Present Simple/Past Simple/WH questions
Here’s a simple (A1 level) explanation of Present Simple and Past Simple, plus easy practice
tasks.
🌱 1. Present Simple (A1)
📌 Use:
We use Present Simple for:
• daily routines
• facts
• things that are always true
🧩 Structure:
➤ Positive:
• I / You / We / They base verb
• He / She / It verb + s
Examples:
• I work every day.
• She works in an o ce.
• They play football.
• He plays football.
➤ Negative:
• I/You/We/They do not (don’t) + verb
• He/She/It does not (doesn’t) + verb
Examples:
• I don’t like co ee.
• She doesn’t like co ee.
➤ Questions:
• Do I/you/we/they + verb?
• Does he/she/it + verb?
Examples:
• Do you work?
• Does she work?
⏰ Time words:
• always
• usually
• every day
• often
• sometimes
• never
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•. today
• tonight
• this week/month/year/weekend
🌿 2. Past Simple (A1)
📌 Use:
We use Past Simple for:
• actions in the past
• nished actions
🧩 Structure:
➤ Positive:
• verb + ed (regular verbs)
Examples:
• I worked yesterday.
• She played tennis.
⚠ Some verbs are irregular:
• go went
• eat ate
• see saw
Examples:
• I went home.
• She ate pizza.
➤ Negative:
• did not (didn’t) + verb
Examples:
• I didn’t work.
• She didn’t go.
➤ Questions:
• Did + subject + verb?
Examples:
• Did you work?
• Did she go?
⏰ Time words:
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• yesterday
• last night
• last week/month/year/weekend
• ago
⚡ Di erence (very simple)
• Present Simple now / always
👉 I work every day.
• Past Simple before (past)
👉 I worked yesterday.
✏ Practice Tasks
📝 Task 1: Choose the correct form
1. She (work / works) every day.
2. They (play / played) football yesterday.
3. He (go / goes) to school.
4. I (watched / watch) TV last night.
📝 Task 2: Make negative
1. I like tea. __________
2. She works here. __________
3. They played football. __________
📝 Task 3: Make questions
1. You work here. __________ ?
2. She plays tennis. __________ ?
3. They watched TV. __________ ?
📝 Task 4: Fill in the blanks
1. I ______ (go) to school every day.
2. She ______ (eat) breakfast yesterday.
3. We ______ (not/play) yesterday.
4. He ______ (not/work) every day.
Here is a A1 explanation of WH-questions with Present Simple and Past Simple, plus practice
tasks.
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🌟 1. What are WH-words?
WH-words help us ask for information:
• What things
• Where place
• When time
• Who person
• Why reason
• How method / way
🌱 2. WH-questions in Present Simple
🧩 Structure:
• WH + do + I/you/we/they + verb
• WH + does + he/she/it + verb
📌 Examples:
• Where do you live?
• What do they eat?
• When do you study?
• Why do you work?
• Where does she live?
• What does he eat?
• When does she study?
• Why does he work?
🌿 3. WH-questions in Past Simple
🧩 Structure:
• WH + did + subject + verb
👉 (verb is always base form)
📌 Examples:
• Where did you go?
• What did she eat?
• When did they arrive?
• Why did he leave?
⚡ Important Note
❌ Wrong:
• Where did she went
✅ Correct:
• Where did she go
👉 After did, use base verb!
🔄 Quick Comparison
• Present: Where do you live?
• Past: Where did you live?
Here’s a A1 explanation of who / whom / to whom, with Present Simple and Past Simple.
🌟 1. WHO
📌 Use:
Who = subject (the person does the action)
👉 Think: Who does it?
🧩 Structure:
• Who + verb
📌 Examples:
Present Simple:
• Who works here?
• Who plays football?
Past Simple:
• Who worked yesterday?
• Who called you?
🌿 2. WHOM
📌 Use:
Whom = object (the person receives the action)
👉 Think: Whom do you see?
⚠ At A1 level, “whom” is not very common. People usually say who.
🧩 Structure:
• Whom + do/does/did + subject + verb
📌 Examples:
Present Simple:
• Whom do you see?
(= Who do you see?)
Past Simple:
• Whom did she call?
(= Who did she call?)
🌊 3. TO WHOM
📌 Use:
To whom = with “to” (receiver)
👉 Think: To whom do you give something?
🧩 Structure:
• To whom + do/does/did + subject + verb
📌 Examples:
Present Simple:
• To whom do you talk?
👉 (more natural: Who do you talk to?)
Past Simple:
• To whom did she give the book?
👉 (more natural: Who did she give the book to?)
⚡ Easy Rule (Very Important)
✔ In speaking (A1–A2 level):
• Use WHO for everything ✅
• “Whom” is formal ❗
🔄 Simple Comparison
• Who called you? ✅
• Who did you call? ✅
• Whom did you call? (formal)
✏ Practice Tasks
📝 Task 1: Choose (who / whom)
1. ______ called you?
2. ______ did you call?
3. ______ works here?
4. ______ did she see?
📝 Task 2: Make questions
1. You saw a man __________ ?
2. She called Ali __________ ?
3. Someone helped you __________ ?
📝 Task 3: Make it more natural
(Change “whom” “who”)
1. Whom did you see? __________
2. To whom did she speak? __________
🗣 Task 4: Speaking
1. Who is your best friend?
2. Who helps you?
3. Who did you see yesterday?
4. Who did you call last night?
✏ Practice Tasks
📝 Task 1: Choose the correct word
1. ______ do you live? (Where / Why)
2. ______ did she go? (What / Where)
3. ______ do you eat? (What / When)
4. ______ did they arrive? (When / Who)
📝 Task 2: Make questions (Present Simple)
1. You live in Baku __________ ?
2. She eats pizza __________ ?
3. They work here __________ ?
📝 Task 3: Make questions (Past Simple)
1. You went to school __________ ?
2. She ate breakfast __________ ?
3. They played football __________ ?
📝 Task 4: Fix the mistake
1. Where did she went? __________
2. What does he eats? __________
3. Where do she live? __________
🗣 Task 5: Speak practice
Answer these:
1. Where do you live?
2. What do you eat every day?
3. Where did you go yesterday?
4. What did you do last night?