Question Exercises for the Past Simple
In these exercises, you have to practise making questions using the past simple verb tense. There is a mix of general questions and ‘wh’ questions.
1 . What________ (was/were) you unhappy about earlier?
2. Who _______ (was/were) that man at the party?
✅ was
3. Why __________(was/were) you crying?
✅ were
4. When __________(was/were) they in Italy?
✅ were
5. Where __________(was/were) he when you called him?
✅ was
6. What ___________(was/were) the meal like yesterday?
✅ was
7. What __________(was/were) his name?
✅ was
8. What __________(was/were) their names?
✅ were
9. Where _________(was/were) they?
✅ were
10. When _________(was/were) she at university?
✅ was
11. Why _______ (was/were) he so annoyed?
✅ was
12. ______ (Was/Were) he unwell yesterday?
✅ Was
13. _______ (Was/Were) you at the concert last night? I didn’t see you.
✅ Were
14. _______ (Was/Were) they tired after their long flight?
✅ Were
15. ______ (Was/Were) I good enough in my performance?
✅ Was
16. ______ (Was/Were) she in a long relationship with him?
✅ Was
17. _______ (Was/Were) we at the cinema on Friday or Saturday? I can’t remember…
✅ Were
18. ______ (Was/Were) it a good holiday or a bad holiday?
✅ Was
19. ______ (Was/Were) David at the conference?
✅ Was
20. ______ (Was/Were) you happy when you got to the top of the mountain?
✅ Were
21. ______ (Was/Were) she in love with him?
✅ Was
22. ______ (Was/Were) they on the same bus as you?
✅ Were
23. _____ (Was/Were) you at her graduation ceremony last night?
✅ Were
24. _____ (Was/Were) he at the university gym yesterday?
✅ Was
