Syllabus topic 8: Past Simple — negatives and questions
Past Simple — negatives and questions. Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives.
Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily planDid you ___ the email?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: send
Completed sentence: Did you send the email? Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
She didn't ___ yesterday.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: work
Completed sentence: She didn't work yesterday. Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
Where ___ they go last summer?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: did
Completed sentence: Where did they go last summer? Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
We ___ see the film last night.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: didn't
Completed sentence: We didn't see the film last night. Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
Did he call? No, he ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: didn't
Completed sentence: Did he call? No, he didn't. Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: send
Completed sentence: Did you send the email? Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: work
Completed sentence: She didn't work yesterday. Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: did
Completed sentence: Where did they go last summer? Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: didn't
Completed sentence: We didn't see the film last night. Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: didn't
Completed sentence: Did he call? No, he didn't. Use did + subject + base verb for past-simple questions and did not + base verb for negatives. Did already carries the past tense, so do not use went or played after it. Questions with was/were use a different pattern.
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