Past Simple Negatives & Questions

Ask & Negate in the Past · A1 Inglés · Lección 25

Todays Goal:

Learn to say what didn't happen and ask questions about the past!

Quick Review

Before negatives and questions, remember:

Subject	Affirmative
I	I went to school.
She	She watched TV.
They	They played football.

Regular verbs: + -ed
Irregular verbs: memorize!

The Magic Word: DID

For negatives and questions in the past, we use DID or Didn't.

After did/didn't, always use the base verb (go, eat, play NOT went, ate, played)!

I didn't go to school.

I didn't went to school.

Negative Sentences

Subject + didn't + BASE VERB

Subject	Negative
I	I didn't eat breakfast.
You	You didn't call me.
He	He didn't watch the movie.
We	We didn't play tennis.

Question Sentences

Did + subject + BASE VERB...?

Question	Short Answer
Did you eat lunch?	Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.
Did she go home?	Yes, she did. / No, she didn't.
Did they play soccer?	Yes, they did. / No, they didn't.

Always Use the BASE VERB!

Did you went to the park?

Did you go to the park?

She didn't ate pizza.

She didn't eat pizza.

After did/didn't go, eat, play, see, do, have (NOT went, ate, played...)

Complete the Negatives

I didn't go to the party.

She didn't watch the movie.

We didn't eat dinner.

He didn't do his homework.

Complete the Questions

Did you see the cat?

Did she call you?

Did they play basketball?

Did he have breakfast?

Spot the Mistake!

Did you went to school?

After Did, use base verb: go, not went.

She didn't ate lunch.

After didn't, use base verb: eat, not ate.

Build a Negative Sentence

Build a Question

Remember These Base Verbs!

Base Verb	Past (for reference)
go	went
eat	ate
see	saw
do	did
have	had
play	played

Use the left column after did/didn't!

Short Answers

Did you study English yesterday?

Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Did she cook dinner?

Yes, she did. / No, she didn't.

Did they visit Madrid?

Yes, they did. / No, they didn't.

True or False?

I didn't went to school. is correct.

After Did, we use the base verb.

Did you saw him? is correct.

Roleplay: Weekend Chat

A: Did you go out on Saturday?
B: No, I didn't. I stayed home.
A: Did you watch a movie?
B: Yes, I did! I watched Titanic.
A: Did you like it?
B: Yes, I did. It was great!

Practice with a partner! Change the activities.

Ask Your Partner!

Use these prompts to make past questions:

go to work/school?
cook dinner?
call a friend?
play a game?
watch TV?

Example: Did you cook dinner last night?

Answer with: Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Quick Quiz

1. Choose the correct negative:

2. Choose the correct question:

3. Correct short answer to Did she call?:

Great Job Today!

We learned to make past simple negatives and questions.

Remember: did/didn't + BASE VERB!

Short answers: Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Homework: Practice more at home!

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