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Unit One: WH Questions Review
Unit One: WH Questions Review
Unit One: WH Questions Review
Wh questions review
Who for a person "Who were you talking to?"
Whose for ownership "Whose shoes are those?"
What for a thing or object "What's in that box? "
Why for a reason "Why were you late?"
Which for a choice or amount "Which do you prefer chicken or fish?"
Where for a place / location "Where are you from?"
When for a time "When will we leave?"
How for a way or amount "How do you spell your name?", "How old are you?"
The negative is really simple too. Just put 'not' after 'have' or 'has':
Sub + (Have not / Has not) + The Past Participle
'Wh' Questions
Wh + (Have / Has) + Sub + Past Participle
where have I left my umbrella?
what have you done today?
why has he gone already?
where has she been in the UK?
why has it rained so much this summer?
what have we done?
where have they learned English before?
keywords
For; since; yet; never; always; so far; # times; many times; lately; recently;
already
Usage
Life experience. These are actions or events that happened sometime during a
person's life. We don't say when the experience happened, and the person needs
to be alive now. We often use the words 'ever' and 'never' here.
Since / For
Since : the staring point of the action / the time when the action started.
For : the period of time that the action took.
I've known Sam since 1992. = I’ve known Sam for 28 years.
Nouns Adjectives
Amazement Amazing / Amazed
Beauty Beautiful
Excitement Exciting / Excited
Terror Terrifying
Pride Proud
Bravery Brave
Satisfaction Satisfying / Satisfied
Was I listening?
Were you working?
Was she working?
Was he living in Paris at the time?
Was it snowing when you arrived?
Were we eating?
Were they studying?
'Wh' question
(Wh. + was / were + subject + v.ing)
Key words
Usage
It is used to show that an ongoing past action was happening at a specific moment.
While and when
1. An interrupted action ( while )
(While) + (Past Continuous Tense) + (,) (Simple Past Tense)
(Simple Past Tense) + (while) + (Past Continuous Tense)
While I was making a birthday cake, a bee flew in the kitchen through the open
window.
A bee flew in the kitchen through the open While I was making a birthday cake
2. Parallel Actions ( while )
(While) + (Past Continuous Tense) + (,) (Past Continuous Tense)
(Past Continuous Tense) + (while) + (Past Continuous Tense)
While I was relaxing at the hotel, Tom and John were surfing over the waves.
When they went into the room, they saw the surprise.
When the teacher summoned me, I put down my pen and handed my exam paper.
Make the past continuous (you need to choose positive, negative or question):
1. (he / cook)
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2. (she / play cards?)
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3. (I / not / cry)
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4. (you / not / feel well)
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5. (where / I / go when I met you?)
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6. (she / not / sleeping at midnight)
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7. (I / work?)
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8. (you / sleep when I got home?)
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9. (it / rain at lunchtime)
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10. (what / you / do?)
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11. (why / she / run?)
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12. (you / not / read)
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13. (how / we / do at that time?)
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14. (he / not / watch a film at 3pm)
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15. (I / do my homework at eight o’clock)
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16. (where / it / rain?)
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17. (you / shop when I called you)
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18. (she / eat dinner when we arrived)
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19. (he / live in Tokyo at the time?)
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20. (it / rain?)
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1. When I (do)_____________the washing-up, I (break) _____________ a plate.
2. While Tom (play) _____________the piano, his mother (do) _____________ the
washing-up.
3. He (drink) _____________some juice and then he (eat) _____________a few
chips.
4. I (have) _____________dinner when I suddenly (hear) _____________a loud
bang.
5. When my father (work) _____________in the garden, an old friend (pass)
_____________by to see him.
6. She (go) _____________to school, (take) _____________out her textbook and
(begin) _____________to read.
7. When it (start) _____________to rain, our dog (want) _____________to come
inside.
8. When Jane (do) _____________a language course in Ireland, she (visit)
_____________Blarney Castle.
9. When I (be) _____________on my way home, I (see) _____________an accident.
10.I (not / understand) _____________what they (talk) _____________about.