[ ENG ] BE PAST: WH-QUESTIONS

WH-QUESTIONS

USE:
To ask questions that begin with these question words:WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHY, HOW.

FORM:
Questions about the SUBJECT: [WH-WORD + BE PAST + REST OF SENTENCE]
Affirmative: Juan was at home.
Wh-Question: Who was at home?

Questions about the REST OF THE SENTENCE:

[WH-WORD + BE PAST + SUBJECT + REST OF SENTENCE]
Affirmative: He was in Philadelphia.
Wh-Question: Where was he?

Affirmative: He was there in 1990.
Wh-Question: When was he there?


EXAMPLES:
Police: "Where were you last nightat 9:30?"
Man: "I was at home all night."
Police: "Was Big Bob with you?"
Man: "No, he wasn't. I was alone."