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
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positive
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negative
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question
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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:
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did
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+ subject
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+ infinitive
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short answers
short answer - positive
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short answer - negative
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- 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. хостинг для сайтов © Langust Agency 1999-2025, ссылка на сайт обязательна