Basic sentence structure (2)
(elementary level)
These tables will help you to understand and practice word order, which is one of the most important things in English grammar.
| Past Simple |
| | | The tourists | | visited | the museum | yesterday | . |
| | Did | the tourists | | visit | the museum | yesterday | ? |
| What | did | the tourists | | visit | | yesterday | ? |
| What | did | the tourists | | do | | yesterday | ? |
| When | did | the tourists | | visit | the museum | | ? |
| | | Who | | visited | the museum | yesterday | ? |
| | | The tourists | didn't | visit | the museum | yesterday | . |
| Past Simple |
| | | Dora | | went | to the cinema | last night | . |
| | Did | Dora | | go | to the cinema | last night | ? |
| What | did | Dora | | do | | last night | ? |
| Where | did | Dora | | go | | last night | ? |
| When | did | Dora | | go | to the cinema | | ? |
| | | Who | | went | to the cinema | last night | ? |
| | | Dora | didn't | go | to the cinema | last night | . |
| Past Simple with modal auxiliary |
| | | He | could | swim | well | when he was young | . |
| | Could | he | | swim | well | when he was young | ? |
| How | could | he | | swim | | when he was young | ? |
| When | could | he | | swim | well | | ? |
| What | could | he | | do | | when he was young | ? |
| What | could | he | | do | well | when he was young | ? |
| | | Who | could | swim | well | when he was young | ? |
| | | He | couldn't | swim | well | when he was young | . |
| Past Progressive |
| | | The director | was | reading | a book | by the window | . |
| | Was | the director | | reading | a book | by the window | ? |
| What | was | the director | | reading | | by the window | ? |
| What | was | the director | | doing | | by the window | ? |
| Where | was | the director | | reading | a book | | ? |
| | | Who | was | reading | a book | by the window | ? |
| | | The director | wasn't | reading | a book | by the window | . |
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