Unit 10. I didn't … Did you …? (Past Simple negative and questions)
(отрицательные и вопросительные предложения в простом прошедшем времени)

See Unit 9. I watched/ cleaned/ went etc. (Past Simple)

We use did in Past Simple negatives and questions:

infinitive

watch
clean
play
do
go
have
begin

positive

I
we
you
they
he
she
it

watched
cleaned
played
did
went
had
began

negative

I
we
you
they
he
she
it

did not
(didn't)

watch
clean
play
do
go
have
begin

question

did

I
we
you
they
he
she
it

watch?
clean?
play?
do?
go?
have?
begin?

do/does (Present) - did (Past):

- I don't watch television very often.
- I didn't watch television yesterday.
- Does she often go out?
- Did she go out last night?

We use did/didn't + infinitive (watch/ clean/do etc.):

I watched
he went

but
but

I didn't watch
did he go?

(not I didn't watched)
(not did he went?)

- I played tennis yesterday but I didn't win.
- Don didn't have breakfast this morning. (not Don hadn't breakfast)
- They went to the cinema but they didn't enjoy the film.
- We didn't do much work yesterday.

Note the word order in questions with did:

What
How
Where

did

Did
did
did
did

+ subject

Sue
you
the accident
your parents

+ infinitive

give
do
happen?
go

you a birthday present?
yesterday evening?

for their holidays?

short answers

short answer - positive

Yes,		I/ we/ you/ they		did.
		he/ she/ it

short answer - negative

No,		I/ we/ you/ they		didn't.
		he/ she/ it

- Did you see Joe yesterday? No, I didn't.
- Did it rain on Sunday? Yes, it did.
- Did Helen come to the party? No, she didn't.
- Did your friends have a good holiday? Yes, they did.

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Unit 10. I didn't … Did you …? (Past Simple negative and questions) (отрицательные и вопросительные предложения в простом прошедшем времени)

Unit 10. I didn't … Did you …? (Past Simple negative and questions)
(отрицательные и вопросительные предложения в простом прошедшем времени)