Exercise: past simple questions, no auxiliary.

The interrogative in past simple where the auxiliary "did" is omitted.

Write the questions in past simple using the verb in brackets. In these examples the auxiliary "did" is not used.

Example:
Who (buy) the milk last week?

Answer:
Who bought     the milk last week?

1) Who (see) the film last night?

Who the film last night?

2) Who (do) their English homework yesterday?

Who their English homework yesterday?

3) Which horse (win) the race on Saturday?

Which horse the race on Saturday?

4) Which road (go) to the beach?

Which road to the beach?

5) What (happen) at work yesterday?

What at work yesterday?

6) Who (come) to your party last weekend?

Who to your party last weekend?

7) Who (invent) the television?

Who the television?

8) What (make) a noise late last night?

What a noise late last night?

9) Who (eat) all the biscuits?

Who all the biscuits?

10) Which vase (fall off) the table?

Which vase the table?

 

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