Asking about a trip · Choosing a question word for past events

Choosing a question word for past events in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Choosing a question word for past events.

Use did, then the subject and base verb, in past simple questions. Do not use a past form after did or didn’t.

Context: Asking about a trip. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

We took a bus to the harbour and then a ferry.

استقللنا حافلة إلى الميناء ثم عبّارة.

Where did you stay during the visit?

أين أقمتم أثناء الزيارة؟

We stayed in a small guesthouse near the beach.

أقمنا في بيت ضيافة صغير قرب الشاطئ.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: We took a bus to the harbour and then a ferry.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: أقمنا في بيت ضيافة صغير قرب الشاطئ.