Exercise: past simple questions and auxiliaries.

The interrogative in past simple: an exercise on when we use or omit the auxiliary.

Write the questions in past simple using the verb in brackets. In these examples the auxiliary "did" is sometimes used and sometimes omitted.

Examples:
Who (see) the match last night?
Answer:
Who saw the match last night?

or,

Who you (see) yesterday afternoon?
Answer:
Who did you see yesterday afternoon?

1) Who (find) my exercise book?

Who my exercise book?

2) Who you (help) with their English homework yesterday?

Who with their English homework yesterday?

3) Which way he (take) to get to Madrid?

Which way to get to Madrid?

4) Which way (go) to the lake?

Which way to the lake?

5) What you (learn) in the English class yesterday?

What in the English class yesterday?

6) Which students (learn) the English past simple tense?

Which students the English past simple tense?

7) Who (discover) America?

Who America?

8) What (cause) this terrible economic crisis?

What this terrible economic crisis?

9) Who you (give) that box of chocolates to?

Who that box of chocolates to?

10) Which vase Mary (buy) at Harrod's?

Which vase at Harrod's?

*Incorrect answers are shown in red. You have TWO chances to find the correct answers.