Past Simple auxiliary/verb did

Auxiliar / Verb did

Sentences

DiD

Questions

Verbs Regular and Verbs Irregular

Past simple

Simple Past

Use DID to ask and answer using the simple past tense

Use DID with all the personal pronouns

Auxiliary + Subject + Verb + complement + ?

to make questions :

Did + he + speak + English + in class + ?

to answer short :

Affirmative: Yes, he did. Negative: No, he didn´t

Affirmative: Yes, he speaked English in classroom. Negative: No, he didn´t speak english in classroom.

to answer long :

Exercises

Answer the questions. Use affirmative and negative answers short:

.- Did you wash your hands ? Yes, ___________. No, ____________

.- Did he study for the quiz? Yes, ___________. No, ____________

.- Did she play the piano last night? Yes, ___________. No, ____________

.- Did they phone you yesterday ? Yes, ___________. No, ____________

.- Did we watch TV ? Yes, ___________. No, ____________

.- Did you dance salsa last night ? Yes, ___________. No, ____________

REGULAR VERBS

.- ej: play - played visit - visited ask - asked

.- Add "ed" to the verb in base form.

.- ej: close - closed dance - danced phone - phoned.

.- Add only a "d" to the verbs that end in "e".

.- Add "id" to the verbs ending in "y" preceded by a consonant.

.- ej: study - studied cry - cried dry - dried.

Exercises

1.- live _____ ; 2.- watch ____ 3.- try ____4.- phone ____ ; 5.- clean ____ 6.- stay ____ 7.- happen ____ 8.- practice ____ 9.- deny ____ 10.- paint ____ 11.- ask ____ 12.- answer ____

Write these regular verbs in past.

Write long answers for these questions.

a) Did he wash the dishes? ______________ b) Did she open the door? ______________ c) Did the children play soccer? ___________ d) Did the girls visit their friends? _________ e) Did Peter listen to the radio? __________ f) Did your brother watch the program? _____

Write these irregulars verbs in past. Use a dictionary

1.- fall _____ ; 2.- make ____ 3.- read ____4.- have ____ ; 5.- sleep ____ 6.- swim ____ 7.- buy ____ 8.- cut ____ 9.- drive ____ 10.- find ____ 11.- know ____ 12.- wear ____

Write long answers for these questions.

a) What did you write? (a book) ______________ b) What did she buy? (a car) ______________ c) What did he make? (a cake) _____________ d) What did you see? (a movie) _____________ e) What did William drink? (coke) ___________ f) What did they eat? (pizza) ____________

Prof. William Fuentes