Fill in the blanks with did, had, was or were.
These are auxiliaries used in the past tense. Was and were are used to make past continuous tense forms. They are followed by an ing form. Did is used to make questions and negatives in the past tense. Had is used to make the past perfect and past perfect continuous tense forms.
1............... you see him yesterday?
Wrong!
Use "Did" to form a past simple question before the base verb "see".
2What ............... you do then?
Wrong!
Use "did" in a past simple question before the base verb "do".
3............... you waiting for me?
Wrong!
Use "Were" with "you" to form the past continuous before an -ing verb.
4What ............... he doing at that time?
Wrong!
Use "was" with "he" to form the past continuous before "doing".
5By the time we arrived, he ............... mysteriously disappeared.
Wrong!
Use "had" before the past participle "disappeared" to form the past perfect.
6Cholera ............... broken out in many parts of the city before the doctors understood the cause.
Wrong!
Use "had" before the past participle "broken" to form the past perfect.
7............... you suffer any serious injuries?
Wrong!
Use "Did" to form a past simple question before the base verb "suffer".
8Why ............... you inform the police? You should have called them immediately.
Wrong!
Use "didn't" to form a negative past simple question before the base verb "inform".
9By the next morning, he ............... gone away.
Wrong!
Use "had" before the past participle "gone" to form the past perfect.
10I ............... expecting this.
Wrong!
Use "wasn't" with "I" to form the negative past continuous before "expecting".
11Where ............... you put that book?
Wrong!
Use "did" to form a past simple question before the base verb "put".
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- Did you see him yesterday?
- What did you do then?
- Were you waiting for me?
- What was he doing at that time?
- By the time we arrived, he had mysteriously disappeared.
- Cholera had broken out in many parts of the city before the doctors understood the cause.
- Did you suffer any serious injuries?
- Why didn’t you inform the police? You should have called them immediately.
- By the next morning, he had gone away.
- I wasn’t expecting this.
- Where did you put that book?