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This document contains information about forming negative sentences and questions in the simple past tense in English. It provides examples of negative sentences using "didn't" or "did not" followed by the base form of the verb. It also explains how to form yes/no and WH- questions in the simple past using "did" or moving the verb "be" in front of the subject. Practice examples are given to reinforce using "didn't" to make negative sentences in the simple past.

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Universidad Tecnica de Manabí

This document contains information about forming negative sentences and questions in the simple past tense in English. It provides examples of negative sentences using "didn't" or "did not" followed by the base form of the verb. It also explains how to form yes/no and WH- questions in the simple past using "did" or moving the verb "be" in front of the subject. Practice examples are given to reinforce using "didn't" to make negative sentences in the simple past.

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UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA DE MANABÍ

INTEGRANTES:
*MELANIE CEDEÑO
*PATRICIA CEDEÑO
*JOSSELYN MURILLO
*OVER GONZALES
*KARINA ZAMBRANO

MATERIA:
INGLES

NIVEL:
PRIMERO

PARALELO:
U

PROFESORA:
MARIA EUGENIA AMPUERO
SIMPLE PAST
-NEGATIVE SENTENCES
-QUESTIONS FOR SIMPLE PAST

The past of negative sentences is formed by writing did before the verb. The
verb is written in its simple form for regular verbs and irregular verbs. The use
of contraction did not (did not) is common.

Examples:
1. Did you work very hard last week? (¿Tú trabajaste muy duro la semana
pasada?)
2. Did she live in Japan last year? (¿Ella vivió en Japón el año pasado?)
3. Did they learn how to swim two years ago? (¿Ellos aprendieron a nadar
hace dos años?)
4. Did she like to sit in the sun? (¿A ella le gustó sentarse en el sol?)
5. Did he walk to school? (¿Él caminó para ir a la escuela?)

La teoría
Auxiliary verbs exist to make life easier for us (they give us help!). And in the case
of the simple past in negative, that is exactly what they do. To formulate the simple
past in negative, you simply have to put Didn’t in front of the form of the infinitive.

 I didn’t go to the movies yesterday.


 He didn’t go to school yesterday.
 They didn’t go to work yesterday.

Didn’t it is the contraction of did not. You will not find yourself very often, except in
writing or when you want to emphasize something.

The practice
Remember: place didn’t in front of the main verbs. First we will see I didn’t.
No viví en un piso el mes pasado. I didn’t live in a flat last month.

No le mandé un email (a ella) ayer. I didn’t send an e-mail to her yesterday.

No caminé a casa anoche. I didn’t walk home last night.

pronunciación de we didn’t:.

No teníamos mucho dinero cuando yo era We didn’t have much money when I
niño. was a child.

No esperábamos que Alemania invadiera We didn’t expect Germany to invade


Polonia. Poland.

We didn’t export cars one hundred


No exportábamos coches hace cien años.
years ago.

Forming a negative
Negatives in the simple past are formed by adding didn't (informal) or did
not (formal) before the simple form of the verb. The verb BE is an exception
to this; in the case of BE, we just add n't(informal) or not (formal) after "was"
or "were":

Simple past statement Informal negative Formal negative

I had a car. I didn't have a car. I did not have a car.


You ate my toast. You didn't eat my toast. You did not eat my toast.

He was here He wasn't here He was not here


yesterday. yesterday. yesterday.
They were in the They weren't in the park. They were not in the park.
park.
Forming a yes/no question
Yes/no questions are also created using the auxiliary did. This time, the auxiliary is placed
before the subject. The verb BE is an exception; in this case, we move BE before the
subject. Here are the rules:

Simple past statement Yes/no question


He brought his Did he bring his
friend. friend?
They had a party. Did they have a party?
You were here. Were you here?
She was sick. Was she sick?

Forming a WH- question


WH- questions (using words such as "what", "when", and "where") are also
created by putting the auxiliary did before the subject (or moving BE, as
explained above). Then, you add the WH- word at the beginning. Here are
some examples:

Statement Yes/no question WH- question

The building fell Did the building fall Why did the building fall
down. down? down?

They lived in Did they live in Where did they live?


Vancouver. Vancouver?

The store was closed. Was the store closed? Why was the store
closed?
They were wolves. Were they wolves? What were they?

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