If someone says: “I was in the hospital” OR “I had an operation”.
What are the different ways to ask the question about the time she was hospitalized?
Some possible questions:
-When were you in hospital?
(You ask about the period he was in hospital; you presume he is not in it anymore.)
-When were you admitted to hospital?
-When were you taken to hospital?
(You ask about the moment he was taken to hospital; you presume he is not there anymore.)
-Since when have you been in hospital?
(You ask about the moment he was taken to hospital; you presume he is still there.)
-When did you have the operation?
Some possible questions:
-When were you in hospital?
(You ask about the period he was in hospital; you presume he is not in it anymore.)
What if I ask: When were you in the hospital?
Thanks for you prompt reply, could you refer me somewhere I can learn more about framing questions in all possible situations.
Yes, “the” is fine: with some words, the article is left out in Britain; in America, the article is usually kept. “To the hospital” is American; no article is British.
On this page, scroll down until you see “Questions” and “Tag Questions”:
englishclub.com/grammar/verbs.htm