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WH\\-Words Commonly Used for Past Events\n\nEach WH-word asks for a different type of information.\n\n* **Who** asks about a **person**\n* **What** asks about an **action or thing**\n* **When** asks about **time**\n* **Where** asks about **place**\n* **Why** asks about **a reason**\n* **How** asks about **the way something happened**\n* **How long** asks about **duration**\n* **How many** + plural countable noun (How many people...?) \u002F **How much** + uncountable noun (How much time...?) asks about **quantity**\n\n## 3\\. Basic Structure of WH\\-Questions in the Past\n\nMost WH-questions in the past use the auxiliary verb **did**.\n\nIf the main verb is *be*, use was\u002Fwere (no *did*). If the WH-word is the subject, also don’t use *did*.\n\nStructure:\n**WH-word + did + subject + base verb**\n\nExamples:\n\n* What did you eat for dinner?\n* Where did they stay last weekend?\n* Why did she call you?\n\nRemember: **did = past**, so the verb stays in its base form.\n\n## 4\\. WH\\-Questions Without “Did”\n\nWhen the WH-word **is the subject of the sentence**, we **do not use “did”**.\nThe verb is already in the **past simple form**.\n\nThese are called *subject questions*. If the question word is the doer of the action (Who broke it?), don’t use *did*. If someone else is the doer (Who did you call?), use *did* + base verb.\n\nStructure:\n**WH-word (subject) + past simple verb + rest of the sentence**\n\nExamples:\n\n* Who called you last night?\n* Who broke the window?\n* Who told her the news?\n\nCompare:\n\n* Who did you call? (object)\n    → *You* did the action\n* Who called you? (subject)\n    → *Who* did the action\n\n## 5\\. WH\\-Questions with “Was” and “Were”\n\nWhen the main verb is **to be**, we do not use **did**.\n\nStructure:\n**WH-word + was \u002F were + subject + rest of the sentence**\n\nExamples:\n\n* Where were you yesterday?\n* Why was he upset?\n* How was the meeting?\n\n## 6\\. What Are Follow\\-Up Responses?\n\nA follow-up response:\n\n* adds extra information\n* explains or reacts\n* keeps the conversation going\n\nWH-questions naturally invite longer answers. In real communication, you can give one sentence, but adding a follow-up sentence can make your answer clearer and more natural.\n\n## 7\\. Basic Follow\\-Up Response Pattern\n\nA strong response often has **two parts**:\n\n1. Direct answer\n2. Extra detail\n\nExample:\n\n* *Where did you go last weekend?*\n    → “I went to Cape Town. I visited some friends there.”\n\n## 8\\. Common Ways to Add Follow\\-Up Information\n\nYou can continue your answer by:\n\n**Adding a reason**\n\n* Why did you leave early?\n    → “I left early because I wasn’t feeling well.”\n\n**Adding a result**\n\n* What did you decide?\n    → “We decided to cancel the meeting, so everyone went home.”\n\n**Adding a feeling**\n\n* How was the exam?\n    → “It was difficult, but I felt relieved afterwards.”\n\n**Adding what happened next**\n\n* What did you do after work?\n    → “I went home, and then I cooked dinner.”\n\n## 9\\. 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