Use these patterns to ask questions about the past.
What was your previous job? (What job did you do before this one?)
I was a receptionist at a large teaching hospital in Kyoto.
What did you study at college? (/university)
I studied business administration at college.
What was your favourite ……………… when you were a child?
Where was the last place you went on holiday?
Last summer I went to Guam for three weeks with my family.
Where were you born?
I was born in Takamatsu city, in Shikoku.
Where did you meet …………………………………………..?
When did you last have a check-up?
I had a check-up in November last year.
When did you have breakfast today?
I had breakfast at eight-fifteen this morning.
When did you first …………………………………………..?
Why did you stop taking your medicine?
It was making me feel terrible and it gave me diarrhea.
Why did you choose this job?
I enjoy meeting people and learning new things every day.
Why did you …………………………………………..?
Who was your worst teacher at school?
Mr Kobayashi. His lessons were so boring.
Who were meeting with this morning?
I was meeting with some sales people from an American pharmaceutical company.
Who was your favourite ……………… when you were growing up?
How often did you smoke?
I used to smoke about 25 cigarettes a day.
How much was your last meal out?
It was around 3500 yen, I think.
How much was …………………………………………..?