Special questions

Exercise 9.Ask questions about the information in italics.

Example: Bobby played golf yesterday. — What did Bobby do yesterday?

They had to travel in a car. — How did they have to travel?

1. Mrs Taylor's pupils often asked embarrassing questions.

2. It took Clare an hour to pack her travelling bag.

3. Charlotte Hughes (the second oldest person in the world) didn’t marry until sixty-three.

4. Alexander Bell started his first telephone company on August 2nd 1877.

5. Martin worked the whole summer. The job was tiring but he earned a lot of money.

Exercise 10.Ask subject or object questions. Give answers to subject questions.

Example: We waited for him at the door. — Who waited for him at the door? — We did. Who did you wait for at door?

1. We listened to the news at breakfast.

2. Anthony talked to his girlfriend on the phone all evening.

3. Fred's sister married a famous actor.

4. They bought a present for us.

5. I had to report the accident to the police.

Revision test

- Complete these sentences. Use one of these verbs in the past simple: