curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-past-experiences/67051b185149b6130426a9ad.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
What does Lisa want to know?
Why James found the bug.
Lisa's question focuses on what James discovered, not on the reason for that.
When James found the bug.
Lisa's question is not related to time. It's about what James found.
How James fixed the bug.
Lisa isn't asking about the method or solution. She's asking for the result of James's search.
What James discovered.
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In the Simple Past, questions may start with a question word (e.g., what, where, how, who) using the following structure:
Question word + did + subject + base verb.
Lisa's question, What did you find there?, uses what to ask for specific information about the result of James's actions. Other examples include:
Where did you go yesterday? - You are asking about a location.
How did they solve the problem? - You are asking about a method.
Who did you call last night? - You are asking about a person.
In the dialog, Lisa is asking about James's discovery while searching for the bug.
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