In this ESL grammar lesson, students practice writing questions in the past tense and answering those questions.
ESL Grammar: Forming Questions in the Past Tense
To ask questions in the past tense, use the auxiliary verb “did” followed by the base form of the main verb. The structure for forming past tense questions is:
Structure:
- Did + Subject + Base Form of the Verb?
Examples:
- Did you eat breakfast this morning?
- Did she go to the store yesterday?
The English grammar lesson below gives students a chance to practice asking and answering questions in the past tense. Our series of ESL grammar lessons on subjects and verbs introduce these concepts and reinforce them through helpful and instructive exercises.
This lesson is available for free download, and you can download many more English grammar lessons focusing on basic English tenses (present tense, present continuous tense, past tense, future tense) in our comprehensive, beginner-level ESL grammar textbook Great, Great Grammar! (Book 2: Tenses).
