you get up this morning?

I got up at/around...

What did you have for breakfast?

What time did you start school/work?

I started work/school at...

What was your favourite TV show when you were a kid? (If you didn't watch TV, what was your favourite book, video game, etc.?)

When I was a kid, my favourite show was... / ...I loved watching... / ...I was obsessed with...

What did he/she/they do yesterday?

He/She/They...

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Let's go!

How was your weekend? What did you do?

What was the last thing you bought?

What were your hobbies when you were a kid?

Which subjects were you good at in school?

What was one of the most important things you learned when you were younger?

What kind of kid were you? Were you creative? Quiet? A clown? Energetic? Active? Lazy? Etc.

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? (Example: "I wanted to be a doctor.")

How often did you get into trouble when you were a kid? Did you ever do anything that you felt bad about afterwards?

Who picked you up from school when you were a kid?

What was your first memory?

Do you remember your first best friend? What was his/her/their name?

How old were you when...?

Answer: "I was [your age at the time]." (Don't be afraid to say more about this experience.)

you learned to ride a bike?

you learned to drive?

you got your first job?

you went to your first concert (or other major public event)?

you cooked something by yourself for the first time?

Daily routine

Think about yesterday. Which of these things did you do? Ask yourself (or ask a partner) yes/no questions, answer them, and discuss. (Example: "Did you have breakfast yesterday?")

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Did you learn to swim when you were younger? Who taught you?

Which chores did you do last week? Did you take out the garbage? Wash the dishes? Vacuum the floor? Do the laundry?

What was your first job?

Why did you decide to start studying English?

What did you do on your last day off?

When was your last vacation? Did you go anywhere new? What did you do?

What time did you start answering these questions?

What did you have for breakfast/lunch/dinner today?

What was the last book you read?

Who was the first person you talked to today?

What was the first thing you did when you woke up today?

Tell me about one of your favourite teachers from the past (elementary school, high school, college, university, etc.). What was their name? What did they teach you? Why did you like them?

How many hours of sleep did you get last night? (Example: "I got [number] hour of sleep last night," or "I slept for [number] hours last night.")

In what ways were you different 10 years ago?

How often did you visit your family when you were a kid?

Tell me about one of your favourite travel experiences. What made it memorable/special?

Who did you look up to when you were younger? (This means "Who did you admire and respect when you were younger? Who was one of your role models?")

What was something you believed when you were younger, but you don't believe now?

What were your favourite holidays when you were a kid?

How did you get here today? (by bus, by car, by train, on foot...)

What were your favourite snacks and meals when you were younger? (I really liked...)

When was the last time you...

got a haircut?

played a sport?

rode a bike?

drove a car?

went out to eat?

went to a movie theatre?

felt proud of something or someone?

wrote a physical letter to someone?

called someone?

ate junk food or drank soda?

Think about a time in your life when you had to make an important decision. What happened?

What was the last thing you received in the mail?

Finish these sentences with your own ideas:

Last night, I thought about...

Yesterday, I saw...

We tried...

My friends and I hung out... (to hang out is to spend time)

When I was a kid, I didn't like to eat...

Passive past simple (was/were (not) + past participle)

Do you know what year your house/apartment/condo was built?

Who(m) was your favourite book written by?

Where were your clothes made?

Do you have a cellphone? Do you know where it was made?

What was the last thing that was delivered to your house?

Picture time! Yesterday was a busy day. What did these people do? More than one answer is possible in some situations.

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By what time were you expected to be home when you were a teenager?

What kind of music did you listen to when you were younger?

What is something you didn't learn in school?

Tell me about a time when something or someone surprised you.

How much money did you make at your first job? How many hours did you work per week?

When was your last birthday party? How many people were there?

How old were you when you got your first computer and/or cellphone?

How much time did you spend on these questions? Did you answer all of them, or did you skip some of them? Why or why not?

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75 past simple conversation questions

Past simple conversation questions.

In the English language, the past simple tense is used to talk about things that happened in the past at a precise time. It is an extremely important part of English grammar for students to master. It is also often referred to as the simple past, either term is fine.

These past simple discussion questions are all about random topics to keep this speaking activity interesting. The questions use both regular and irregular verbs so be sure to keep an eye on your student’s responses and that they are using the correct forms of the verbs.

There are 3 free printable conversation worksheets in this set. This means you can also make this a pair work activity or get students to work in groups of three with their own unique questions.

The questions are quite easy but there may be some terms that your ESL students are unfamiliar with. The most difficult words in the first printable PDF include – argument, dangerous, toppings, camping, and spend (time).

The first set of past simple conversation questions are –

What was the weather like where you live yesterday? What did your wear?

When did you last go on a vacation? Where did you go and what did you do?

Who was the last person that you had an argument with? What was it about?

Where did you last go shopping ? What things did you buy there?

What did you eat for dinner last night? Who cooked it for you? Was it delicious?

When did you last do something exciting or dangerous? What did you do?

How many hours of sleep did you get last night? What time did you wake up?

What did you do on your last birthday? Did you get any gifts? Who gave them to you?

When did you last go to the cinema ? What movie did you see? Was it good?

Which subjects did you enjoy the most when you were in primary school?

When was the last time you ate pizza? What kinds of toppings were on it?

Where did you live before you live where you are now? Was it a better place?

What was the most interesting thing that happened to you last year?

When was the last time you lost something? What was it and where did you lose it?

How did you travel the last time you went a long way from home? Where did you go?

Who is the last person that you went out to dinner at a restaurant with?

What was your favorite toy when you were a child? Why did you like it?

When was the last time you made a phone call? Who did you call and why?

What was the last book that you read? How long did it take you to read it?

When was the last time you went hiking or camping ? Where did you go?

Where did you spend most of your time last weekend? Who were you with?

Did you do any exercise yesterday? What kind of exercise did you do?

When was the last time you saw a rainbow? Where were you and who were you with?

What did you say to your mother and father the last time you saw them?

past simple conversation questions 2

Past simple conversation questions 2

The most difficult terms on this second past simple conversation questions printable are – midnight, reason, recently, scream, bus fare, stressed, Thanksgiving, and appearance.

When was the last time you drew a picture? What did you draw a picture of?

What did you eat for breakfast today? Did you buy it or cook it yourself?

How did you spend last New Year’s Eve? Did you stay up until midnight?

Who was the last person that told you a joke? What was it about? Was it funny?

When was the last time you went to a party? What was the reason for the party?

Did you spend a lot of money last month? What did you spend your money on?

At what time did you have a shower yesterday? How long did you shower for?

What is a story that you heard in the news recently? Was it good or bad news?

When was the last time you saw a doctor or a dentist? Why did you visit them?

What was the last thing that made you scream or shout? What emotion did you feel?

When did you last get on a bus? Where did the bus go and how much was the fare?

How much water did you drink yesterday? What else did you drink?

When was the last time that you felt very stressed? Why did you feel this way?

What did your grandparents do for work when they were younger? Did they like it?

Did you celebrate Thanksgiving or Christmas last year? Who were you with?

How different was your hometown 50 years ago? What was different?

What was something that made you smile or laugh last week? Where were you?

When was the last time you made a change to your appearance ? What did you do?

What was the worst present you have been given? Who gave it to you and why?

About how many emails did you receive last month? Did you get a lot of spam?

Did you listen to any music yesterday? What kind of music did you listen to?

When was the last time you visited the beach or the ocean? What did you do there?

What did you dream about last night? Can you describe what happened in the dream?

When did you last eat fast food? What fast food did you eat and where?

past simple conversation questions 3

Past simple conversation questions 3

The hardest terms on the third and final past simple discussion questions worksheet are – break/broke, enjoyable, wild, caught (in the rain), chores, recently, surf (the net), injured, hurt, and skills.

When was the last time you took a photograph? What was the photograph of?

Who was the first person you saw this morning? What did you say to them?

What kinds of fruit and vegetables did you eat 2 days ago? How were they cooked?

When was the last time you broke something? How did you break it?

What was the most enjoyable thing you did last year? Who did you do it with?

Did you watch television last night? What did you watch? Where did you watch it?

Where was the last place that you saw a wild animal? What animal was it?

What did you think about last night before you went to sleep?

When did you last play a computer or video game ? What was the game about?

How many people visited your home last week? Why did they come to visit you?

What was the last meal that you cooked by yourself? How did you cook it?

When was the last time you got caught in the rain? What did you do?

Did you go to an airport last year? Which airport and why did you go there?

What kinds of housework and chores did you do last week? Did they take long?

Have you bought any clothes recently? What did you buy and where did you buy it?

When did you last help another person? What did you do to help them?

What was the last thing that made you feel angry ? What did you do about it?

Did you go on the internet last night? What websites did you visit and surf?

How did your best friend feel the last time you met? Why did they feel this way?

When was the last time you were injured or hurt? What happened to you?

Did you learn any new skills last year? What did you learn? Who taught you?

What did you do the last time you had no money? Did anyone help you?

Did you have a bicycle when you were a child? What color was it? Who bought it?

How did you try to keep cool last summer? How did you stay warm last winter?

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Past Simple Questions

Aug 26, 2014

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Past Simple Questions. The Warehouse Madrid Elementary Class. #9. What did you do last night? Where did you meet your best friend? Where did your parents meet? When did you first go to another country? What did you do last weekend?.

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Past Simple Questions The Warehouse Madrid Elementary Class

#9 • What did you do last night? • Where did you meet your best friend? • Where did your parents meet? • When did you first go to another country? • What did you do last weekend? • I ______ last night. (I watched Real Madrid on TV last night. • I met my best friend ________. (I met my best friend in high school). • My parents met ______. (My parents met at university. • I first went to another country when I was ____ years old. • Last weekend I ______.

5-8 events in your life • Born • Start/leave school • Start/leave university • Get married • Have a child • Meet your best friend • Meet your first gf/bf • Go to live in a different city • Start your first job • Meet your husband/wife • I was born in 1986. • I started school when I was 5 years old. • I got married when I was 24 years old. • I met my best friend when I was 14 years old. • I started my first job when I was 16 years old. • I met my husband when I was 21 years old.

Write 10 verbs in past simple • Run • Walk • Sing • Laugh • Talk • Chat • Sleep • Do • Have • Take • Walk • Work • Make sentences with them • Yesterday, I walked 3 kilometers. • I sang on Monday.

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  3. 165 Past questions English ESL powerpoints

    162 Past questions English ESL powerpoints SORT BY TIME PERIOD All-time dmeyer8 Asking Simple Past Questions Using did to ask questions. 1968 uses paradise092 Jeopardy Game # 2 - Verb Tenses Update of a famous quiz game! ... 87543 uses jmsanso Speaking exercises: was and were This powerpoint has many exercises.

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    It's a game to practise this verb tense. 30-page PPT where students have to put the verbs into the past simple. This pptx introduces/ reviews the Past Simple Tense. ... A great and complete power point. It includes exercises, theory and more. worksheet conains two excersices on past simple. Past Simple tense.

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    A Angelica Flores Student at Student Oct 1, 2014 • 4 likes • 16,159 views Education Grammar explanation about Simple Past Questions. for a Begginers Level. 1 of 8 Download Now Recommended Present perfect ever-never 5° a Anabel Milagros Montes Miranda Simple Past Questions Katie Mitchell VERB PATTERNS eoi.soraya Adverbs of frequency Taoufik Lalami

  6. Past Tense

    Activity 1: Past Tense Guessing Game. This game is great to introduce the past tense to students and is a fun way to practice making past tense sentences. In this past tense game, students will see how to change a verb into the past tense. Then an image that is hidden behind some colored shapes is slowly revealed.

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    Grammar practice Past simple - questions Past simple - questions Do you want to practise using past simple questions in English? Help Past simple - questions We can use past simple questions to ask about the past. Did you have fun with your friends yesterday? Where did she go for her last holiday? What did they watch on TV last night?

  8. ESL What Did You Do Last Weekend? Past Simple Questions PPT

    Past Simple Questions PPT [Adults, A1] 10 reviews Kids Browse by type PowerPoint Lessons Teaching students about questions in the past simple tense We know that it's not just children that need support to learn English, but also adults.

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    Past simple 1 Past simple 2 Past simple questions and negatives We use did to make questions with the past simple: Did she play tennis when she was younger? Did you live abroad? When did you meet your wife? Where did you go for your holidays? But questions with who often don't use did: Who discovered penicillin? Who wrote Don Quixote?

  10. Past Simple PowerPoint Presentation

    108 1 2 3 4 5 rated by 30 teachers by Chistotkina Grammar » Verb Tense Worksheets » Past Simple | Views: 103,501 | Level: Elementary | 4 out of 5, rated by 30 teachers | Found a mistake? This ppt will help your students to practise regular verbs with different endings- t, d, id and irregular verbs.

  11. SIMPLE PAST

    Simple Past. You can also use the simple past to talk about a past state of being, like the way someone felt about something at a specific point in the past. (Verb "be") We use it for finished actions in the past. For regular verbs, add -ed to the base form of the verb Play- playedListen - listenedUse - usedVisit- visited.

  12. Past Tense PPT

    Sharing Is Caring! This PowerPoint presentation is for teaching past tense regular verbs in English. Included in the slides are the past tense rules and examples of past tense verbs.

  13. 70 Past Simple Questions

    In English, we have: Examples of closed questions with the simple past are: Did you do any exercises? Did you play video games last night? Did she have good arguments? Did she pay for the Netflix subscription? Did she try to change the flat tire? Did she buy more Pokemon cards?

  14. The Past Simple ppt

    The Past Simple ppt. Dec 25, 2008 •. 221 likes • 336,584 views. Laura Pérez Spanish Teacher at George Washington Community High School. Follow. Education Technology. 1 of 17. Download Now.

  15. 25 Past Tense Question Examples

    How To Form Past Tense Questions. To create a past tense question, you must first begin with a past tense verb. For regular verbs, you simply add "-ed" to the base form of the verb. For irregular verbs, the past tense form must be memorized. Once you have the past tense verb, invert the subject and verb order to form a question.

  16. Past Simple

    Past Simple - Negative and Questions. thaodau. 2077. 14. 2. 0. 1/10. Let's do English ESL grammar guide. Lesson ppt - demonstrate how Negative and Questions are formed, with easy to understand examples and some control -practice….

  17. Past Simple Conversation Questions (100+ questions; includes pictures)

    5 min read Past Simple Conversation Questions (100+ questions; includes pictures) Updated: Feb 20, 2023 This page is intended to be a resource for English learners and teachers. You can practice answering these past simple discussion questions by yourself or with a partner.

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  19. 75 past simple conversation questions

    These past simple discussion questions are all about random topics to keep this speaking activity interesting. The questions use both regular and irregular verbs so be sure to keep an eye on your student's responses and that they are using the correct forms of the verbs. There are 3 free printable conversation worksheets in this set.

  20. Past simple.ppt

    A series of completed actions in the past. Completed actions in the past. - I finished my work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. - My mom made some pancake for us yesterday. 1)Minnie________ (bake) a huge cake for Mickey's birthday party. (+) 2)John________ (break) a window while he was playing football. (+) 3)____ you ...

  21. Past simple To be 1: English ESL powerpoints

    Past simple To be 1. 20 slides to teach/revise/practise the past of to be. In this ppt the affirmative & negative forms. A little grammar and lots of practice. Thanks Philli Martin….

  22. PPT

    Simple Past. Simple Past. Grammar essential # 44. "simple past". Without learning a new tense, one can talk about what just happened with using present tense of acabar. The formula is: acabar (conjugated) + de + infinitive Has/ Have just (done something). Simple past. She has just read the book. 434 views • 6 slides

  23. PPT

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