Patina · Building English

Build It: Or Questions

Build the question left to right: Did + who + verb + or + verb + what. After did the verb stays plain. Then read the chore chart and build the answer: the verb takes -ed, and an or question wants a choice, never yes. Tap 🔊 to hear both.

★ build a question  ·  ★★ answer it from the chart  ·  ★★★ ask about every roommate

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For the teacher · In class

project it and build one question together. Tap mopped after Did on purpose and let the room catch it. Then read the chart and ask "mop or vacuum?" before anyone taps. Everyone types the answer in the chat; whoever types "yes" answers again. Then the chat card: each student asks a classmate about their own chores.  ·  ✏️ On paper: circle one word in each row, top to bottom, write the question, then write the answer from the chart.

Unit 19 teacher's key (PDF)

Build the question one row at a time, top to bottom. Then read the chart and build the answer.

startwhoverb Ajoinverb Bwhatend

After did, the verb is plain. In the answer, the verb takes -ed. Or wants a choice, not yes.

Start

🔵 Who

🔴 Verb A

Join

🔴 Verb B

⚪ What

End

The chore chart. What each roommate did on Saturday.

Saturday chores

Ana mopped the floor dusted the shelves washed the dishes
Luis vacuumed the carpet ironed the laundry wiped the table
Sam scrubbed the floor folded the laundry dried the dishes
Elena cleaned the carpet washed the laundry wiped the shelves

Now the answer. Look at the chart. Choose the verb the person did.

whoverbwhat.

🔴 The verb

Your turn in the chat

  1. Choose a student in the class.
  2. Write a question in the chat. Use two verbs and or.
  3. That student answers with a choice, in the past.

Start

Verb A

Join

Verb B

What

When

End

Ideas

For the teacher · Answer key

Ana: Did Ana mop or vacuum the floor? She mopped the floor.  ·  Luis: Did Luis wash or iron the laundry? He ironed the laundry.  ·  Sam: Did Sam wash or dry the dishes? He dried the dishes.  ·  Elena: Did Elena dust or wipe the shelves? She wiped the shelves.
The rules: Did + plain verb  ·  the answer takes -ed  ·  or wants a choice, not yes.