Past Simple, WH Questions, and Preferences in A2 English

If you are starting the Basic English A2 course on questions and answers, here is a clear preview of what you will learn, why it matters, and who guides you through it. This overview is for beginner and lower-intermediate learners who want to build confidence forming questions and using past and present tenses in real conversations.

Your teacher is Gina Pedraza, born in New York City, a TEFL-certified English teacher with more than seven years of experience teaching English to students in business and technology industries [00:12]. She also holds two bachelor's degrees, so you are learning grammar from someone who studies and teaches it for a living.

What grammar topics will you learn in this A2 course?

This course focuses on building the tools you need to ask and answer questions naturally. You will move from simple structures to more flexible ways of expressing ideas, preferences, and details about time and place.

Here are the main grammar points you will practice [00:35]:

• Negative forms of the past simple, so you can say what did not happen.
• Determiners, the small words that go before nouns.
• The present continuous, to talk about actions happening now.
• Preferences using like, love, and hate followed by verbs ending in -ing.
• Questions with how much and how many.
• The connector and to link different ideas.
• Possessive 's, plus yes and no questions in the past.
• Regular and irregular verbs in the past.
• Prepositions of place.
• Questions like how often, how long, and how far.
• Expressions of time and adjectives.
• The structure want to and how to build WH questions.

That is a full toolkit for everyday conversation. Notice how many of these topics revolve around asking better questions, which is the heart of the course.

What is the difference between how much and how many? You use how much with things you cannot count, like water or money, and how many with things you can count, like books or apples.

How do you talk about preferences in English?

When you want to express what you enjoy or dislike, you combine feeling verbs with an action verb in its -ing form [00:44]. So like, love, and hate pair with verbs like reading, cooking, or running.

How do I say what I love doing in English? Use love plus a verb ending in -ing. For example, "I love reading" or "I love cooking." The same pattern works with like and hate.

Why do WH questions and time expressions matter?

Asking clear questions is what turns grammar into real conversation. That is why the course dedicates time to WH questions and to specific question words about frequency, duration, and distance [00:53].

Think about the practical difference: how often asks about frequency, how long asks about duration, and how far asks about distance. Each one unlocks a different kind of answer, and together they let you dig into details naturally.

What are WH questions in English? They are questions that start with words like what, when, where, why, and how. They ask for specific information instead of a simple yes or no.

How will you learn all of this material?

The method mixes several formats so you practice in different ways instead of only memorizing rules [01:05]. Variety keeps you engaged and helps the grammar stick.

You will learn through:

• Role-plays that show grammar in real situations.
• Listening activities to train your ear.
• Worksheets to practice on your own.
• Many questions and answers to review each topic.

And here is a practical tip straight from Gina: take notes as you go [01:15]. Writing things down while you watch and listen reinforces what you learn and gives you something to review later.

So grab a notebook, get comfortable, and get ready to build real conversation skills. Which topic on this list are you most excited to master first? Share it in the comments.